With Stripe Terminals, you can take in-person payments for artworks effortlessly using a tap-to-pay device. Every transaction is automatically synced and recorded in your Art Galleria account.
This integration unifies online and in-person sales, helping galleries and artists manage payments effortlessly in one place. Whether at a fair, gallery, or private viewing, every transaction is quick, professional, and fully synchronized.
Step 1: Connect or create a stripe account
You must connect a Stripe account to your Art Galleria account before reader payments can be made.
You can do this in Art Galleria > Settings > Payment Services > Add Stripe Payments. For detailed instructions see Setting up online payments with Stripe.
Step 2: Select one of the supported terminal models
Select from the following terminal models to find the one most appropriate for your business: Stripe S700, Stripe S710, or BBPOS WisePOS E.
Step 3: Register a reader on Stripe
A device must first be registered on the Stripe website before it is able to be discovered by AG.
1. After creating or connecting to AG with a Stripe account, go to the Stripe dashboard.
2. Click on Payments from the top, then Readers on the left.
3. Click on the +New button to create a new location (locations are used to organize readers), follow the instructions to finish creating a new location.
4. After creating a new location, from the Terminal screen, click the Readers tab to register a terminal.
5. Click Register Reader and enter the serial number, or generate a pairing code.
See the Stripe Help Connect to a reader article for more information on connecting to the Stripe Terminal.
Helpful Tips
Ensure the reader is online and connected to the Internet.
To open the Settings menu on the Stripe Terminal, swipe right from the left edge of the reader screen to reveal a Settings button.
Tap the Settings button and enter the admin PIN 07139 (refer to Stripe website for the latest admin PIN in case this information changes).
From here, you can update your WiFi settings or generate a pairing code for device registration.
Battery status is displayed at the top right of this screen.
To close the settings menu, click the back arrow in the top left corner.
6. Enter a reader name: e.g. “Front-desk-1” and select the location you created earlier.
7. The Stripe Terminal should shortly appear in list of connected readers.
8: Done. You can now head to the next article Processing payments with Stripe Terminals to learn how to start capturing payments.