Testing Stripe Terminal Invite Only

Learn how to test your Stripe Terminal integration.

Using your test card

During development, you can test your Stripe Terminal integration using the physical test card provided with your development kit. This test card supports both chip and contactless entry. It is formatted so that it can be used only with Stripe’s pre-certified readers, and only against the Stripe API in test mode.

When creating payments using a physical test card, you can use amounts ending in the following values to produce specific responses:

Decimal	Result
00	Payment is approved.
01	Payment is declined with a `call_issuer` code.
05	Payment is declined with a `generic_decline` code.
55	Payment is declined with an `incorrect_pin` code.
65	Payment is declined with a `withdrawal_count_limit_exceeded` code.
75	Payment is declined with a `pin_try_exceeded` code.

For example, a payment processed using a physical test card for the amount $25.00 succeeds; a payment processed for the amount $10.05 is declined.

Reader simulator

The Stripe Terminal SDKs come with a built-in reader simulator, so you can try the example apps and build a basic integration without any physical hardware.

To use a reader simulator, simply configure your call to discoverReaders to use the provided simulator.

let configuration = DiscoveryConfiguration(deviceType: .readerSimulator)
terminal.discoverReaders(configuration)

var configuration = {method: 'simulated'}
terminal.discoverReaders(configuration).then(function(discoverResult) {
    // connect to the simulated reader
});

const configuration = {method: 'simulated'}
const discoverResult = await terminal.discoverReaders(configuration);