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Lightspeed runs your in-store till and your webshop at once: card and cash over the counter, online orders on top, and at the end of the day a close-out per payment method. SnelStart is built for small businesses and freelancers: a clear sales booking with the right VAT code, without fuss. Schakel reads your Lightspeed takings from the till and the eCom webshop and posts them as clear daily bookings in SnelStart, split per payment method so your till reconciles.
What travels across the link
Everything this connector moves between Lightspeed and SnelStart, and how often.
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Daily takings as one clear booking
The close-out of your Lightspeed till becomes one clear sales booking per day in SnelStart, split per payment method so card, cash and gift cards can be found separately.
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Store and webshop together
Online orders from Lightspeed eCom run alongside your store takings, with shipping on its own line, so in SnelStart you see your whole sales in one place without double work.
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VAT set right per rate
Standard, reduced and 0% get the right VAT code per line, whether it is a product, a meal or a service. Your VAT return in SnelStart is right without needing to recheck the till.
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Returns and refunds handled
A return at the till or a refund in the webshop is handled in SnelStart as a credit booking for the amount actually refunded, so your daily takings and VAT stay correct.
What Lightspeed to SnelStart saves you
- No more retyping the till close-out into SnelStart, your day is booked by itself.
- Store and webshop come together in one place, without keeping double records.
- Card, cash and gift cards sit apart, so your till reconciles with your bank.
- VAT per rate and returns are right, without going back over the till.
Setting it up
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Connect Lightspeed
You authorise Schakel on your Lightspeed account. Schakel pulls your till close-outs from Retail and your orders from the eCom webshop, for every location you run.
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Grant access to SnelStart
You link Schakel to your SnelStart administration through the secure connection. Your password is never asked for or stored.
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Pick your ledger and payment methods
You link each payment method to a ledger account, pick the revenue account and set the VAT codes. Everything stays simple, the way you are used to in SnelStart.
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Check and let it run
You see the first daily bookings in an overview before they are set. Once it looks right, new days and webshop orders flow in by themselves and everything shows up in the log.
What you need
- A store you administer, with API access from its admin.
- An administration you administer, plus clarity on the ledger account you want used.
Where it runs
Inside your Shopify admin, as an app. You sign in through Shopify, no separate account.
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Common questions
Is the Lightspeed to SnelStart connector available?
Request this connector and get access. You let us know you want to link Lightspeed to SnelStart, and we make sure you can get started. You hear from us within 24 hours.
Does this book both my till and my webshop?
Yes. The till takings from Lightspeed Retail and the orders from the eCom webshop both run through and land together in your SnelStart administration, so you see store and online in one place.
Does the daily close-out reconcile with my bank?
Schakel splits the daily takings per payment method and puts each method on its own ledger account. Card sits against your bank deposit and cash on your cash account, so it reconciles neatly.
Is this suitable as a freelancer or small business?
Yes. The connector keeps it simple, exactly what SnelStart is built for. You set your revenue account, payment methods and VAT codes once and after that your daily takings flow in neatly.
Does this work for hospitality and for retail?
Yes. Whether you have a shop with a till and webshop or a hospitality venue with Lightspeed on the floor, the daily takings and VAT per rate are booked into SnelStart the same simple way.
Can you connect Lightspeed to SnelStart?
Yes. Schakel connects through the official APIs of Lightspeed and SnelStart, so you install nothing on your own server and nothing travels outside those two parties.
Which VAT rate do my sales get in SnelStart?
The rate is set per line: 21%, 9% or 0%. Sales to Belgium and other EU countries get the rate of the destination country, ready for your OSS return.
Are commission and fees booked separately in SnelStart?
Yes. Commission, shipping and other fee types each land on their own ledger account in SnelStart, rather than in one lump sum, so your margin stays readable.
Missing something you need?
Tell us what Lightspeed and SnelStart should do for you. If it is not in here yet, that is usually because nobody has asked. We build on request and we reply within 24 hours.