Square Outage History
Past incidents and downtime events
Complete history of Square outages, incidents, and service disruptions. Showing 25 most recent incidents.
September 2026(3 incidents)
Service Disruption
3 updates
The issue affecting Kitchen Display System (KDS) is now resolved. Your business operations are essential to us, and our Engineering team has implemented measures to strengthen our systems against similar incidents. We appreciate your patience throughout this resolution process.
We have released a fix for Kitchen Display System (KDS) and are beginning to see impacted services return to full functionality. Your business's ability to operate smoothly is our top priority, and our Engineering team is taking proactive steps to prevent similar incidents. Thank you for your understanding as we worked through this issue.
We are experiencing a disruption with Kitchen Display System (KDS). Your business operations are our top priority and our Engineering team is working rapidly to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience during this disruption.
Service Disruption
4 updates
The disruption affecting some sellers' account creation is now resolved. Your business operations are essential to us, and our Engineering team has implemented measures to strengthen our systems against similar incidents. We appreciate your patience throughout this resolution process.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some Square services. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
We are experiencing a disruption with some account creation. Your business operations are our top priority and our Engineering team is working rapidly to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some Square services. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
Payments Disruption
2 updates
The issue affecting some debit-card transactions is now resolved. Your business operations are essential to us, and our Engineering team has implemented measures to strengthen our systems against similar incidents. We appreciate your patience throughout this resolution process.
We are continuing to work on a fix for payment processing. Sellers will experience a disruption with some debit-card transactions that may fail or be unavailable due to an issue with a third-party payment-processing partner. Sellers can use another available payment method as an alternative for now. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, we'll be back with further updates as they come to hand. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
August 2026(4 incidents)
Service Disruption
3 updates
The disruption affecting eftpos payment processing for some transactions at point of sale is now resolved. We appreciate your patience throughout this resolution process.
We're beginning to see eftpos payments return to full functionality. We'll continue to monitor the situation for a short while. Thank you for your patience as our team works to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing intermittent disruptions with some eftpos payment processing at point of sale. As a workaround, we recommend customers use a non-eftpos card such as a Visa, Mastercard or Amex. Your ability to accept payments is our top priority and our Engineering team is working rapidly to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience during this disruption.
Chat Support Outage
2 updates
The outage affecting some chat-based Support is now resolved. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team continues to work to strengthen our systems against similar incidents. We appreciate your patience.
We are experiencing intermittent issues with chat-based Support. Your business operations are our top priority and our Engineering team is working rapidly to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue. In the meantime, you can reach us by phone or email, or visit our Support Center for self-service help. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Service Disruption
3 updates
The previous issue with Mastercard payment processing at point of sale is now resolved. We appreciate your patience throughout this resolution process.
We are currently experiencing intermittent disruptions with Mastercard payment processing at point of sale. As a workaround, we recommend customers use a non-Mastercard form of payment if available. Your ability to accept payments is our top priority and our Engineering team is investigating this issue. We appreciate your patience during this disruption.
We are currently experiencing intermittent disruptions with Mastercard payment processing at point of sale. As a workaround, we recommend customers use a non-Mastercard form of payment if available. Your ability to accept payments is our top priority and our Engineering team is investigating this issue. We appreciate your patience during this disruption.
Dashboard Disruption
3 updates
The disruption with Point of Sale and Payment Acceptance on some Square Register devices is now resolved. Your business operations are essential to us, and our Engineering team has implemented measures to strengthen our systems against similar incidents. We appreciate your patience throughout this resolution process. If Sellers experience further issues with Square Register devices, please contact our support team via .
We have released a fix for the disruption with Point of Sale and Payment Acceptance on some Square Register devices and are beginning to see impacted services return to full functionality. Your business's ability to operate smoothly is our top priority, and our Engineering team is taking proactive steps to prevent similar incidents. Thank you for your patience as we worked through this issue.
We are experiencing a disruption with Point of Sale and Payment Acceptance on some Square Register devices. Your business operations are our top priority and our Engineering team is working rapidly to resolve this issue. If your device is affected, you can resolve this now by going to Hardware > General > About Register > Software Update > Check for Update, and confirming app version 7.18.1 or 7.19 is installed. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue.
July 2026(4 incidents)
Delayed sales reporting data disruption
2 updates
The delay with sales reporting data is now resolved. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team continues to work to strengthen our systems against similar incidents. We appreciate your patience.
We are experiencing delayed sales reporting data with some Square Reports. Your business operations are our top priority and our Engineering team is working rapidly to resolve this issue. Transactions and payments are processing normally. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue.
Payments Disruption
2 updates
We've resolved the previous issue where some sellers in Australia and the United Kingdom experienced declined transactions when buyers attempted to pay with US-issued Visa cards via card-not-present methods (online or manually keyed transactions). Thank you for your patience as we worked to resolve this issue.
We are experiencing an issue with a small number of payments. Some sellers in Australia and the United Kingdom are experiencing declined transactions when buyers attempt to pay with US-issued Visa cards via card-not-present methods (online or manually keyed transactions). As a workaround, sellers can advise buyers to try another card, tap or dip a physical card, or use a mobile wallet. Your business operations are our top priority and our Engineering team is working rapidly to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue.
Payment Disruption
3 updates
Payment acceptance has been restored to full functionality. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team continues to work with our payment parters to strengthen our systems against similar incidents. We appreciate your patience throughout this resolution process.
