---
title: PaymentCardReaderError.prepareExpired
framework: proximityreader
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/prepareexpired
---

# PaymentCardReaderError.prepareExpired

An error that indicates the reader’s session expired.

## Declaration

```swift
case prepareExpired
```

## Discussion

Discussion This error occurs when too much time elapses after calling the prepare(using:) method. Call the method again.

## See Also

### Getting the error code

- [PaymentCardReaderError.accountAlreadyLinked](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/accountalreadylinked.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.accountDeactivated](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/accountdeactivated.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.accountLinkingCancelled](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/accountlinkingcancelled.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.accountLinkingCheckFailed](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/accountlinkingcheckfailed.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.accountLinkingFailed](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/accountlinkingfailed.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.accountLinkingRequiresiCloudSignIn](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/accountlinkingrequiresicloudsignin.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.accountNotLinked](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/accountnotlinked.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.backgroundRequestNotAllowed](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/backgroundrequestnotallowed.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.deviceBanned(_:)](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/devicebanned(_:).md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.emptyReaderToken](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/emptyreadertoken.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.invalidMerchant](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/invalidmerchant.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.invalidReaderToken(_:)](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/invalidreadertoken(_:).md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.merchantBlocked](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/merchantblocked.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.modelNotSupported](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/modelnotsupported.md)
- [PaymentCardReaderError.networkAuthenticationError](proximityreader/paymentcardreadererror/networkauthenticationerror.md)