Square Online Checkout Links FAQ
Review answers to frequently asked questions about using Square Online Checkout.
All Square merchants have a per transaction limit of $50,000. Donations are limited to $5,000 per transaction.
Yes. Once you enable checkout links, you can send your customers a marketing campaign and include checkout links. Just copy and paste the checkout link into the body of the marketing campaign. Learn more about using checkout links with Square Marketing.
For transactions completed through Square Online Checkout links, source reporting will show Checkout Link as the source in the Square dashboard. You can also see total sales per link (for the past year) in the Square Online Checkout home page.
You can view each checkout link from the Online Checkout home page. Just select Create a checkout link in the Online Checkout section of your Dashboard, and you will see all of the links you’ve created in one place. Click on the item you want to view and a card will slide out which displays the link URL.
If you also have Square Online, navigate to your Square Online Overview page > Items > Item Sync to turn on the Automatically add new items to this site option and make sure your items are set to Visible. This will make sure those items are available for online selling through your checkout links.
Images are available for checkout links that are created in the Item Library. Navigate to your Item Library to enable checkout links and add an image for your item.
Not at this time. Customers will receive a basic Square receipt by default. There is not a way to customize the receipts associated with checkout link purchases.
Online Checkout can only be enabled for one location at a time. To confirm the location where you are currently logged in to the app, select ≡ More > Settings > Account > Location.
You can change the location you want to use to track sales and inventory for checkout links in your Square Dashboard by going to Payments > Online Checkout > Settings > General and selecting a Primary Location.
When a customer clicks the checkout link for an item, they’ll be directed to a single checkout page where they can pay with a card of their choice, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. Buy now, pay later with Afterpay is also available for eligible accounts. Learn how to accept payments with Afterpay.
Learn more about getting started with Square Online Checkout links.