Square Python Library
The Square Python library provides convenient access to the Square API from Python.
Installation
pip install squareup
Requirements
Use of the Square Python SDK requires:
- Python 3.8+
Usage
Instantiate and use the client with the following:
from square import Square
client = Square(
# This is the default and can be omitted.
token=os.environ.get("SQUARE_TOKEN"),
)
client.payments.create(
source_id="ccof:GaJGNaZa8x4OgDJn4GB",
idempotency_key="7b0f3ec5-086a-4871-8f13-3c81b3875218",
amount_money={
"amount": 1000,
"currency": "USD"
},
app_fee_money={
"amount": 10,
"currency": "USD"
},
autocomplete=True,
customer_id="W92WH6P11H4Z77CTET0RNTGFW8",
location_id="L88917AVBK2S5",
reference_id="123456",
note="Brief description"
)
Async Client
The SDK also exports an async client so that you can make non-blocking calls to our API.
import asyncio
from square import AsyncSquare
async def main() -> None:
client = AsyncSquare(
# This is the default and can be omitted.
token=os.environ.get("SQUARE_TOKEN"),
)
await client.payments.create(
source_id="ccof:GaJGNaZa8x4OgDJn4GB",
idempotency_key="7b0f3ec5-086a-4871-8f13-3c81b3875218",
amount_money={
"amount": 1000,
"currency": "USD"
},
app_fee_money={
"amount": 10,
"currency": "USD"
},
autocomplete=True,
customer_id="W92WH6P11H4Z77CTET0RNTGFW8",
location_id="L88917AVBK2S5",
reference_id="123456",
note="Brief description"
)
asyncio.run(main())
Legacy SDK
While the new SDK has a lot of improvements, we at Square understand that it takes time
to upgrade when there are breaking changes. To make the migration easier, the old SDK
is published as squareup_legacy so that the two SDKs can be used side-by-side in the
same project.
Check out the example for a full demonstration, but the gist is shown below:
from square import Square
from square_legacy.client import Client as LegacySquare
def main():
client = Square(token=os.environ.get("SQUARE_TOKEN"))
legacy_client = LegacySquare(access_token=os.environ.get("SQUARE_TOKEN"))
...
We recommend migrating to the new SDK using the following steps:
- Upgrade the PyPi package to ^42.0.0
- Run
pip install squareup_legacy - Search and replace all requires and imports from
squaretosquare_legacy - Gradually move over to use the new SDK by importing it from the
squaremodule
Versioning
By default, the SDK is pinned to the latest version. If you would like to override this version you can specify it like so:
client = Square(
version="2025-03-19"
)
Automatic Pagination
Paginated requests will return a SyncPager or AsyncPager, which can be used
as generators for the underlying object.
from square import Square
client = Square()
response = client.payments.list()
for item in response:
yield item
# Alternatively, you can paginate page-by-page.
for page in response.iter_pages():
yield page
File Uploads
Files are uploaded with the File type, which is constructed as a tuple in
a variety of formats. You can customize the filename and Content-Type of the individual multipart/form-data
part like so:
invoice_pdf = client.invoices.create_invoice_attachment(
invoice_id="inv:0-ChA4-3sU9GPd-uOC3HgvFjMWEL4N",
image_file=(
os.path.basename(pdf_filepath), # The filename to include in the `multipart/form-data` part.
open(pdf_filepath, "rb"), # The file stream, read as binary data.
"application/pdf" # The Content-Type for this particular file.
),
request={
"idempotency_key": str(uuid.uuid4()),
"description": f"Invoice-{pdf_filepath}",
}
)
Exception Handling
When the API returns a non-success status code (4xx or 5xx response), a subclass of the following error will be thrown.
from square.core.api_error import ApiError
try:
client.payments.create(...)
except ApiError as e:
print(e.status_code)
print(e.body)
Webhook Signature Verification
The SDK provides utility methods that allow you to verify webhook signatures and ensure
that all webhook events originate from Square. The verify_signature method will verify
the signature.
from square.utils.webhooks_helper import verify_signature
is_valid = verify_signature(
request_body=request_body,
signature_header=request.headers['x-square-hmacsha256-signature'],
signature_key="YOUR_SIGNATURE_KEY",
notification_url="https://example.com/webhook", # The URL where event notifications are sent.
)
Reporting API
The Reporting API lets you query
aggregated reporting data. Call reporting.get_metadata first to discover the available cubes,
measures, and dimensions, then run a query with reporting.load.
from square import Square
client = Square(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
# Discover what you can query.
metadata = client.reporting.get_metadata()
# Run a query against the discovered schema.
response = client.reporting.load(query={"measures": ["Orders.count"]})
load is asynchronous: while a query is still being computed, the API returns an HTTP 200 whose
body is {"error": "Continue wait"} instead of results, and the client is expected to re-send the
identical request — with backoff — until the results are ready. The load_and_wait helper owns
that polling loop for you and returns the resolved results (never the "Continue wait" sentinel):
from square import Square
from square.utils.reporting_helper import load_and_wait
client = Square(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
response = load_and_wait(client, query={"measures": ["Orders.count"]})
print(response.data)
By default it polls up to 20 times with exponential backoff (2s → 20s). Tune the behavior — and
pass a threading.Event to cancel — via the keyword arguments:
import threading
cancel_event = threading.Event()
response = load_and_wait(
client,
query={"measures": ["Orders.count"]},
max_attempts=10, # default 20
initial_delay_s=1.0, # default 2.0
max_delay_s=20.0, # default 20.0
backoff_factor=2.0, # default 2.0
cancel_event=cancel_event,
)
For the async client, use load_and_wait_async (cancel it the idiomatic asyncio
way — e.g. asyncio.wait_for or Task.cancel):
from square import AsyncSquare
from square.utils.reporting_helper import load_and_wait_async
client = AsyncSquare(token="YOUR_TOKEN")
response = await load_and_wait_async(client, query={"measures": ["Orders.count"]})
Advanced
Retries
The SDK is instrumented with automatic retries with exponential backoff. A request will be retried as long as the request is deemed retriable and the number of retry attempts has not grown larger than the configured retry limit (default: 2).
A request is deemed retriable when any of the following HTTP status codes is returned:
Use the max_retries request option to configure this behavior.
from square.core.request_options import RequestOptions
client.payments.create(
...,
request_options=RequestOptions(
max_retries=1
)
)
Timeouts
The SDK defaults to a 60 second timeout. You can configure this with a timeout option at the client or request level.
from square import Square
client = Square(
...,
timeout=20.0,
)
# Override timeout for a specific method
client.payments.create(
...,
request_options=RequestOptions(
timeout_in_seconds=20
)
)
Custom Client
You can override the httpx client to customize it for your use-case. Some common use-cases
include support for proxies and transports.
import httpx
from square import Square
client = Square(
...,
httpx_client=httpx.Client(
proxies="http://my.test.proxy.example.com",
transport=httpx.HTTPTransport(local_address="0.0.0.0"),
),
)
Contributing
While we value open-source contributions to this SDK, this library is generated programmatically. Additions made directly to this library would have to be moved over to our generation code, otherwise they would be overwritten upon the next generated release. Feel free to open a PR as a proof of concept, but know that we will not be able to merge it as-is. We suggest opening an issue first to discuss with us!
On the other hand, contributions to the README are always very welcome!
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