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Shift4 Reports API

The Reports API from Shift4 — 1 operation(s) for reports.

Shift4 Reports API is one of 21 APIs that Shift4 publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Reports. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 23 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.7.57.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.shift4test.com/api/rest/v1, https://api.shift4api.net/api/rest/v1.

1 operations 1 paths 23 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.7.57
Base URL
https://api.shift4api.net/api/rest/v1
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Hmac-Sha256
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Shift4 Reports API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as AccessToken (AccessToken). It uses HTTP hmac-sha256 authentication (HMAC-SHA256).

  • AccessToken — A security credential used to authenticate API requests and all [i4Go®](https://s4-myportal.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/documentation/i4go/i4go%20technical%20re…
  • HMAC-SHA256 — Authentication using HMAC-256 signatures as the authorization scheme. Sent in the Authorization header in the following format: Authorization: HMAC-SHA256 Cred…

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Reports 1
GET
/reports/batchtotals
Totals Report
reportsbatchtotals 6 params → 200400504

Schemas 23

The contract defines 23 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BatchResponseNoProcessors (7 properties), Error (6 properties), MerchantResponse (2 properties), Server (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

BatchResponseNoProcessors
object
7 properties
MerchantMID
number
The merchant ID associated with the merchant account.
BatchNetAmountResponse
number
The net amount in the batch (saleAmount MINUS refundAmount)
BatchRefundCount
integer
The count of all refunds in the batch
Error
object
6 properties
ServerName
string
The name of the server that processed the request.
MerchantName
string
The merchant’s business name as configured with Shift4.
BatchNetCountResponse
integer
The net transaction count in the batch (saleCount PLUS refundCount)
MerchantResponse
object
2 properties
BatchInclusiveResponse
string
Indicates whether or not the batch includes transactions for every day leading up to the business date. Value|Description -----|----------- Y | The batch inclu…
ErrorSeverity
string
Severity level of the error. | Severity | Description | | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | Info | Action not req…
TransactionBusinessDate
string
Desired business date of a transaction. Include when overriding the existing business date of a transaction. The overriding date may be earlier or later than t…
DateTime
string
The date and time in ISO 8601 format including the timezone offset (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.nnn+hh:mm). Must be sent as the local date/time of the merchant. For ex…
ErrorLongText
string
Extended error message that is returned if an error condition exists.
ErrorShortText
string
Abbreviated error message that is always returned if an error condition exists
LighthouseDataResponse
string
Base64 encoded JSON formatted data that will be returned from Lighthouse to be passed back to SkyTab. This data will contain variable information.
ErrorPrimaryCode
integer
Code indicating the type of error that occurred. Refer to the [Error Codes](/guides/appendices/error-codes) section of this document for more details.
BatchRefundAmount
number
The total amount of all refunds in the batch
BatchSaleCount
integer
The count of all sales in the batch
BatchSaleAmount
number
The total amount of all sales in the batch
ErrorCode
integer
Code indicating the type of error that occurred. Refer to the [Error Codes](/guides/appendices/error-codes) section of this document for more details. Note: Th…
ErrorSecondaryCode
integer
This code supplements the code specified in the error.primaryCode field to provide additional information about the error that occurred.
Server
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

shift4-reports-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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