Point of Sale (POS) API that links with Shopify
So I was creating a website for my foodtruck, and wanted to not integrate Shopify payment or to bypass them as the rate per transaction is hefty... hence was unsure which POS API that can be integrated therein to help do the transactions via that API. Ive…
So I was creating a website for my foodtruck, and wanted to not integrate Shopify payment or to bypass them as the rate per transaction is hefty... hence was unsure which POS API that can be integrated therein to help do the transactions via that API. Ive heard some POSes do that, as its linked with some banks but Ive heard also that Square is also expensive. From where I am, I can't sell items expensive given the competitors have a better pricing so I need to get a POS that costs less and integrates well with Shopify and allows me to bypass shopify payments completely.
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Payzli is worth looking at here. They have a live Shopify App Store integration that replaces Shopify Payments with their own processing, and their interchange-plus rates are significantly cheaper than Square's. Btw, Shopify's additional platform transaction fee does not apply to POS orders.
Then you have an inventory sync problem.
If they are tracking inventory to begin with. I’m not sure if they will find better fees anywhere else though. But I’m not 100% sure.
You do not need to connect your pos to your website. You can use any pos you’d like unless you want to sell online like for pickup orders and even then it’s not 100% necessary.
I used Claude to build a sync app between my POS and Shopify site, so things like inventory, financials, orders, customers etc are the same between the two platforms. Not sure if you need that with a food truck but it’s been vital for me.
I've done it, you can do it via their order apis and log it as "cash" then a POS tag. Basically create a headless POS. Not terribly hard but just takes a bit of time and experience DM me if you have any questions