Releases: square/square-python-sdk
Version 14.1.1.20210915
Version 14.1.1.20210915 (2021-09-15)
SDK updates
- Upgraded josnpick
Version 14.1.0.20210915
Version 14.1.0.20210915 (2021-09-15)
API updates
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Invoices API:
- Invoice object. Added a new, optional
sale_or_service_date
field used to specify the date of the sale or the date that the service is rendered. If specified, this date is displayed on the invoice.
- Invoice object. Added a new, optional
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Orders API:
- CreateOrder. The endpoint now supports creating temporary, draft orders. For more information, see Create a draft order.
- CloneOrder. The Orders API supports this new endpoint to clone an existing order. For more information, see Clone an order.
- These fields have moved to the general availability (GA) state: OrderLineItem.item_type, OrderServiceCharge.type, and
catalog_version
field on every order type that contains this field.
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Team API:
- SearchTeamMembersFilter object now has an
is_owner
field that when set, causes a team member search to return only the seller who owns a Square account.
- SearchTeamMembersFilter object now has an
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Terminal API:
- TerminalCheckout object. The
customer_id
field is now GA.
- TerminalCheckout object. The
Documentation updates
- OAuth API:
- Revised API descriptions for the ObtainToken and Authorize endpoints. Clarified that the Authorize endpoint is not a callable API but is used to direct the seller to the Square authorization page. For more information about the Authorize endpoint, see [Create the Redirect URL and Square Authorization Page URL.](https://developer.squareup.com/docs/oauth-api/create-urls-for-square-au
Version 14.0.0.20210915
Version 14.0.0.20210915 (2021-09-15)
This version was released with stale data from v13.1.0.20210818 and is an invalid release.
We advise you to upgrade to v14.1.0.20210915 to get all the API updates.
Version 13.1.0.20210818
Version 13.1.0.20210818 (2021-08-18)
API updates
-
Customers API:
- Customer object. The
version
field has moved to the general availability (GA) state. This field represents the current version of the customer profile and enables optimistic concurrency control. For more information, see Customer profile versions and optimistic concurrency support. - ListCustomers endpoint. The new, optional
limit
query parameter can be used to specify the maximum number of results in a paginated response.
- Customer object. The
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Customer Groups API:
- ListCustomerGroups endpoint. The new, optional
limit
query parameter can be used to specify the maximum number of results in a paginated response.
- ListCustomerGroups endpoint. The new, optional
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Customer Segments API:
- ListCustomerSegments endpoint. The new, optional
limit
query parameter can be used to specify the maximum number of results in a paginated response.
- ListCustomerSegments endpoint. The new, optional
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Invoices API:
- Square Invoices Plus is a monthly subscription plan that allows access to premium invoice features. After Invoices Plus is launched in September 2021, a subscription will be required to create invoices with custom fields and installment payments. For more information, including how to handle new errors, see Premium features available with Invoices Plus.
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Loyalty API:
- LoyaltyAccount object. Added a new
expiring_point_deadlines
field that specifies when points in the account balance are scheduled to expire. This field contains a list of LoyaltyAccountExpiringPointDeadline objects. For more information, see Expiring points.
- LoyaltyAccount object. Added a new
Documentation updates
-
App Marketplace. Added the following topics:
- How to apply. Documented the process to list an application on the Square App Marketplace.
- App Marketplace API Usage Requirements. Added a topic that describes a set of API usage requirements and recommendations for partner applications.
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Automatic communications from Square about invoices. Documented the invoice-related communications sent from Square to customers and sellers.
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Snippets best practices. Documented best practices and additional requirements for snippets and applications that integrate with the S
Version 13.0.0.20210721
Version 13.0.0.20210721 (2021-07-21)
SDK updates
- The Square Python SDK now requires Python 3.7 or later, if Python 3 is used. With Python 2, the minimum version remains at 2.7.
API updates
-
Orders API:
-
OrderServiceCharge object. Added a new field,
type
. It identifies the service charge type. -
OrderQuantityUnit,
OrderLineItem,
OrderLineItemDiscount,
OrderLineItemModifier,
OrderLineItemTax,
OrderServiceCharge,
OrderReturnLineItem,
OrderReturnLineItemModifier,
OrderReturnServiceCharge,
OrderReturnTax, and
OrderReturnDiscount objects. Added a new field,catalog_version
.
