Send Square Invoices Online

You can send an unlimited number of invoices for a fee of 2.2% per transaction when paid online. Fees are applied at the time an invoice is paid by your customer with their credit or debit card or digital wallets such as Apple Pay or Google Pay.

If a customer pays in person using Square hardware, the fee is 1.6% per transaction on Square Terminal or Square Register or 1.9% per transaction on Square Reader or Square Stand.

If your customer pays with a physical or electronic gift card, the fees will be applied when the gift card is sold, but not when used as payment for the invoice.

Learn more about Square Invoices pricing.

If you’re using a Card on File to save and charge customer payment cards, you’ll pay 2.2% per transaction – this includes when a customer pays a deposit or partial.

Upgrade to Square Invoices Plus and keep the same fee rate as the free plan. Get started today with a free 30-day trial.

With Square Invoices, you can send invoices and estimates to your customers to accept payments via Afterpay. Customers can spread payments of up to $2,000 over four interest-free instalments. You can accept Afterpay online and in-person via your Square Point of Sale app, Square Invoices app or online Square Dashboard.

Note: Afterpay does not support recurring invoices or partial payments at this time.

Learn more about Afterpay and Square.

Enabling Afterpay with Square is free – there are no monthly fees or startup costs. The Afterpay processing fee is 6% + 30¢ (excluding GST) per Afterpay sale.

• Square sellers using Afterpay get paid the full amount at the time of purchase, minus a processing fee on the total sale.
• You only pay when you make a sale – there are no processing fees charged on the remaining instalments or if your customer makes a late payment.
• Afterpay rates are fixed and do not vary by subscription type, hardware or custom pricing.

Go to Payment Methods via your online Square Dashboard to enable or disable Afterpay at any time.

Note: The setting for In-person payments with Afterpay is global and applies across all Square products that can also take Afterpay payments in person. This includes other platforms, such as Square Point of Sale, Square Appointments, Square for Restaurants, Square Invoices and Square Virtual Terminal. There isn’t a way to disable Afterpay only for Square Invoices at this time.

To see if you’re eligible for Afterpay, review details for In-Person eligibility.

1. Go to Payments > Invoices > click Send an invoice.
2. Select a customer from your Customer Directory or enter a new name and email address or phone number. You can enter up to nine recipients.
3. Add an optional Invoice Title and edit the Invoice ID to match your records.
4. Add an optional message. You can also include an optional Date of Service to your invoice.
5. Select the Frequency for this invoice. It can be sent as a One-Time or Recurring invoice. If you’re creating a recurring invoice series, select start and end dates, along with frequency and due dates.
6. Choose to Send immediately or at a later date and the Due date upon receipt or at a later date.

1. Add a new line item or select an existing item from your Item Library.
2. If applicable, click Add Discount to discount the total invoice by percentage or dollar amount. Click Add.
3. If applicable, click Add service charge to apply a service charge for fees that will be added to the original invoice amount, such as shipping or handling expenses. You can create a new service charge while creating your invoice or select an existing service charge to apply. Default service charges can be created from the Account & Settings tab of your online Square Dashboard. Alternatively, you can set up a variable service charge, which enables you to specify the exact amount or percentage at the time of cart building.
4. If applicable, click Add Payment Schedule if you would like to split the total balance into milestones. You can request a percentage or dollar amount deposit. Note: This is an Invoices Plus feature.

Payment Schedule Pro Tip: Request a portion of your invoice upfront, and set a separate due date for the remaining balance.

1. Select the payment method:
   • Credit or debit card.
   • Gift Card: Only pay processing when a customer buys a gift card from you.
2. If applicable, under Tipping, tick Allow customer to add a tip to give your customer the option in their invoice.
3. If applicable, under Store payment method, tick Allow your customer to save a card on file. If selected, customers will have the option to save their payment card when paying the invoice. If they do, you will have the option to charge future invoices to the saved card instead of sending the invoice for payment.

1. Choose to share the invoice via email, text message or manually. Note: If you select Manually, the invoice and any attached files will not be emailed to your customer, but can be shared via a link once it is created.
2. If applicable, enter an email address to Add additional recipient(s).
3. Choose the frequency of invoice payment reminders.

