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Automatic ticket printing for kitchen & bar stations

Purpose

 1.1. Enable seamless, automatic ticket printing for kitchen and bar stations upon order receipt in an Andhra cuisine restaurant.
 1.2. Reduce manual relay errors, speed up communication, and ensure accurate, real-time ticket delivery for faster food and beverage prep.
 1.3. Integrate directly with POS/order system to instantly print station-separated tickets, streamlining workflows and boosting order transparency.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. Receipt of new dine-in, takeaway, or delivery order in POS/order management platform.
 2.2. Update or modification of existing order requiring kitchen/bar action.
 2.3. Scheduled trigger for pending orders (pre-orders/specials) at specified timepoints.

Platform Variants

 3.1. Square POS
  • API: Orders API — Setup webhook for "order.created" event, forward payload to print endpoint.
 3.2. Lightspeed
  • Endpoint: Webhooks or Order API — Subscribe to new order events, initiate print routine.
 3.3. Toast POS
  • Feature: POS API, Orders Webhook — Activate order notifications, integrate ticket-formatting script.
 3.4. Clover
  • Function: REST API, Orders Webhook — Configure hook to send POST to printing service.
 3.5. Revel Systems
  • Setting: Webhook in Order Management — Route placed orders to printer microservice.
 3.6. TouchBistro
  • Function: Third-party Integration Settings — Enable order notifications for kitchens via webhook.
 3.7. Shopify
  • API: Order Creation Webhook — On order, transform data and auto-route to station printers.
 3.8. Oracle MICROS
  • Feature: Kitchen Display System API — Auto-create print jobs upon new order API call.
 3.9. Lavu
  • API: Orders API or Webhook — Push kitchen tickets to connected thermal printers.
 3.10. Upserve
  • Function: Webhook Notifications — Forward new order data to print queue module.
 3.11. MobileBytes
  • Setting: Online Ordering Webhook — Initiate print process on confirmed order event.
 3.12. Zomato Order Integration
  • API: Orders Webhook — Consume new order data, format for station, send to printer.
 3.13. Swiggy Business API
  • Function: Real-Time Order Callback — Connect print logic at callback endpoint.
 3.14. Uber Eats Restaurant API
  • Endpoint: Orders Webhook — Receive new orders, parse for kitchen/bar, initiate print.
 3.15. PrintNode
  • API: Print Job Creation — Receive formatted ticket, directly send job to kitchen/bar printer.
 3.16. Google Cloud Print (deprecated, replace as needed)
  • API: Print Ticket on Order — On order event, send API call to associated printer.
 3.17. Epson Cloud Solution PORT
  • API: Print Job/Order Submission — Accept formatted kitchen/bar tickets via API POST.
 3.18. Brother Print Service
  • Function: Remote Print Trigger — Upon receiving parsed order, call print command through SDK.
 3.19. Microsoft Power Automate
  • Connector: HTTP/Webhooks — Trigger cloud/printer action when specified order event occurs.
 3.20. Zapier
  • Integration: Webhook Catcher + Print Action — On order event, transform and route ticket to local/cloud printer.
 3.21. Slack (for notifications to kitchen staff as backup)
  • Feature: Incoming Webhooks — Send message to kitchen/bar alert channel on order placement.
 3.22. Trello (for visual order tracking)
  • Function: Trello API — Create card for each printed order, timestamped for prep tracking.

Benefits

 4.1. Eliminates communication delays and manual relay mistakes.
 4.2. Enables real-time, accurate kitchen and bar ticket delivery from any order source.
 4.3. Supports multi-channel orders (POS, online aggregators, phone) with unified print workflow.
 4.4. Reduces staff workload, amplifies speed, and increases process transparency.
 4.5. Enhances customer experience due to faster and error-free order fulfillment.

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