-
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Locations API:
- Location object. Added a new field
tax_ids
of typeTaxIds
. In the current implementation, sellers in Ireland and France can configure tax IDs during the onboarding process. They can also provide the information later by updating the location information in the Seller Dashboard. These tax IDs appear in this field.
- Location object. Added a new field
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Loyalty API:
- As of July 15, 2021, the country in which the seller’s Square account is activated determines whether Square uses pretax or post-tax purchase amounts to calculate accrued points. This change supports consumption tax models, such as value-added tax (VAT). Previously, point accrual was based on pretax purchase amounts only. This change does not affect the existing point balance of loyalty accounts. For more information, see Availability of Square Loyalty.
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Payments API:
- UpdatePayment. The endpoint has moved to the general availability (GA) state. Also, you can now update gift card payments (similar to card, cash, and external payments).
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Subscriptions API:
- The Subscriptions API has moved to the general availability (GA) state.
- CatalogSubscriptionPlan object. The
name
andprice
are now write-once fields. You specify these values at the time of creating a plan. After the plan is created, these fields cannot be updated. This makes a subscription plan immutable.
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Inventory API:
- RetrieveInventoryTransfer. This new endpoint is introduced to support the retrieval of inventory transfer.
- RetrieveInventoryChanges. This endpoint is deprecated. Its support ends when it is retired in about 12 months.
- The following endpoints have updated URLs to conform to the standard REST API convention. For more information about migrating deprecated URLs to updated URLs in your application, see Inventory API: Migrate to Updated API Entities.
Documentation updates
- Webhooks. Revised the steps and descriptions for creating and using webhooks. For more information, see [Webhooks Overview.](https://developer.squareup.com/docs/webhook
Version 12.0.0.20210616
Version 12.0.0.20210616 (2021-06-16)
New API releases
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Gift Cards API and Gift Card Activities API. Gift card support is integrated in the Square Seller Dashboard and the Square Point of Sale application. Sellers can sell, redeem, track, and reload Square gift cards. Now developers can use the Gift Cards API and the Gift Card Activities API to integrate Square gift cards into third-party applications. For more information, see Gift Cards API Overview.
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Cards API. The Cards API replaces the deprecated
CreateCustomerCard
andDeleteCustomerCard
endpoints and lets an application save a customer payment card on file along with other card management operations. For more information, see Cards API Overview.
API updates
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Catalog API:
- CatalogPricingRule. Support of the customer group discount becomes GA. For more information, see CreateCustomerGroupDiscounts.
- CatalogItemVariation. Offers Beta support of the stockable and stockable_conversion attributes to enable sales of a product in multiple measurement units.
- UpsertCatalogObject and BatchUpsertCatalogObjects. Support creating an item with stockable and non-stockable variations with a specified stock conversion between the two. For more information, see Enable Stock Conversion.
- UpsertCatalogObject and BatchUpsertCatalogObjects. Require that an item be created with at least one variation. Otherwise, an
INVALID_REQUEST
error is returned.
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Customers API:
- Using the Customers API to manage cards on file is deprecated:
-
The CreateCustomerCard endpoint is deprecated and replaced by the CreateCard and LinkCustomerToGiftCard endpoints.
-
The DeleteCustomerCard endpoint is deprecated and replaced by the DisableCard and UnlinkCustomerFromGiftCard endpoints.
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The
cards
field in the Customer object is deprecated and replaced by the following endpoints:- ListCards to retrieve credit and debit cards on file.
- ListGiftCards to retrieve gift cards on file.
For more information, see Migrate to the Cards API and Gift Cards API.
-
Customer object. In the
cards
field, the IDs for gift cards now have agftc:
prefix followed by the card number. This is a service-level change that applies to all Square API versions.
-
- Using the Customers API to manage cards on file is deprecated:
-
Disputes API:
- The Disputes API is now GA.
RemoveDisputeEvidence
. Renamed to DeleteDisputeEvidence.- CreateDisputeEvidenceFile. The URL is changed from
/v2/disputes/{dispute_id}/evidence_file
to/v2/disputes/{dispute_id}/evidence-files
. - CreateDisputeEvidenceText. The URL is changed from
/v2/disputes/{dispute_id}/evidence_text
to/v2/disputes/{dispute_id}/evidence-text
. - ListDisputeEvidence. The endpoint now returns a pagination cursor and accepts a pagination cursor in requests.
