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Start and end a cash drawer session

Who is this article for?
  • Sellers with the reports permission to view cash drawer reporting. Set permissions in the Square Dashboard.
  • About cash drawer sessions

    Use cash drawer sessions to view starting cash amount, cash sales, cash refunds, cash paid in/out and the expected cash amount in your cash drawer.

    Before you begin

    To start a cash drawer session, you need to set up the Cash Management Add-on. Learn how to set up cash management.

    You can start a cash drawer session from the Square POS apps on your device. You are not able to start a cash drawer session from the Square Dashboard.

    You have two options for ending or closing a cash drawer session:

    • End a cash drawer session in Square Dashboard

    • End a cash drawer session from the Square POS apps

    Ending a cash drawer is different than closing a cash drawer. When closing a cash drawer, you are recording the actual amount when ending the drawer. Ending a cash drawer is simply clicking End Drawer.

    Start a cash drawer session

    1. Open your Square POS app.

    2. Tap ≡ More.

    3. Tap Reports > Current Drawer.

    4. Tap Starting Cash to enter the starting cash amount in your drawer.

    5. Tap Start Drawer > Confirm Start Drawer.

    6. Enter an optional drawer description.

    Record cash paid in/out

    You can record transfers and withdrawals from your cash drawer outside of cash sales. Cash paid in and out appears in the drawer history, with both the description you enter and the total amount in the drawer.

    1. Open your Square POS app.

    2. Tap ≡ More.

    3. Tap Reports > Current Drawer.

    4. Tap Pay In/Out.

    5. Enter the cash amount and a description.

    6. Tap Pay In if you add cash, or Pay Out if you remove cash.

    7. Tap Confirm Pay In or Confirm Pay Out.

    End a cash drawer session

    Square Dashboard

    If you end a cash drawer remotely from your Square Dashboard, you will not be able to Pay In/Out to make any adjustment.

    1. Sign in to your Square Dashboard and click Reporting > Reports.
    2. Click Cash drawers.
    3. Click on the cash drawer session you want to end.
    4. Click End Drawer.
    5. Enter the cash amount in the drawer, an optional description, and an email to receive the cash drawer report.
    6. Click End Drawer.

    Square POS apps

    1. Open your Square POS app.
    2. Tap ≡ More.
    3. Tap Reports > Current Drawer.
    4. Tap End Drawer.
    5. Enter the cash amount in the drawer and an optional description.
    6. Tap End Drawer.

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