Using Clover Android Payments API

The Clover Android Payments API offers an intent-based payments API for third-party applications running on Clover hardware to process payments. If you are building a point-of-sale (POS) system directly on a Clover device (or have previously developed an app with Payment Connector), the Clover Android Payments API will serve as a streamlined payment option on a variety of Clover device configurations (without needing to be device aware).

Currently, the following operations are supported:

• Processing final and tip-adjustable payments
• Processing pre-authorization payments
• Capturing pre-authorized payments
• Processing a payment reversal

Operation coming soon:

• Tokenizing cards (card on file) (on supported devices)

Please use the following references and tutorial to help get you started.

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NOTE

The Clover Android Payments API is in early stages of development and the API is subject to change.

Prerequisites

• Read Overview of the Clover Platform
• Set up a developer account (including your test merchant settings)
• Order a Clover Developer Kit (Dev Kit) and set it up
• Required Android SDK versions

Supported devices

• Flex (Flex 2)
• Mini (Mini 2)
• Station Duo
• Station 2018 (limited functionality)
• Station Solo

Clover Android Payments API reference

• Request to accept a payment
• Request to accept a pre-auth (tip-adjustable)
• Request to capture a pre-auth
• Request to reverse a payment
• Request to tokenize a card—(coming soon)

Clover Android Payments API tutorial

• Taking a payment with Clover Android Payments API