POS Extensions now supports a background extension target
UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
The pos.app.ready.data target runs for the entire POS session, letting your extension observe POS events and run background logic without rendering any UI surface. Use it for event observation, data storage, and calling non-visual background APIs.
Topics: Observability
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