DISPUTES_READ
andDISPUTES_WRITE
permissions are required for all Disputes API endpoints instead ofPAYMENTS_READ
andPAYMENTS_WRITE
.- DisputeEvidence. The
evidence_id
field is deprecated and replaced by theid
field. - The
dispute.state.changed
webhook is renamed todispute.state.updated
. - Dispute object. The following breaking changes are made:
- The
dispute_id
field is deprecated and replaced by theid
field. - The
reported_date
field is deprecated and replaced by thereported_at
field. - The
evidence_ids
field is deprecated with no replacement.
- The
For more information about the GA release of the Disputes API, see Disputes Overview.
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Inventory API:
- CatalogStockConversion (Beta). Enables selling a product in multiple measurement units and lets Square sellers manage inventory counts of the product's stockable and a non-stockable variations in a self-consistent manner. For more information, see Enable Stock Conversion.
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Invoices API:
- CreateInvoice. The
location_id
field is now optional and defaults to the location ID of the associated order. If specified in the request, the value must match the location ID of the associated order. This is a service-level change that applies to all Square API versions.
- CreateInvoice. The
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Loyalty API:
- LoyaltyProgramAccrualRule object. New
excluded_category_ids
andexcluded_item_variation_ids
fields that represent any categories and items that are excluded from accruing points in spend-based loyalty programs.
- LoyaltyProgramAccrualRule object. New
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Subscriptions API:
-
Subscription. The
paid_until_date
field is renamed tocharge_through_date
. -
UpdateSubscription. The
version
field is now optional because it can update only the latest version of a subscription. -
CreateSubscription. The
idempotency_key
field is now optional in the request. If you do not provide it, eachCreateSubscription
assumes a unique (never used before) value and creates a subscription for each call.
-
Documentation updates
- Order fee structure. Documented the transaction fee related to using the Orders API with a non-Square paymen
Version 11.0.0.20210513
Version 11.0.0.20210513 (2021-05-13)
New API releases
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Sites API. The Sites API lets you retrieve basic details about the Square Online sites that belong to a Square seller. For more information, see Sites API Overview.
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Snippets API. The Snippets API lets you manage snippets that provide custom functionality on Square Online sites. A snippet is a script that is injected into all pages on a site, except for checkout pages. For more information, see Snippets API Overview.
The Sites API and Snippets API are publicly available to all developers as part of an early access program (EAP). For more information, see Early access program for Square Online APIs.
API updates
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Payments API.
- CreatePayment. The endpoint now supports ACH bank transfer payments. For more information, see ACH Payment.
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Loyalty API:
-
The Loyalty API has moved to the general availability (GA) state.
-
The ListLoyaltyPrograms endpoint is deprecated and replaced by the RetrieveLoyaltyProgram endpoint when used with the
main
keyword. -
LoyaltyAccount object. The
mappings
field is retired and replaced bymapping
. -
LoyaltyAccountMapping object. The
type
andvalue
fields are retired and replaced byphone_number
.Starting in Square version 2021-05-13:
mappings
is not accepted inCreateLoyaltyAccount
requests or returned in responses.type
andvalue
are not accepted inCreateLoyaltyAccount
orSearchLoyaltyAccounts
requests or returned in responses.
For more information, see Migration notes.
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Documentation updates
- Getting Started Added step that shows how to use the API Logs to examine a t
Version 10.0.0.20210421
Version 10.0.0.20210421 (2021-04-21)
New API releases
Existing API updates
-
Subscriptions API:
- ResumeSubscription. This new endpoint enables applications to resume deactivated subscriptions. After a subscription is created, there are events that can make a subscription non-billable, causing Square to deactivate the subscription. A seller can also resume deactivated subscriptions in the Seller Dashboard. Applications can call ListSubscriptionEvents to determine why Square deactivated a subscription.
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Customers API:
-
Customer object:
- New
version
field (beta). This field represents the current version of the customer profile. You can include it in yourUpdateCustomer
andDeleteCustomer
requests to enable optimistic concurrency. For more information, see Customer profile versions and optimistic concurrency support. - The
groups
field and correspondingCustomerGroupInfo
object are retired.
