Automatic Discounts for Square Point of Sale app

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You can now set up discounts that automatically apply to single items or entire categories for a select period of time. So whether you host a happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. or offer a 20% discount on sweaters all of March, these discounts now automatically apply and end based on your rules!

Create and edit discounts from your online Square Dashboard or from the Square app. 

Create and Edit Discounts

 

Square App

1. Tap the three horizontal lines > Items.
2. Tap Discounts > Create Discount or select a discount to modify.
3. Enter the discount details and tap Save.

You can edit the name and percentage or dollar amount of manual and automatic discounts from the app. To set and edit rules for automatic discounts, sign in to your online Square Dashboard. Discounts can also be deleted from the Square app.

 

Online Square Dashboard

1. Visit Items > Discounts in your online Square Dashboard.
2. Click Create New Discount.
3. Enter the discount details > Save.

Note: If you’d like to create a variable discount so you can enter the amount at checkout, leave the Amount field blank.

 

Create Automatic Discounts

Create automatic discounts for specific items and categories, daily specials like happy hours, or limited time offers.

Note: At this time, automatic discounts can only be created from your online Square Dashboard.

 

Create Automatic Item or Category Discounts

1. Visit Items > Discounts in your online Square Dashboard.
2. Click Create New Discount.
3. Enter the discount details.
4. Toggle on Auto Apply to Items and Categories.
5. Click Select Items to apply discounts to certain items or categories automatically.
6. Choose up to 100 individual items or categories and click Done. To select all items, select the checkbox next to the Items heading.
7. Click Save.

 

Create a Recurring Discount

1. Visit Items > Discounts in your online Square Dashboard.
2. Click Create Discount to add a new discount.
3. Enter the discount details.
4. Toggle on Auto Apply to Items and Categories.
5. Click Select Items to apply discounts to certain items or categories automatically.
6. Choose up to 100 individual items or categories and click Done. To select all items, select the checkbox next to the “Items” heading.
7. Toggle on Set Schedule.
8. Set the days of the week and times of day this discount is available.
9. Click Save.

 

Create a Limited Time Discount

1. Visit Items > Discounts in your online Square Dashboard.
2. Click Create New Discount.
3. Enter the discount details.
4. Toggle on Auto Apply to Items and Categories.
5. Click Select Items to apply discounts to certain items or categories automatically.
6. Choose up to 100 individual items or categories and click Done. To select all items, select the checkbox next to the “Items” heading.
7. Toggle on Set Date Range and select dates to create a limited time discount.
8. Click Save.

It’s important to note that online store discounts apply to the entire sale and are not available with auto apply discount rules at this time.

For example: Let’s say you limit the number of times a discount can be applied to 10. If 2 customers use this discount, and you later update to only allow the discount to be applied 8 times, only 6 will remain available for your customers to use in the future.

For more information, be sure to check out our Discounts FAQ and how to create and manage discounts articles.

Thanks for being part of the Seller Community! This update was made possible thanks to feedback like yours, so please keep it coming!