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What do I need to start using QRkey?
An internet connection and a computer, tablet or phone with a modern browser. For printing bills and KOTs, a thermal (ESC/POS) printer. Install the Windows, Mac or Android app on the device that runs the printers.
How long does set-up take?
Many outlets take their first order the same day. Add your menu (or import it from Excel), your tables and your printers. If you book a demo, our team can do it with you on a call.
Can I move from my current POS?
Yes. Export your menu and customer list from your old system to Excel and import them into QRkey, or send them to us and we'll help. You can run both side by side for a few days while staff get used to QRkey.
How do my staff learn it?
Every main screen has a step-by-step walkthrough on the real buttons: open your account menu → Guides. Our how-to guides on this site cover each screen too.
Billing and orders
Does QRkey handle GST on bills?
Yes. Set up your taxes once and QRkey applies them to each item and section, with CGST, SGST and round-off on every bill. Items or sections can have different taxes, and tax-free items can have none.
Can I split a bill or take mixed payments?
Yes. Split a bill from the order's Actions, and settle one bill across Cash, Card, UPI and other methods. Regulars can also settle on credit.
How do I cancel or void a bill?
Open the order in Order history, tap More → Void bill and enter the password. Voids, cancellations and complimentary bills show in the dashboard's Discounts & leaks so owners can see them.
What happens if the internet goes down?
QRkey needs the internet to save orders. The desktop and Android apps reconnect by themselves and show when they're offline. Many outlets keep a mobile hotspot as a backup for the billing counter.
Printers and apps
Which printers work with QRkey?
Standard ESC/POS thermal printers in 58 mm and 80 mm widths, over Wi-Fi/LAN and USB on Windows, Mac and Android, and classic Bluetooth on Android. Most printers sold for restaurant billing in India work.
Can KOTs print in different kitchens?
Yes. Add each kitchen or bar station with its own printer, and each item prints at its station. One order can print in the tandoor, the bar and the main kitchen at once.
Will orders ring on Android with the screen off?
Yes, with the QRkey Android app. Allow notifications, keep Receiving orders on, and set battery to Don't optimise. The optional order bubble pops each new order up over any app.
My Mac says the QRkey app can't be opened.
The Mac app isn't from the App Store yet. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and choose Open Anyway for QRkey. You only need to do this once.
Online orders and aggregators
Do Swiggy and Zomato orders come into QRkey?
Yes. They arrive in the same queue as dine-in, takeaway and your own online orders. Accept them with one tap or automatically, and the KOT prints in the kitchen. You can also set separate prices per platform and publish menu changes from QRkey.
Can I take orders without paying commission?
Yes. QRkey gives your outlet QR ordering at the table and its own online store on your web address, with no commission on those orders. You pay only your payment gateway's fee.
A guest paid online but the order didn't come through.
Open Missing orders in QRkey. Check the payment in your payment app first, then create the order from there with one tap.
Account, data and payments
How much does QRkey cost?
It depends on your outlets and the features you need. Book a free demo or call +91 98190 62442 and we'll give you a price for your outlets.
Who owns my data?
You do. Your outlet's records and customer list belong to you, aren't shared with other restaurants, and you can export them. Read our privacy policy and terms for the details.
I have more than one outlet. Is there one login?
Yes. Switch between outlets with one login, and owners get an owner console with sales across every outlet, menu sync and one-tap price changes for many outlets.
How do cancellations and refunds work?
See our cancellation and refund policy at qrkey.in/refund, or email supports@qrkey.in with your outlet name.
AI
Can the AI change my menu or bills on its own?
The AI can never change, void or discount a bill. Helpers start switched off, and only the sold-out guard can be allowed to act on its own. Copilot shows every change it plans as before → after, and nothing happens until you tap Apply.
Does the AI see my guests' personal data?
It reads only your outlet's data, and only what it needs for the question or task. Custom reports carry totals, not guests' names or phone numbers. Our privacy policy explains what's sent to AI providers.
Does the AI cost extra?
Ask us when you book a demo and we'll tell you what your plan includes. AI use has a daily limit; if it's reached, simple rules take over until the next day.
Talk to a person
Inside QRkey, your account menu → Guides has step-by-step walkthroughs on the real screens, and Copilot answers questions about your own outlet.
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