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TERMINAL_READER_NOT_SIMULATED

Not a simulated reader

Not a simulated reader

HTTP status 400 Bad Request, code TERMINAL_READER_NOT_SIMULATED.

What it means#

Presenting a test card works only on a test-mode reader, such as a simulated one. This reader is live.

What to do#

Tap a real card on a live reader. Register a simulated- reader under a test-mode provider account to test.

On the wire#

Every error response carrying this code names this page in error.moreInfo, with the request id in the query string. See Error codes for the response shape and the list of every code.