Identify Your Card Reader Type

Check Your Card Reader Model

If your Toast device is already working with a card reader, you can check the type of card reader you are using within your Toast app:

From the Toast app main menu, navigate to Setup > Device Setup.
Scroll down to the Card Readers section.
The Card Reader Model will indicate which card reader is used with your device.

The name shown depends on which generation of reader you have:

Legacy Toast Tap™ (either On-Counter or Direct Attach) shows as BBPOS Chipper 2X(USB).
TDA300 (Direct Attach) shows as TDA300 Direct-Attach Card Reader(USB).
TOC300 (On-Counter) shows as TOC300 On-Counter Card Reader(USB).

If you're trying to identify a reader without a Toast device, see the glossary below for some images you can match to your device.

Toast Tap™ (On-Counter) — legacy Toast's contactless payment reader, separate from the terminal Accepts tap, dip, and swipe payment, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay Not currently available outside the U.S.
TOC300 (On-Counter) — current generation Toast's current-generation contactless payment reader, separate from the terminal Accepts tap, dip, and swipe payment, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay Not currently available outside the U.S.
Toast Tap™ (Direct Attach) — legacy Toast's contactless payment reader, connects and screws onto the terminal Accepts tap, dip, and swipe payment, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay Not currently available outside the U.S.
TDA300 (Direct Attach) — current generation Toast's current-generation contactless payment reader, connects and screws onto the terminal with three captive screws (no separate hardware to lose) Accepts tap, dip, and swipe payment, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay Not currently available outside the U.S.
MagTek Dynamag/Elo MSR USB Data / Power End-to-end encryption Not currently available outside the U.S.

AMS1 Card Reader Wirelessly paired to the Toast Go® 2 Accepts swipe, dip, and tap payments Not currently available to US customers
V400m Card Reader Wirelessly paired to a Toast POS Accepts swipe, dip, and tap payments Not currently available to US customers
p400 Card Reader Connected through ethernet cabling Accepts swipe, dip, and tap payments Not currently available to US customers
S1 Handheld and Card Reader All-in-one mobile POS and card reader Accepts swipe, dip, and tap payments Not currently available to US customers
e285 Card Reader Toast no longer supplies this reader, but we still troubleshoot and support it Not currently available to US customers