- New
-
Customer webhooks have moved to the general availability (GA) state. Event notifications now include the
version
field (beta).
-
-
Invoices API:
-
The Invoices API has moved to the GA state.
-
Invoice object:
- A new required
accepted_payment_methods
field that defines the methods of payment that customers can use to pay an invoice on the Square-hosted invoice page. Valid values are defined in the new InvoiceAcceptedPaymentMethods enum. For more information, see the migration notes. - A new
subscription_id
field, which is included in invoices created for subscription billing.
- A new required
-
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Loyalty API: (beta)
-
RetrieveLoyaltyProgram endpoint. This new endpoint accepts a program ID or the
main
keyword and returns the loyalty program in a seller's account. For more information, see Retrieve a loyalty program. This endpoint is preferred over theListLoyaltyPrograms
endpoint. -
Introduced a new mapping implementation for loyalty accounts:
- LoyaltyAccount object. Added the
mapping
field (of typeLoyaltyAccountMapping
), which is used to associate the loyalty account with a buyer. This field is recommended over themappings
field. - LoyaltyAccountMapping object. Added the
phone_number
field to represent a phone number mapping. This field is recommended over thetype
andvalue
fields.
- LoyaltyAccount object. Added the
-
A new loyalty.program.created webhook. Square now publishes an event notification when a loyalty program is created in the Square Seller Dashboard.
-
-
Inventory API:
- InventoryChange can now have its own measurement unit.
-
Catalog API:
- CatalogItem introduces the
sort_name
attribute that can take Japanese writing scripts to sort items by. When it is unspecified, the regularname
attribute is used for sorting. - CatalogPricingRule has the new
customer_group_ids_any
attribute included to support automatic application of discounts to specified product set purchased by members of any of the customer groups identified by thecustomer_group_ids_any
attribute values.
- CatalogItem introduces the
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Team API
- New Team webhooks:
team_member.created
,team_member.updated
,team_member.wage_setting.updated
to notify on created and updated team members and wage
- New Team webhooks:
Version 9.1.0.20210317
Version 9.1.0.20210317 (2021-03-17)
Existing API updates
-
Payments API:
- CreatePayment. Until now, the
CreatePayment
endpoint supported only taking card payments. In this release, the API now supports cash and external payments. For more information, see Take Payments. - UpdatePayment. This new endpoint enables developers to change the payment amount and tip amount after a payment is created. For more information, see Update Payments.
- CreatePayment. Until now, the
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Invoices API:
- InvoiceDeliveryMethod enum. Added the read-only
SMS
value. - InvoiceRequestMethod enum (deprecated). Added the read-only
SMS
,SMS_CHARGE_CARD_ON_FILE
, andSMS_CHARGE_BANK_ON_FILE
values for backward compatibility.
These values direct Square to send invoices and receipts to customers using SMS (text message). SMS settings can be configured from first-party Square applications only; they cannot be configured from the Invoices API. Square does not send invoice reminders when using SMS to communicate with customers.
- InvoiceDeliveryMethod enum. Added the read-only
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Terminal API:
- TerminalCheckout. Previously,
TerminalCheckout
only supported tapped, dipped, or swiped credit cards. It now supports manual card entry and e-money. Added thepayment_type
field to denote a request for a manually entered payment card or an e-money payment. - TerminalCheckoutPaymentType. A new enum for the Terminal checkout payment types that can be requested.
- E-money support is now available for Terminal checkout requests in Japan.
- TerminalCheckout. Previously,
SDKs
- Square Java SDK:
- Updated the OkHttp dependency to version 4.9.0.
- Fixed a
NullPointerException
when passing an empty order ID to theUpdateOrder
method.
Documentation updates
-
Multi-language code examples. Previously, various topics showed only cURL examples for the REST API operations. These topics now show examples in multiple languages. You can use the language drop-down list to choose a language.
-
When to Use Connect V1. Content is revised to reflect the most current information about when to use the Con
Version 9.0.0.20210226
Version 9.0.0.20210226 (2021-02-26)
Existing API updates
-
Customers API:
- New webhooks (beta). Square now sends notifications for the following events:
-
Orders API:
- CreateOrder. Removed the
location_id
field from the request. It was an unused field.
