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Square Customers API

The Customers API from Square — 10 operation(s) for customers.

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Operations 14

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /v2/customers List customer profiles · Square List Customers #

Ask an LLM

“How do I page through every customer profile in my Square account?”

“Can I sort my customer list by creation date or name?”

Tell an agent

List all customers.

List customers sorted by {sort_field} in {sort_order} order.

POST /v2/customers Create a customer profile · Square Create Customer #

Ask an LLM

“What is the minimum info needed to add a new customer?”

“Can I store a birthday and note on a new customer profile?”

Tell an agent

Create a customer named {given_name} {family_name}.

Add a new customer with email {email_address} and phone {phone_number}.

POST /v2/customers/bulk-create Create many customer profiles at once · Square Bulk Create Customers #

Ask an LLM

“Can I import a batch of new customers in one request?”

“How do I bulk add customers from a spreadsheet?”

Tell an agent

Bulk create these customers: {customers}.

Import the new customer profiles in {customers} in one call.

POST /v2/customers/bulk-delete Delete many customer profiles at once · Square Bulk Delete Customers #

Ask an LLM

“Can I delete a list of customers in a single call?”

“How do I remove several duplicate customer profiles together?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Bulk delete customers {customer_ids}.

Remove all of these customer profiles: {customer_ids}.

POST /v2/customers/bulk-retrieve Fetch several customers by ID · Square Bulk Retrieve Customers #

Ask an LLM

“Can I look up multiple customers at once when I already have their IDs?”

“What comes back if one of the customer IDs in a batch lookup is invalid?”

Tell an agent

Retrieve customers {customer_ids} in one call.

Fetch the profiles for customer IDs {customer_ids}.

POST /v2/customers/bulk-update Update many customer profiles at once · Square Bulk Update Customers #

Ask an LLM

“Is there a way to update many customer records in one request?”

“Can I change emails for a batch of existing customers together?”

Tell an agent

Bulk update customers with {customers}.

Apply the profile changes in {customers} to those existing customers.

POST /v2/customers/search Search customers by filters · Square Search Customers #

Ask an LLM

“How do I find customers by email, phone or creation date?”

“Can I search for customers who belong to a particular group?”

Tell an agent

Search customers matching {query}.

Find customers that match the filters in {query}, up to {limit}.

DELETE /v2/customers/{customer_id} Delete one customer profile · Square Delete Customer #

Ask an LLM

“Can I delete a single customer profile permanently?”

“Which ID do I use to delete a customer created by merging profiles?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete customer {customer_id}.

Remove customer profile {customer_id} at version {version}.

GET /v2/customers/{customer_id} Get one customer profile · Square Retrieve Customer #

Ask an LLM

“What contact details do we have for a specific customer?”

“Can I pull up a single customer profile by ID?”

Tell an agent

Get customer {customer_id}.

Show the profile for customer {customer_id}.

PUT /v2/customers/{customer_id} Update one customer profile · Square Update Customer #

Ask an LLM

“How do I change one customer's email address or phone number?”

“Can I remove a field from a customer profile with a sparse update?”

Tell an agent

Update customer {customer_id} email to {email_address}.

Change the phone number of customer {customer_id} to {phone_number}.

POST /v2/customers/{customer_id}/cards Save a card on a customer profile · Square Create Customer Card #

Ask an LLM

“How do I save a card on file directly to a customer's profile from a card nonce?”

“Is adding a card nonce to a customer idempotent?”

Tell an agent

Add card {card_nonce} on file for customer {customer_id}.

Save card {card_nonce} to customer {customer_id} with cardholder name {cardholder_name}.

DELETE /v2/customers/{customer_id}/cards/{card_id} Remove a card from a customer profile · Square Delete Customer Card #

Ask an LLM

“How do I remove a saved card from a customer's profile?”

“Can I delete one card on file without deleting the customer?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Delete card {card_id} from customer {customer_id}.

Remove saved card {card_id} on customer {customer_id}'s profile.

DELETE /v2/customers/{customer_id}/groups/{group_id} Remove a customer from a group · Square Remove Group from Customer #

Ask an LLM

“How do I take a customer out of a customer group?”

“Can I drop one customer's group membership without deleting the group?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Remove customer {customer_id} from group {group_id}.

