Integration

    PHP Point of Sale and Volty

    Shoppers and diners ask whether an item is in stock or what is left on a gift card, and Volty answers from PHP Point of Sale while the owner gets a sales summary each morning.

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    Gift card balance

    Emily wants to know what is left on her gift card. Volty reads the card ending 4471.

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    Emily Carter

    WhatsApp · Customer

    Hi, how much is left on my gift card? It ends in 4471
    Checked PHP Point of SaleGift card ····4471 · Emily Carter · $36.50 left
    VoltyHi Emily, your gift card ending 4471 has $36.50 left. Want me to save you a table this weekend?

    PHP Point of Sale customer

    Emily Carter

    Gift card
    Card
    ····4471
    Balance
    $36.50
    Last used
    17 Oct
    Matched by
    Verified phone number

    Customer and gift card read through your store's API key

    What Volty does with PHP Point of Sale

    PHP Point of Sale is the web-based POS and inventory software retail stores and restaurants run their sales on. Our team connects your store to Volty through the PHP Point of Sale REST API, using an API key you create in Store Config. Customers ask whether an item is in stock or what is left on their gift card, and Volty answers from the item and the customer's record.

    • In stock right now

      Volty checks the item's quantity at your location before telling a customer it is there.

    • Gift card balance

      A customer gives the last digits of the card and Volty reads the balance.

    • A past receipt

      Volty finds the sale by customer and date and sends the details when they need a copy.

    • Owners ask Volty

      The owner asks in team chat for yesterday's totals and the items that ran low.

    Shoppers in a small market, a man taking a loaf of bread from a wooden shelf.
    Sourdough still on the shelf, checked against the item count.

    How did yesterday go

    Before opening, the owner asks Volty how yesterday went.

    Managers

    Volty · Team chat

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    Luis

    What were Saturday's sales and the top seller?

    Checked PHP Point of SaleSat 31 Oct · 212 sales · $6,480

    VoltyAPP

    Saturday had 212 sales for $6,480. The top seller was the carnitas plate with 58 sold.

    As an automation

    Describe it to Volty in a sentence; it drafts the automation and an admin turns it on.

    Morning sales summary

    1. When

      Every morning

      Runs at 6am

    2. Step 1

      Reads yesterday's sales

      The previous day's sales

    3. Step 2

      Writes a summary

      Top items and anything under its reorder level

    4. Step 3

      Emails the owner

      To the owner's inbox

    A young woman in a denim jacket and knit scarf texting on a city sidewalk with a paper shopping bag.
    What is left on a gift card, read from the card itself.

    How Volty connects to PHP Point of Sale

    PHP Point of Sale documents a REST API over HTTPS on your own store URL, with an OpenAPI spec. Requests send an API key in the x-api-key header.

    1. 01

      Create a key in Store Config

      Go to Store Config, then API Settings, then API Keys, and create one for Volty.

    2. 02

      Agree the endpoints

      Usually items, customers, gift cards and sales. Volty does not use charge_card.

    3. 03

      Approve

      Our team builds the custom connection and an admin approves it once in Volty.

    4. 04

      Confirm the switches

      All four tools read. Each is On, Check with staff, or Off.

    The tools Volty gets

    Each one is a switch on the Sources page in Volty.

    • Look up an item's quantityReads
    • Look up a customerReads
    • Read a gift cardReads
    • Read a day's salesReads

    Reading tools can be turned on straight away. Anything that changes PHP Point of Sale starts Off, and once on it can be set to check with staff, so each change waits for a colleague.

    Common questions

    How do we give Volty access to PHP Point of Sale?

    Create an API key in Store Config, under API Settings and API Keys. The PHP Point of Sale REST API runs on your own store URL and reads the key from the x-api-key header. You share the key with our team for the custom connection, and an admin approves it once in Volty.

    Can customers check a gift card balance on WhatsApp?

    Yes. The API exposes gift cards, so a customer gives the last digits of the card and Volty replies with the balance. Volty only reads the card and cannot add value or redeem it, which stays at your register.

    Can the owner get yesterday's numbers without logging in?

    Yes. A morning automation reads the previous day's sales and emails the owner the totals, top items and anything below its reorder level. During the day the owner can also ask Volty in team chat.

    How much does it cost to connect PHP Point of Sale with Volty?

    Every Volty plan includes seats, active contacts and AI credits and starts with a free 7-day trial, and the plan prices are on voltade.com/pricing. Meta bills message charges separately for WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.

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