Overview - Mercado Pago Point - Mercado Pago Developers
Integrate Mercado Pago Point into your Point of Sale Transform the payment experience by integrating Point terminals into your point of sale (POS) system. This integration allows you to process in-person payments with cards (including meal cards), and perform an automatic reconciliation of your sales with Mercado Pago in a unified manner.
    In-person payments
    Multiple payment methods
    Automatic reconciliation
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How it works
By integrating payments with the Point terminals, you will link them directly to your point of sale system. This way, you can process payments in a unified manner, reducing the possibility of unintentional errors and ensuring synchronization between your system and Mercado Pago.
How to integrate
Payment collection process
  1. Create the payment order from your system using our unified API.
  2. The Point terminal will automatically load the order.
  3. The buyer makes the payment with the selected payment method.
  4. The integrated system receives notification of the payment status.
How to integrate
What it offers Unlike models without integration, where each payment must be processed and reconciled manually, integrating Mercado Pago Point into your point of sale transforms your experience.
    Agility in management
    • Manage payments directly from your system.
    • Automatically reconcile operations with Mercado Pago.
    Payment experience
    • Offer multiple payment methods and adapt to each buyer.
    • Choose whether to offer installments with or without interests.
    Unified API
    • Integrate different payment solutions without having to work with several separate APIs.
    • Simplify your integration process with Mercado Pago.
    Efficiency and security
    • Optimize your business's performance by automating tasks and reducing errors in collections and reconciliation.
    • Protect data involved in transactions using HTTPS protocols and OAuth authentications.
Available terminalsThe terminals that will allow you to integrate your POS system with Mercado Pago Point are as follows. If you do not have one, access the official store.
Point Smart 1Go to store
Point Smart 2Go to store
Card payments
Card payments
Debit, credit and prepaid, with chip technology, NFC and magnetic stripe.
Card payments
Debit, credit and prepaid, with chip technology, NFC and magnetic stripe.
How to integrate
Learn the steps you need to follow to integrate Mercado Pago Point into your point of sale.
Prerequisites
  • Mercado Pago Point Smart terminal
    To offer in-person payments through Point, it is necessary to acquire the machine. If you haven't done so yet, go to the store.
  • Mercado Pago app on your phone
    Along with the machine, it is necessary to have the Mercado Pago app on your phone to log into the terminal. You can download it for Android or iOS devices.
  • Mercado Pago account
    You need to create a user on Mercado Pago or Mercado Libre to have a seller account.
    Integration process
    1. Create your application from Your integrations.
    2. Configure your Point terminal.
    3. Integrate payment processing.
    4. Set up your payment notifications.
    5. Test your integration.
    6. Go to production.
    I want to start integrating
      flowchart TD
                    A[Create your application from Your integrations] --> B[Configure your Point terminal]
                    B --> C[Integrate payment processing]
                    C --> D[Set up your payment notifications]
                    D --> E[Test your integration]
                    E --> F[Go to production]