1. If applicable, tick Request delivery address to request a shipping address for the Invoice goods or services.
2. Add an optional Square Contract to establish clear service agreements with your customers.
3. If applicable, upload an attachment. Note: Attach up to 10 files totalling 25MB. Supported file types: JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP and PDF. Do not attach sensitive personal information or illegal content. Square may use the content you upload to fight chargebacks on your behalf.
4. If applicable, Add a custom field to enter data that will be displayed on the invoice presented to your customer. Note: This is an Invoices Plus feature.

Before sending your invoice, select Preview in the top right-hand corner to view your invoice as your customer will see it. You can also click Save as Draft to save the current version to work on later or to keep it as a template to duplicate and send anytime. Click Send once you’ve completed the preview.

Sending Invoices via text message gives you added flexibility and visibility for both you and your customers. Before you get started, ensure there is a valid mobile phone number in the customer’s profile. Customers can opt out of text message updates in case they no longer wish to receive text message updates about their invoice.

Learn how to send invoices via text message.

After creating a Square Invoice online, you can schedule a single invoice to be sent at a future date by following these steps:

1. Choose to share it by Email, Text Message or Manually via a link.
2. In the Send field, choose a date the invoice will be sent and select a payment due date.
3. Finish filling in the invoice and select Schedule or Save as Draft.

Note: If you select Save as Draft, your scheduled invoice will not be automatically sent. You’ll need to select Schedule to determine when it will be delivered.

Scheduled invoices will be automatically sent to your customer at 10 a.m. (in your time zone) on the date you’ve selected. Note: There isn’t a way to customise the time an invoice is sent. You’ll receive a notification email once the invoice is paid, and funds will be deposited into your linked bank account following your deposit schedule.

Push notifications for invoices can only be enabled from the Square Invoices app at this time.

Share an invoice (either online or by printing it) in your online Square Dashboard by following the steps below:

1. From the Square Invoices Overview Page, select Send an invoice.
2. Choose your due date. Under Communication, select the option to send your invoice Manually.
3. Finish filling in the invoice, and select Create.
4. Select Share Link to manually share the invoice with your customer(s) via email, text message or any social media channel.
5. Select More > Download PDF to save the invoice as a PDF or print it for your customer.

Note: Printing an invoice isn’t available on mobile browsers at this time.

From the Invoices tab, you can complete bulk actions to multi-select invoices and mark as paid, cancel, archive or print. You can also delete invoices in Draft status. You cannot delete invoices that have been sent to the customer or paid. Once you bulk-delete draft invoices, this action cannot be undone.

To complete bulk actions, you can manually tick the boxes next to the relevant invoices or tick the box in the header to select all. You can complete one bulk action at a time.

From your Invoice Settings tab, you can create templates automatically filled with your invoice information to help you save time. You can create up to 100 unique templates customised with specific invoice details, payment information and more. Learn more about creating invoice templates and customising your receipts and invoices.

When you send a Square Invoice, you can opt to collect your customer’s shipping address. To do so, select Request shipping address under More options when creating an invoice.

When your customer receives the invoice, they’ll see the option to enter their preferred shipping address below the payment fields. Once they submit payment, you can view their address along with the invoice payment information.

You can add a customisable field to your invoice, such as your Terms and Conditions, or a return policy, and decide the placement of the custom field on your invoice.

When creating an invoice, select Add a custom field. Indicate your custom field title, text and placement, and select Save. From here, proceed to review and send your invoice as normal. Note: This is an Invoices Plus feature.

You can set up a payment schedule for an invoice with your customers. With progress invoices, you can allow your customer to make up to 12 milestone payments, not including the initial deposit payment (if one was requested).

Learn more about progress invoices.

Using the search bar found on the Invoices Overview page within your online Square Dashboard, you can search for a specific invoice, estimate or recurring invoice series. Search by inserting the customer name, email address, company name and more.

Learn more about searchable filters, and managing your Square Invoices.

If you already use Square Invoices and Square Online, you can use a contact form on a Square Online website to allow your buyers to contact you, and request custom quotes for the services they would pay for with your invoices.

Learn more about getting started with Square Online.