cashRegister in API Response. Is it tied to the device or the user account?

PedroCastellanos

Hi,
I'm integrating Elementary POS with an inventory management app using your webhook API. I need to determine which physical location (store) a receipt belongs to.
From the documentation I understand that each device where the app is installed automatically registers as a separate cash register in the Back Office. My question is:
Is the cashRegister field in the receipt response always the same for a given physical device, regardless of which user logs in?
For example, if I have:

Tablet A at Store 1 (cashRegister = "EPOS-89SM")
Tablet B at Store 2 (cashRegister = "EPOS-XXXX")
And two different users log in alternately on Tablet A, will all receipts from Tablet A always show cashRegister: "EPOS-89SM" regardless of which user is logged in?
In other words: does cashRegister identify the device, or does it change when a different user logs in on the same device?
This is critical for my use case because I need to automatically map each receipt to the correct store.
Thanks in advance.

helena

Hi,
In Elementary POS, the cashRegister identifier (e.g. "EPOS-89SM") is assigned to the physical device, not to the user who is logged in.
This means that all receipts created on the same device will always have the same cashRegister value, regardless of which user is currently logged in.
The cashRegister identifier will only change if Elementary POS app is reinstalled on that device.
Have a nice day!

Helena, Elementary POS Team

PedroCastellanos

Thank you very much for your response.