openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: PAR Punchh Mobile Check-In API version: '1.0' description: The PAR Punchh Mobile API powers business-branded mobile apps and websites, exposing guest-facing loyalty functions such as user registration and sign-in, profile management, check-ins/transactions, and offer management. Access requires partner certification and business-issued OAuth client credentials. All calls are signed with an HMAC-SHA256 `x-pch-digest` header. Base URLs (sandbox and production) are provided by a Punchh representative. x-generated-from: documentation x-last-validated: '2026-06-03' contact: name: PAR Developer Portal url: https://developers.partech.com/ servers: - url: https://{server_name}.punchh.com description: Punchh environment host (provided by your Punchh representative) variables: server_name: default: SERVER_NAME_GOES_HERE description: Environment-specific host name tags: - name: Check-In description: Loyalty check-ins for online orders. paths: /api/auth/checkins/online_order: post: operationId: createOnlineOrderCheckin summary: Create Loyalty Check-In description: Creates a loyalty check-in for an online order, accruing points based on the receipt amount. Use `external_uid` to guarantee idempotency. tags: - Check-In security: - PunchhBearer: [] requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/OnlineOrderCheckinRequest' examples: CreateonlineordercheckinRequestExample: summary: Default createOnlineOrderCheckin request x-microcks-default: true value: client: business_client_key external_uid: '500123' payable: example receipt_amount: example receipt_datetime: '2025-03-15T14:30:00Z' store_number: STORE-001 subtotal_amount: example transaction_no: TXN-784512 authentication_token: a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4 cc_last4: example channel: pos employee_id: '500123' responses: '200': description: Check-in created with loyalty totals. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/OnlineOrderCheckinResponse' examples: Createonlineordercheckin200Example: summary: Default createOnlineOrderCheckin 200 response x-microcks-default: true value: first_name: Jane Smith last_name: Jane Smith total_checkins: example points_balance: example checkin: checkin_id: '500123' points_earned: example '401': description: Unauthorized. '422': description: Unprocessable Entity. x-source-url: https://developers.partech.com/docs/dev-portal-online-ordering/f1943957e38b4-create-loyalty-check-in x-microcks-operation: delay: 0 dispatcher: FALLBACK components: schemas: OnlineOrderCheckinRequest: title: OnlineOrderCheckinRequest type: object x-schema-source: documentation required: - client - external_uid - payable - receipt_amount - receipt_datetime - store_number - subtotal_amount - transaction_no properties: client: type: string description: Business client key. example: business_client_key external_uid: type: string description: Unique transaction identifier to prevent duplicates. example: '500123' payable: type: number description: Final amount after discounts, taxes, and fees. example: example receipt_amount: type: number description: Order subtotal used for loyalty calculations. example: example receipt_datetime: type: string description: ISO 8601 timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ). example: '2025-03-15T14:30:00Z' store_number: type: string description: Location identifier. example: STORE-001 subtotal_amount: type: number description: Same as receipt_amount. example: example transaction_no: type: string description: Receipt/transaction number. example: TXN-784512 authentication_token: type: string description: User auth token. example: a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4 cc_last4: type: string description: Last 4 card digits. example: example channel: type: string enum: - pos - web - online_order - mobile - dashboard - chatbot - kiosk example: pos employee_id: type: string description: Employee or system ID. example: '500123' OnlineOrderCheckinResponse: title: OnlineOrderCheckinResponse type: object x-schema-source: documentation properties: first_name: type: string example: Jane Smith last_name: type: string example: Jane Smith total_checkins: type: integer example: example points_balance: type: number example: example checkin: type: object properties: checkin_id: type: integer example: '500123' points_earned: type: number example: example securitySchemes: PunchhBearer: type: http scheme: bearer description: Bearer access token obtained via Sign In. Calls must also include an `x-pch-digest` HMAC-SHA256 signature header and a `punchh-app-device-id` header. PunchhDigest: type: apiKey in: header name: x-pch-digest description: HMAC-SHA256 request signature. Unauthenticated mobile calls also pass the business OAuth `client` id in the request body.