Toast

LineNow offers seamless integration with Toast POS to automatically sync your menu items and sales data. 

Here's how the POS data leads to important LineNow features. 

Here's how to accomplish the one time setup process to setup your integration. 

Getting Started

To integrate Toast POS with LineNow, you'll need Toast Web access with admin permissions. This will enable you to do the accomplish the following: 

1. Data exports enabled for your restaurant
2. SSH key configuration in your Toast account

Here's how to get these items accomplished.

Setup Process

Step 1: Enable Toast Data Exports

Before setting up the LineNow integration, you'll need to enable data exports in your Toast account:

1. Contact Toast Customer Service to enable data exports for your account
2. Follow Toast's guide: Setting Up Data Exports
3. You'll specifically need these exports enabled:
   • Item Selection Details
   • All Items Report
   • Menu Export

Step 2: Configure SSH Keys in Toast

Toast requires SSH key authentication for secure data transfer:

1. Follow Toast's documentation: SSH Key Management
2. You'll generate the SSH keys in LineNow (Step 4 below), then add the public key to Toast Web

Step 3: Get Your Export IDs

Each Toast location has a unique Export ID needed for the integration:

1. Reference Toast's guide: Finding Export IDs
2. Download your restaurant mapping file from Toast Web
3. Note the Export ID for each location you want to sync

Step 4: Complete LineNow Setup

1. In LineNow, click the Toast POS icon in your integrations panel
2. Click "Generate SSH Keys" and copy the public key
3. Add this public key to Toast Web (following Step 2 above)
4. Enter your SFTP username and server URL from Toast Web
5. Add Export IDs for each location from your mapping file
6. Click "Save Toast Integration"

Important Notes

• File Generation: Toast generates data files nightly after closeout (default 4 PM)
• First Sync: Wait up to 24 hours after setup for your first data sync
• Prerequisites: Data exports must be enabled by Toast Customer Service first