End customer {customer_id}'s membership in group {group_id}.

PUT /v2/customers/{customer_id}/groups/{group_id} Add a customer to a group · Square Add Group to Customer #

Ask an LLM

“Can I put a customer into an existing customer group?”

“How do I tag a customer as a member of a group like VIPs?”

Tell an agent

Add customer {customer_id} to group {group_id}.

Make customer {customer_id} a member of customer group {group_id}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: '2.0'
  title: Square Customers API
  description: Supercharge Square for sellers of every size. Our entire connected commerce platform from elegant hardware to a rich suite of Square APIs is yours to build with. Whether youre developing an app or composing a bespoke solution, this is the place to make it happen.
  termsOfService: https://connect.squareup.com/tos
  contact:
    name: Square Developer Platform
    email: developers@squareup.com
    url: https://squareup.com/developers
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  externalDocs:
    description: 'Read the official documentation here:'
    url: https://docs.connect.squareup.com/
  x-server-configuration:
    default-environment: production
    default-server: default
    environments:
    - name: production
      servers:
      - name: default
        url: https://connect.squareup.com
    - name: sandbox
      servers:
      - name: default
        url: https://connect.squareupsandbox.com
    - name: custom
      servers:
      - name: default
        url: '{custom_url}'
    parameters:
    - name: custom_url
      description: Sets the base URL requests are made to. Defaults to `https://connect.squareup.com`
      type: string
      example: https://connect.squareup.com
  x-square-generic-error-codes:
  - ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRED
  - ACCESS_TOKEN_REVOKED
  - API_VERSION_INCOMPATIBLE
  - APPLICATION_DISABLED
  - ARRAY_EMPTY
  - ARRAY_LENGTH_TOO_LONG
  - ARRAY_LENGTH_TOO_SHORT
  - BAD_CERTIFICATE
  - BAD_GATEWAY
  - BAD_REQUEST
  - CONFLICT
  - CONFLICTING_PARAMETERS
  - CURRENCY_MISMATCH
  - EXPECTED_ARRAY
  - EXPECTED_BASE64_ENCODED_BYTE_ARRAY
  - EXPECTED_BOOLEAN
  - EXPECTED_FLOAT
  - EXPECTED_INTEGER
  - EXPECTED_JSON_BODY
  - EXPECTED_MAP
  - EXPECTED_OBJECT
  - EXPECTED_STRING
  - FORBIDDEN
  - GATEWAY_TIMEOUT
  - GONE
  - IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSED
  - INCORRECT_TYPE
  - INSUFFICIENT_SCOPES
  - INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
  - INVALID_ARRAY_VALUE
  - INVALID_CONTENT_TYPE
  - INVALID_CURSOR
  - INVALID_ENUM_VALUE
  - INVALID_FORM_VALUE
  - INVALID_SORT_ORDER
  - INVALID_SQUARE_VERSION_FORMAT
  - INVALID_TIME
  - INVALID_TIME_RANGE
  - INVALID_VALUE
  - LOCATION_MISMATCH
  - MAP_KEY_LENGTH_TOO_LONG
  - MAP_KEY_LENGTH_TOO_SHORT
  - MERCHANT_SUBSCRIPTION_NOT_FOUND
  - METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED
  - MISSING_REQUIRED_PARAMETER
  - NOT_ACCEPTABLE
  - NOT_FOUND
  - NOT_IMPLEMENTED
  - NO_FIELDS_SET
  - RATE_LIMITED
  - REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE
  - REQUEST_TIMEOUT
  - SANDBOX_NOT_SUPPORTED
  - SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
  - TOO_MANY_MAP_ENTRIES
  - UNAUTHORIZED
  - UNEXPECTED_VALUE
  - UNKNOWN_BODY_PARAMETER
  - UNKNOWN_QUERY_PARAMETER
  - UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY
  - UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE
  - V1_ACCESS_TOKEN
  - V1_APPLICATION
  - VALUE_EMPTY
  - VALUE_REGEX_MISMATCH
  - VALUE_TOO_HIGH
  - VALUE_TOO_LONG
  - VALUE_TOO_LOW
  - VALUE_TOO_SHORT
servers:
- url: https://connect.squareup.com
  variables: {}
tags:


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