Southwest Touchless ID not registering - Ask the Community

RE: Southwest Touchless ID not registering

1990_ — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:04:43 +0000

Yeah, it's worked well for me so far (with American and Delta). Some airlines and airports have had more issues than others. I recall that @peter_ was having issues at LGA with the under-18 joining him in-line when trying to use it in-person. (You can see his Ask the Community post from last week: https://onemileatatime.com/community/ask-the-community/tsa-touchless-id-with-kids/)

RE: Southwest Touchless ID not registering

travelingposer — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:42:23 +0000

@1990_ It’s definitely not the end of the world — normal PreCheck is adequate. It just irritates me knowing it isn’t working as it should (and that I can’t do anything about it)! Huge fan of TouchlessID though

RE: Southwest Touchless ID not registering

1990_ — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:06:28 +0000

I've got a flight coming up with WN, but travel so rarely with them that I was just going to wing-it without Touchless at LGA Terminal B, unless there's gonna be another shutdown and the opportunity-cost is severe (long waits). I think Congress passed a funding bill on Tuesday, so probably in the clear on that (but not actual CLEAR, because it's not at Terminal B...sadly. *wink*)

RE: Southwest Touchless ID not registering

travelingposer — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:37:56 +0000

@isaacc They do. And the PASSID has to be correct if they're giving me standard PreCheck. It's weird though, since it works on AA, Delta, etc.

RE: Southwest Touchless ID not registering

isaacC — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:34:42 +0000

COnfirm your PASS ID is correct and the names match exactly.

Southwest Touchless ID not registering

travelingposer — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:02:40 +0000

Has anyone else been having any issues with Southwest's Touchless ID opt in? I've tried opting in and out multiple times, each days in advance for each flight yet only ever get the standard PreCheck icon. Any potential workarounds?