- CreateOrder. Removed the
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Payments API:
- Payment. This type now returns the
card_payment_timeline
(CardPaymentTimeline) as part of thecard_details
field.
- Payment. This type now returns the
-
v1 Items API:
- The following endpoints are retired:
AdjustInventory
: Use the Square Inventory API BatchChangeInventory endpoint.ListInventory
: Use the Square Inventory API BatchRetrieveInventoryCounts endpoint.
- The following endpoints are retired:
-
v1 Employees.Timecards:
- The following endpoints are retired:
CreateTimecard
: Use the Square Labor API CreateShift endpoint.DeleteTimecard
: Use the Square Labor API DeleteShift endpoint.ListTimecards
: Use the Square Labor API SearchShift endpoint.RetrieveTimecards
: Use the Square Labor API GetShift endpoint.UpdateTimecard
: Use the Square Labor API UpdateShift endpoint.ListTimecardEvents
: No direct replacement. To learn about replacing the v1 functionality, see the migration guide.
- The following endpoints are retired:
-
v1 Employees.CashDrawers:
- The following endpoints are retired:
ListCashDrawerShifts
: Use the Square CashDrawerShifts API ListCashDrawerShifts endpoint.RetrieveCashDrawerShift
: Use the Square CashDrawerShifts API RetrieveCashDrawerShift endpoint.
- The following endpoints are retired:
-
v1 Transactions.BankAccounts:
- The following endpoints are retired:
ListBankAccounts
: Use the Square Bank Accounts API ListBankAccounts endpoint.RetrieveBankAccount
: Use the Square Bank Accounts API GetBankAccount endpoint.
- The following endpoints are retired:
SDKs
-
All Square SDKs:
By default, all SDKs send requests to Square's production (https://connect.squareup.com) or sandbox (https://connect.squareupsandbox.com) hosts based on the client's
environment
parameter.You now have the option to use a custom URL instead. To use a custom URL, follow the example for your language to set the
environment
parameter tocustom
and thecustomUrl
parameter to your URL:-
Java
new SquareClient.Builder() .environment(Environment.CUSTOM) .customUrl("https://example.com")
-
.NET
new Square.SquareClient.Builder() .Environment(Environment.Custom) .CustomUrl("https://example.com")
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Node.js
new Client({ environment: Environment.Custom, customUrl: 'https://example.com' });
-
PHP
new Square\SquareClient([ 'environment' => Environment::CUSTOM, 'customUrl' => 'https://example.com', ]);
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Python
Client( environment = 'custom', custom_url = 'https://example.com',)
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Ruby
Square::Client.new( environment: 'custom', custom_url: 'https://example.com' });
-
-
Square .NET SDK:
Square has overridden the
Equals
andGetHashCode
methods for models:- In the
Equals
override, Square has implemented a field-level comparison. - The Square
GetHashCode
override now ensures that hashes are deterministic and unique for each object.
- In the
-
Square Node.js SDK:
Endpoints that return 64-bit integers now return a
BigInt
object instead of aNumber
object. -
Connect Node.js SDK: (deprecated)
The deprecated Connect Node.js SDK is in the security maintenance state. It does not receive any bug fixes or API updates from the Square version 2021-02-26 release. However, the SDK will receive support and security patches until it is retired (end of life) in the second quarter of 2021. For more information, including steps for migrating to the Square Node.js SDK, see the Connect SDK README.
Documentation updates
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Catalog API:
- Update Catalog Objects. Provides programming guidance to update catalog objects.
-
Inventory API:
- List or retrieve inventory. Migrate the retired v1 endpoint of
ListInventory
to the v2 endpoint ofBatchRetrieveInventoryCounts
. Compare and contrast the programming patterns between the v1 endpoint ofListInventory
and its v2 counterparts of BatchRetrieveInventoryCounts or RetrieveInventoryCount. - Adjust or change inventory. Migrate the retired v1 endpoint of
AdjustInventory
to the v2 endpoint ofBatchChangeInventory
. Compare and contrast the programming patterns between the v1 endpoint ofAdjustInventory
and its v2 counterparts of BatchChangeInventory.
- List or retrieve inventory. Migrate the retired v1 endpoint of
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Get Started topic. Revised the Get Started experience. In addition to clarifications, it now includes the use of the Square Sandbox and API Explorer. These are the tools and environments developers use to explore