Selling in person with Squarespace

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Selling in person with Squarespace

Last updated September 29, 2026 15:58

If you sell products or services in person in the United Kingdom or the United States, you can use the Squarespace app as a point of sale (POS) system to accept payments. Available payment methods vary by region.

Select your tab to review availability in your area:

Accept in-person payments with Quick Pay, Tap to Pay, Pay Links, or a Square Reader.

  • Quick Pay: Enter a custom amount on a keypad to collect a payment without choosing inventory or adding new products.
  • Tap to Pay and Square Reader: These methods automatically update your inventory after every sale. To use Tap to Pay in the US, you need to connect Squarespace Payments, Stripe, or Square as your payment solution.
  • Pay Links: Use this method to accept payments via a link or QR code. You need to manually update stock levels for physical products after the transaction.

Accept in-person payments with Quick Pay, Tap to Pay and Pay Links.

  • Quick Pay: Enter a custom amount on a keypad to collect a payment without choosing inventory or adding new products.
  • Tap to Pay: This method automatically updates your inventory after every sale. To use Tap to Pay, connect Squarespace Payments.
  • Pay Links: Use this method to accept payments via a link or QR code. You need to manually update stock levels for physical products after the transaction.

Make an in-person sale

To accept payments when selling products to customers in-person, use the Squarespace app on your device to take orders and collect payments.

To make a sale:

  1. Open the Squarespace app.
  2. If prompted, log in or select your site.
  3. Tap +, then tap Start new transaction.
  4. Tap items to add them to the customer's bag, or use the search bar to find specific items.
  5. Tap Charge to go to the checkout screen.
  6. Choose how the customer wants to pay. Depending on your setup, you can take payments using Tap to Pay, a Square Reader (US only), Squarespace Payments, cash or by typing in card details manually.
  7. Enter the customer’s information if required.
  8. Tap Charge, then tap Complete Sale to complete the sale.

Send receipts

After each sale, the app asks for the customer’s email address to send a receipt. Tap Skip if they don’t want a receipt. You’ll receive a merchant’s receipt of the transaction via email. You can also view the order from the Orders tab in the Squarespace app or the Orders panel on the computer.

Accept Tap to Pay

With Tap to Pay, you can accept tapped credit cards, debit cards, and Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled devices (like Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay) directly on your device without the need for a separate card reader. Both Tap to Pay on iPhone and Tap to Pay on Android are available to use in the United States.

For common questions on Tap to Pay, visit Troubleshooting Tap to Pay on iPhone and Troubleshooting Tap to Pay on Android.

Send Pay Links to your customers so they can pay for single products and services, and add tips, without having to navigate a full online store checkout. Each Pay Link is a unique checkout URL that can be instantly shared via email, text, social media, or displayed as a scannable QR code.

Pay Links can be set up to accept a fixed amount for a specific item or service, or a flexible amount for tips and donations. When you use a Pay Link to sell a physical item, you can track the transaction in the Orders panel. Pay Links don’t directly integrate with, or track product inventory, so you need to manually update your inventory after the sale.

For managing complex projects, recurring payments, or structured invoicing, use invoices instead.

Use a Square Reader

If a customer requires a payment method that involves contact with physical cards, you can use the Squarespace POS with a supported Square Reader. The Square Reader integration is only available in the United States. The Square Reader POS system processes transactions linked to a Squarespace store. You can't use the Square Register, Stand, or Terminal, with the Squarespace App.

Make a Quick Pay sale

Use Quick Pay when you need to collect a custom amount like a deposit, custom quote, or last-minute add-on without selecting items from your inventory.

To make a sale with Quick Pay:

  1. Open the Squarespace app.
  2. Tap Selling, then tap Quick Pay.
  3. Enter the charge amount on the keypad.
  4. (Optional) Tap Add note to enter a description, like deposit details or a service note.
  5. Tap Charge, then select your payment method (like Tap to Pay or cash) to complete the transaction.

Processing fees

In-person transaction fees depend on which payment processor you’re using:

Accept cash

You can accept cash through point of sale without a card reader, but you still need a Square account to connect the transaction to your Squarespace store.

To accept cash at checkout:

  1. On the checkout screen, tap Cash.
  2. Enter the amount the customer gives you.
  3. Tap Tender.
  4. The app displays the change due.

Refund an in-person payment

To refund a purchase in the Squarespace app:

  1. Exit point of sale.
  2. Tap Commerce.
  3. In the Orders tab, tap the dropdown menu and choose Fulfilled.
  4. Tap the order.
  5. Tap Manage.
  6. Tap Issue refund.
  7. Enter the refund amount.
  8. Tap Ok.
  9. On the confirmation message, tap Refund.

The items return to your inventory, just like refunds for online sales. Refunds don't include the Square transaction fee. Tap Sell now to return to point of sale.

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