---
title: PointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpenUserError - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  An error that occurs during the execution of
  `PointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpen`.
api_version: 2026-04
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/PointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpenUserError
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/PointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpenUserError.md
---

# Point​Of​Sale​Device​Payment​Session​Open​User​Error

object

An error that occurs during the execution of `PointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpen`.

## Fields

* code

  [Point​Of​Sale​Device​Payment​Session​Open​User​Error​Code](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/PointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpenUserErrorCode)

  The error code.

* field

  [\[String!\]](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String)

  The path to the input field that caused the error.

* message

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String)

  non-null

  The error message.

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## Map

No referencing types

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## Mutations

* [point​Of​Sale​Device​Payment​Session​Open](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/pointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpen)

  mutation

  Opens a point of sale device payment session.

  * point​Of​Sale​Device​Id

    [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

    required

    ### Arguments

    The point of sale device to which this session belongs.

  * balance

    [Money​Input](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/MoneyInput)

    The counted cash drawer balance when the session was opened.

  * staff​Member​Id

    [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

    required

    The staff member who opened the session.

  * time

    [Date​Time](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/DateTime)

    The time the session was opened. Defaults to the current time.

  * reason​Code​Id

    [ID](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

    The reason code for the session opening.

  * note

    [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String)

    The note entered when the session was opened.

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## PointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpenUserError Mutations

### Mutated by

* [point​Of​Sale​Device​Payment​Session​Open](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/pointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpen)

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## Interfaces

* [Displayable​Error](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/DisplayableError)

  interface

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## PointOfSaleDevicePaymentSessionOpenUserError Implements

### Implements

* [Displayable​Error](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/DisplayableError)