Split It Any Way They Ask: Checks, Tabs, and Split Payments
A practical guide to splitting checks and taking split payments on NoPOS: seat-level splits, uneven shares, and one clean settlement that keeps the books right.
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Nobody should have to do mental math at the table. NoPOS splits checks the way guests actually ask — by seat, evenly, by item, or "just put $40 on this card" — and settles every piece against the same sale so the drawer, the report, and the receipt all agree.
Split the check the way they ask
- Split by seat when the order was fired by seat, so each guest's items land on the right check automatically.
- Split evenly or by custom shares for the group that just wants it fair without itemizing.
- Move individual items between checks with a tap when one person picks up the appetizers after all.
Take split payments without the awkward pause
- Accept a different tender per check — card here, cash there, gift card for the birthday guest — in any order.
- Cover uneven amounts ("put $40 on this card, rest on that one") with partial payments that track the remaining balance live.
- Keep the tab open across rounds and settle once at the end, with every authorization linked to the same sale.
Keep one clean settlement
- Every split stays attached to the parent sale, so end-of-day close reconciles one check, not five mysteries.
- Tips apply per payment, not per check, so pooled and kept gratuities calculate correctly on every share.
- Each guest gets a receipt showing only their share, with the table total for reference.
Use Swagger UI or OpenAPI for the current check-split, partial-payment, and settlement request shapes.
Build from the current contract
Open the gateway for OpenAPI, Swagger, AGENTS.md, llms.txt, and the first X-API-Key smoke test.
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