Square

Square Employees API

The Employees API from Square — 2 operation(s) for employees.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Business capability

HR Operations Management BC-300.70

Operations 2

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/employees List employees · Square List Employees #

Ask an LLM

“Who are the employees at one of my locations?”

“Can I list only active or inactive employees?”

Tell an agent

List employees at location {location_id}.

Show {status} employees.

GET /v2/employees/{id} Get an employee · Square Retrieve Employee #

Ask an LLM

“How do I look up one employee's record by ID?”

“What information is returned for a single employee?”

Tell an agent

Get employee {id}.

Show the record for employee {id}.

Documentation

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/payments-overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/payments-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/orders-api/what-it-does

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/orders-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/catalog-api/what-it-does

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/catalog-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/inventory-api/what-it-does

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/inventory-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/customers

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/customers-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/locations-api

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/locations-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/team/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/team-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/labor-api/what-it-does

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/labor-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/bookings-api/what-it-is

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/bookings-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/loyalty-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/loyalty-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/gift-cards/using-gift-cards-api

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/gift-cards-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/invoices-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/invoices-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/subscriptions-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/subscriptions-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/checkout-api

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/checkout-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/terminal-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/terminal-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/payments-refunds

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/refunds-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/disputes-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/disputes-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/merchants-api

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/merchants-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/cards-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/cards-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/vendors-api/manage-vendors-in-apps

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/vendors-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/cashdrawershift-api/reporting

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/cash-drawers-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/bank-accounts-api

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/bank-accounts-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/payouts-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/payouts-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/web-payments/apple-pay

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/apple-pay-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/sites-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/sites-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/snippets-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/snippets-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/oauth-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/oauth-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/webhooks/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/webhook-subscriptions-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/events-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/events-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/devices-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/devices-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/customer-groups-api/what-it-does

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/customer-groups-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/customer-segments-api/what-it-does

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/customer-segments-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/gift-cards/using-gift-card-activities-api

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/gift-card-activities-api

https://developer.squareup.com/docs/customer-custom-attributes-api/overview

https://developer.squareup.com/reference/square/customer-custom-attributes-api

Specifications

https://artifacts.apis.io/square/openapi/square-employees-api-openapi.yml

https://artifacts.apis.io/square/asyncapi/square-webhooks-asyncapi.yml

Schemas & Data

https://artifacts.apis.io/square/json-schema/square-list-employees-response-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/square/json-schema/square-retrieve-employee-response-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: '2.0'
  title: Square Employees 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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