Read a card's track data using a Clover device

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https://deviceIpOrHost:12346/connect/v1/card/read

A call to this endpoint initiates a read card operation on a Clover device and returns the card track data. The data will be encrypted unless the card read is not a financial card or the card's BIN has been allowlisted.

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Body Params

Used to retrieve the track data from a card

cardEntryMethods

array of objects

A collection of supported card entry methods for the operation.

cardEntryMethods

Allowed:

Headers

User-Agent

string

required

Identifies the application, operating system, vendor, and/or version of the requesting user agent. Format: <AppName>/<Version> <Comment>

X-Clover-Device-Id

string

required

The Clover device to route the request to.

X-POS-Id

string

required

An identifier for the POS making the request.

X-Clover-Timeout

integer

0 to 300

The amount of time, in seconds, that this operation will process before timing out. A value of 0 indicates no timeout will be enforced by Remote Pay, although protocol specified timeouts may still apply.

Idempotency-Key

string

The idempotency key transmitted during the request, if any.

Responses

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Credentials

Bearer

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Response

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200The card was read.

209Operation was canceled.

400The request is invalid, and subsequent calls will continue to fail; do not repeat the call.

401An invalid bearer token has been provided. The call may be repeated if the provided bearer token is updated.

415The request is invalid, and contains request data in an unsupported format. This call may be repeated if the content is changed to a supported format.

500The request processing failed with an unknown error, and the processing state of the operation is indeterminate. Do not repeat the call without additional analysis.

501The device does not have the ability to respond to the requested operation; do not repeat the call.

503The device is not available because it is currently servicing another call. This can be repeated at a later time, or cancel may be called to end the current operation.

504The Device did not respond in a timely manner. This can be repeated at a later time.