Does Taco Bell Take Apple Pay? (2023)

If you're at Taco Bell, Apple Pay is your friend. Here's how to use Apple Pay at Taco Bell locations, including the drive-thru and app.

By Amy Spitzfaden–Both Updated 01/17/2023

Does Taco Bell accept Apple Pay? It does! Best of all, you can use Apple Pay in any of the three ways you can purchase from Taco Bell: in-store, at the drive-thru, and through the app. Here is how to use Apple Pay at Taco Bell.

Does Taco Bell Have Apple Pay?

Taco Bell takes Apple Pay at all of its points of sale: in-store, drive-thru, and its app. If you're physically inside a Taco Bell, you just have to hold your iPhone near the reader when you're ready to pay, then use Face ID to confirm the sale. The drive-thru can be a bit trickier; if you didn't order ahead of time, you'll need to lean out the window to hold your iPhone near the reader and position yourself in a way that Face ID can work. But you can also use Apple Pay in the Taco Bell app, and then pick up your order in-store or at the drive-thru. Read on to find out how.

How to Use Taco Bell Apple Pay in the App

Taco Bell has a handy feature that lets you order in its app and then go and pick up your food when it's ready. The app takes Apple Pay, and it's super easy to use! Before we begin, make sure you have the Taco Bell app installed on your iPhone. To learn more about Apple Pay and other great iPhone features, check out our free Tip of the Day newsletter.

Now, here's how to use Apple Pay in the Taco Bell app:

In the Taco Bell app, select your order.
Tap the cart on the bottom right of your screen.
Tap Checkout.
Select extra sauces or hit Skip.
Make sure to confirm your pickup location. If you want to change the selected location, select Browse Locations and choose from there.
Choose whether you want to pick up In-Store or at the Drive-Thru.
Tap the Apple Pay button.
Double click your side button to confirm.

And you're good to go! Head on over to Taco Bell and retrieve your order.

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Amy Spitzfaden–Both

Amy Spitzfaden Both is a Feature Writer at iPhone Life, an award-winning novelist, and an iPhone enthusiast. Over the past decade, her work in the publishing industry has included live coverage of industry events including the Yale Publishing Course and Magazine Innovation’s ACT 9 Experience, providing editing services for several start-up publishing houses, and acting as newsstand consultant for magazines such as The Old Farmer’s Almanac and The New York Review of Books. She graduated from M.I.U. with a Bachelor’s in Literature and Writing, and has gone on to publish two novels and two short stories. Her debut novel Untold won the 2014 Chelson Award for Fiction.
Writing everything from book reviews to skincare tips, Amy discovered a passion for bringing exciting and useful information to even the most casual researcher. The mix of usability and endless possibilities is what drew her to Apple products originally, and the more she learns, the more she loves.
Amy lives in New Hampshire with her husband and daughter. When she’s not writing or glued to her iPhone, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and creating her own tea blends.

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