Unarchive items in Square Dashboard and the Retail POS app

You can unarchive a single item in Square Dashboard.

1. Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Items & orders > Items > Item library.
2. From the list of filters across the top of the screen, change Active to All statuses or Archived.
3. Click the three dots (•••) on the row of the item you want to unarchive.
4. From the drop-down menu, click Unarchive.
5. If your item has variations, click Unarchive to confirm you want to archive all item variations.

You can also unarchive a single item by selecting it and clicking Actions > Unarchive.

You can unarchive multiple items through bulk actions in Square Dashboard.

1. Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Items & orders > Items > Item library.
2. From the list of filters across the top of the screen, change Active to All statuses or Archived.
3. Check the box next to each item you want to unarchive.
4. Click Actions > Unarchive.
5. If your item has variations, click Unarchive to confirm you want to archive all item variations.

You can unarchive multiple items by exporting/importing a CSV file of your Item library in Square Dashboard. Learn how to bulk import or edit items in Square Dashboard.

1. Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Items & orders > Items > Item library.
2. Click Actions > Export library.
3. In the exported file, go to the Archived column.
4. Change the cell from Y to N.
5. Import your file by going back to your Item library and selecting Actions > Import Library.

You can unarchive a single item or multiple items by receiving a pending purchase order.

1. Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Items & orders > Items > Inventory management > Purchase orders.
2. From your list of purchase orders with Pending status, click the purchase order you want to receive. You can also click the three dots (•••) next to the purchase order you want to receive, then click Details.
3. Review your purchase order. Click Receive next to the archived item or click Receive All to unarchive multiple items.
4. Click Save to receive the purchase order.

You can unarchive items by scanning the barcode with a compatible barcode scanner or the camera on your device.

1. Open the Retail POS app.
2. Tap Checkout and scan the barcode to add the item to your cart.
3. Tap Unarchive from the Unarchive to continue notification.
4. Complete the transaction.

You can unarchive items through a return or exchange.

1. Open the Retail POS app and tap ≡ More > Transactions.
2. Locate the original transaction by either swiping your customer’s card or searching for the receipt number.
3. Tap Return or Exchange.
4. Select the item(s) to restock or tap Skip Restock. Tap Next.
5. You can either issue a refund or search your item library to add additional items to the cart. The cart amount will automatically adjust, calculating the difference between the original and replacement items.
6. Tap Refund, then choose a refund method and a reason for refund.
7. Tap Refund to finalize the transaction.

1. Open the Retail POS app.
2. Tap Inventory > Stock overview > Receive stock.
3. Search for or scan the barcode on an archived item, then tap Continue.
4. Tap Unarchive from the Unarchive to continue notification.
5. Choose an amount to receive, then tap Continue.
6. Tap Confirm Receive to unarchive the item.

Inventory counting is only available with Square for Retail Plus or Premium.

1. Open the Retail POS app.
2. Tap Inventory > Stock counts > Count stock.
3. Tap Cycle Count, then search for or scan an archived item.
4. Choose an amount of stock to count and tap Submit Progress.

1. Open the Retail POS app.
2. Tap Inventory > Purchase orders.
3. From your list of purchase orders with Pending status, tap the purchase you want to receive.
4. Tap Receive items > Next > Receive.
5. Receiving the purchase order unarchives any archived items.