POS Integration
POS Integration Overview
Select the right integration path for your restaurant
Select your current POS system below to see setup requirements and timeline. If you don’t have a POS or yours isn’t listed, choose Manual Setup.
Supported POS systems
Full integration with OAuth
Smile
NCR Aloha
NCR Voyix
QuanticFull integration with KYC
ChowbusFull integration, no Stripe KYC
Maple also integrates with OrderCounter, Slice, Linga and Lightspeed K-Series. Ask your onboarding specialist if you use one of these.
No POS or unsupported system
Manual SetupKYC required: Yes | Setup time: 2-3 days | Menu sync: Manual entry | Best for: Restaurants without POS or with unsupported systems
What is KYC?
KYC (Know Your Customer) is a verification process required for payment processing. It involves:
- Business registration verification
- Owner identity verification
- Bank account verification
- Tax ID confirmation
Integration benefits
Why choose POS integration?
Automatic menu sync
Changes made to your menu in your POS system are reflected in Maple automatically, eliminating the need for manual updates. Price changes sync automatically, and new items appear without delay, ensuring your menu is always up to date.
Real-time inventory
Real-time inventory integration ensures that 86’d items are updated automatically, inventory levels remain accurate, seasonal items are managed properly, and modifier availability is always tracked.
Order injection
Orders are sent directly to the kitchen without manual entry. This reduces errors and speeds up order processing.
When manual setup makes sense
No POS system
Manual setup works well for phone-order-only operations, simple menus, low order volume, or restaurants planning to add a POS system later.
Unsupported POS
Manual setup is also a fit if you use a legacy POS system, a custom solution, are waiting for a future integration, or want to test Maple before fully integrating. Examples of POS systems not supported today: AST (legacy systems), Linus International, Otter and Salido. You can send your menu as a PDF, an online menu link or another format, and the Maple team builds it for you, usually within 2–3 business days. Your onboarding specialist can also log a request for your POS.
Authentication methods
POS integrations connect in one of six ways:
| Method | POS Systems | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| OAuth | Clover, SpotOn | You approve Maple in the POS (for Clover, by selecting Connect Clover in the dashboard and approving the Maple app). Tokens are managed automatically. |
| StreamOrders | Square, NCR Aloha, NCR Voyix | You open StreamOrders from the Maple dashboard and link your POS there. Maple never signs in to the POS itself. |
| Toast integration | Toast | You install the Maple integration from Toast Web and enter your Toast restaurant GUID in Maple. |
| Marketplace install | Shift4 Dine (formerly SkyTab) | You install the Maple app from the Shift4 Marketplace using the email of a team member on your Maple account. |
| Account details | Smile, Quantic, Tray, Qu, Genius, FoodTec | You enter an account ID or key in the Maple dashboard: Smile MID, Quantic Merchant External ID, Tray Venue ID, and so on. |
| Set up by the POS | Chowbus | The Chowbus team connects your account to Maple. Contact your Chowbus representative. |
For a marketplace install, the email must belong to someone on your Maple account, or the connection never completes.
Setup options
- Guided setup: your onboarding specialist walks you through connecting your POS and syncing menus on your onboarding call, usually in 15–30 minutes.
- Backend setup: you give the Maple team your POS access and permissions, and they set up the integration for you.
What syncs
- Data flows one way, from your POS to Maple: menu items, categories, modifiers, prices and item availability (86’d items), plus location and business details imported during setup.
- Maple sends orders to your POS but never changes menu items, categories or settings there. Make all menu edits in your POS.
- You choose which menus and sections to sync, for example Food and Soft Drinks but not Beer, Wine or a Lunch menu. In Maple, each menu has its own hours on the Menus page, and the In Stock switch on an item stops the AI offering it without changing your POS.
- Maple doesn’t connect to delivery marketplaces such as DoorDash, Grubhub or Seamless. If your POS feeds them, your POS menu changes keep flowing through your POS’s own integrations.
- Orders paid through Maple payment links show as Paid in your POS.
Pay-in-store support
Not all POS systems support accepting unpaid (pay-in-store) orders:
| Supports pay-in-store | Does not support pay-in-store |
|---|---|
| Toast, Shift4 Dine (formerly SkyTab), Clover, NCR Aloha, NCR Voyix, Quantic, Tray, Chowbus, Genius, FoodTec | Square, Smile, SpotOn, Qu |
Timeline breakdown
Day 1: Start setup
- Submit KYC documents (if required)
- Connect POS credentials
- Initial configuration
Day 2-3: Verification
- KYC processing
- POS connection testing
- Menu sync verification
Day 3-4: Go live
- Test orders
- Staff training
- Launch to customers
Next Steps
Select your POS above
I need manual setupStart manual configuration
Check prerequisitesReview requirements first
Contact salesDiscuss options with our team
Frequently asked questions
Can I switch POS systems later?
Yes, you can migrate between POS systems or from manual to integrated at any time.
What if I have multiple POS systems?
We support multi-location setups, and each location can use a different POS system (for example Toast at one and Clover at another). Each location’s integration is set up separately, and you can add locations later.
Do I need to change my POS setup?
No, Maple integrates with your existing configuration without requiring changes.
Can I test without affecting live orders?
Yes, we provide a sandbox environment for testing before going live.