Multiple Increments on Your Guest Tabs

Last updated: Sep 17, 2026, 10:36 AM

Question

  • Are we able to increment multiple times for incremental authorization as a guest's tab increases?
  • Can we increment multiple times as a guest tab grows?

Answer

At this time, Toast does not have the functionality to support multiple increments on your guest tabs. You are unable to send additional authorizations each time items are added to a tab, rather than just at the beginning and end.

 

Our current implementation authorizes twice:

  1. When the tab is opened (for your preset amount or first item value)
  2. When the tab is closed (for the final total)

Additional Information

There are two limited workarounds to performing this desired function, both of which you can read more about in this Support Center article: Preauthorized Cards Decline When Closing (see the Add Items to Check Before Accepting Card and Increase Default Preauthorization Amount sections).