# Create terminal order

`POST /processing-accounts/{processingAccountId}/terminal-orders`

Use this method to order and configure terminals for a processing account.  

**Note**: You need the ID of the processing account before you can create an order. If you don't know the processingAccountId, go to the [Retrieve a Merchant Platform](https://docs.payroc.com/api/schema/boarding/merchant-platforms/retrieve) method.  

In the request, specify the gateway settings, device settings, and application settings for the terminal.  

In the response, our gateway returns information about the terminal order including its status and terminalOrderId that you can use to [retrieve the terminal order](https://docs.payroc.com/api/schema/boarding/terminal-orders/retrieve).  

**Note**: You can subscribe to the terminalOrder.status.changed event to get notifications when we update the status of a terminal order. For more information about how to subscribe to events, go to [Events Subscriptions](https://docs.payroc.com/guides/board-merchants/event-subscriptions).