Overview

SnapScan is a South African mobile payments app – QR-code based payments, in-app + online. Common at SA cafes + small retailers. The Automize SnapScan connector covers QR payments, cash-ups, refunds.

Regions: South Africa.
Plans: Pay-per-transaction.

Setting up the connection

Auth type: API Key.

SnapScan business onboarding → receive Merchant ID + API key.
In Automize → Settings → Connectors → SnapScan. Paste both.

Find your credentials at https://www.snapscan.co.za/business.html.

Rate limits

Generous for normal POS use.

Data model

QR-payment flow:

    Merchant ─── Payments (QR or web checkout) ─── Refunds
    Cash-ups (daily reconciliation)

Available operations

6 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.

Operation	Category	What it does
Generate QR Code	General	Generate a payment QR code
Get Cash Up	General	Get cash-up details by ID
Get Payment	General	Get payment details by ID
List Cash Ups	General	List all cash-up reports
List Payments	General	List all payments
Refund Payment	General	Refund a payment (full or partial)

Operations

Generate QR Code

Generate a payment QR code

Parameter	Required	Type
Snap Code `snap_code`	Yes	text
Amount `amount`	Yes	number
Strict `strict`	Yes	text

Get Cash Up

Get cash-up details by ID

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Cash Up Id `cash_up_id`	Yes	text

Get Payment

Get payment details by ID

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Payment Id `payment_id`	Yes	text

List Cash Ups

List all cash-up reports

No input parameters.

Tips

Daily merchant settlement summaries.

List Payments

List all payments