We're continuing to work with our payment processing partner to resolve a disruption with payment processing. Sellers may see some Visa, Mastercard and debit card transactions declined at point of sale. If possible, we recommend customers use a different payment method such as JBC, American Express and e-money. Your ability to accept payments is our top priority and our Engineering team is working with our payments partner to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience.
Square's payment processing partner is experiencing a disruption with payment processing. As a result, sellers may see some Visa and Mastercard transactions declined at point of sale. If possible, we recommend customers use a different payment method. Your ability to accept payments is our top priority and our Engineering team is working with our payments partner to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience.
Phone Support: Higher Than Expected Wait Times
2 updates
Thank you for your patience and understanding while we experienced higher than normal call volumes.
We are currently receiving a high volume of inquiries related to onboarding and setup, which may result in longer wait times when calling support. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as our team works to assist customers as quickly as possible. If your request is urgent, we also encourage you to visit our Help Center and online guides for additional support. Create Square account: Compare Square Hardware: Onboarding FAQ Square:
June 2026(2 incidents)
DoorDash Disruption
3 updates
The DoorDash disruption impacting the DoorDash integration for Square has been resolved. We appreciate your patience throughout this resolution process.
DoorDash has implemented a fix for their previous disruption and is monitoring the results. We are beginning to see the integration return to full functionality for Square sellers. Thank you for your understanding as DoorDash worked through this issue.
We are aware of an ongoing DoorDash outage impacting the DoorDash integration for Square sellers. New DoorDash orders and menu syncing are temporarily unavailable. This disruption originates from DoorDash's systems and does not affect your Square POS or other ordering channels. For additional information and updates, please visit DoorDash's status page at [doordashstatus.com](http://doordashstatus.com). Our Engineering team is monitoring the situation and will automatically restore full functionality once DoorDash's systems recover. We appreciate your patience during this disruption.
Service Disruption
3 updates
We recently experienced a disruption that impacted some Square services. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some Square services. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some Square services. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
May 2026(1 incident)
Service Disruption
3 updates
Samsung has identified an issue impacting Samsung Pay tap to pay transactions, and plan to release a fix via an update to the Samsung Pay app. In the meantime, please ask customers using Samsung Pay to use a physical card to tap, insert, or swipe, or to pay with another wallet such as Apple Pay or Google Pay where available.
We’ve continued to investigate this issue and have narrowed the impact to Samsung Pay tap-to-pay transactions at Square card readers. At this time, we do not believe Apple Pay or Google Pay are affected. As a workaround, please ask customers using Samsung Pay to use a physical card to tap, insert, or swipe, or to pay with another wallet such as Apple Pay or Google Pay where available. Our engineering teams are actively working on a fix specific to Samsung Pay, and we will continue to post updates here. Thank you for your patience as we work to fully resolve this.
We’re currently investigating an issue where some customers’ digital wallet tap payments (including Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay) are being declined at Square card readers. Affected buyers may see errors such as “This card is not accepted” or “Insert or use another card” when they try to tap to pay. As a workaround, please ask customers to use a physical card to tap, insert, or swipe at the point of sale. We know how important it is to have payments running smoothly, and our engineering teams are actively working on a fix. We’ll provide updates here and appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this issue.
April 2026(3 incidents)
Degraded Performance: Instant Transfers
2 updates
The disruption that impacted the ability to initiate Instant Transfers to debit cards is now resolved. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing with our banking partners how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
Due to a third-party disruption with one of our banking partners, we are experiencing an increase in failures for some Instant Transfers to debit cards. While recovery has begun, Sellers experiencing issues with Instant Transfers can try linking a VISA debit card from a different banking institution and retry the transfer. We will continue to provide updates from our partner as we receive them. Thank you for your patience.
Service Disruption
3 updates
We recently experienced a disruption that impacted the processing of some eftpos payments. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting eftpos payments. For now, we recommend customers use alternative methods of payments such as Visa, Mastercard or Amex. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some eftpos payments. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
PayPay payments acceptance issue
2 updates
From 7:45pm to 10:45pm JST, we experienced a disruption that impacted PayPay payment acceptance due to the issue at our partner company. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business and our partner company is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some Square services. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
March 2026(5 incidents)
Degraded performance : QUICPay and iD payments
2 updates
Due to an issue at one of our third party partner, payments with QUICPay and iD could not be processed between 6:14 p.m. and 7:14 p.m. The issue has now been resolved by the partner, and payments are being processed as normal again. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
Due to the issue in our partner company, we are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting QUICPay and iD payments since 6:14pm JST. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our partner is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
PayPay payments acceptance issue
1 update
From 3:05pm to 3:20pm JST, we experienced a disruption that impacted PayPay payment acceptance due to the issue at our partner company. Should you have any questions regarding your PayPay transaction history as a result of this incident, please contact Square Support at: [ https://squ.re/info](https://squ.re/info). We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business and our partner company is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
Service Disruption
5 updates
We recently experienced a disruption that impacted some Square services. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We have released a fix for the earlier disruption and are beginning to see impacted services return to full functionality. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We have released a fix for the earlier disruption and are beginning to see impacted services return to full functionality. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We have released a fix for the earlier disruption and are beginning to see impacted services return to full functionality. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some Square services. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
Android Point of Sale Sellers Unable to Settle Split Tips
3 updates
We have successfully deployed a server fix that resolves the issue preventing tip entry on split tender payments. All sellers can now enter paper tips on split tender transactions through both the bulk tip editor and individual transaction screens. Additionally, we have released an update in Android version 6.98 that will prevent this issue from occurring on future orders and improve the overall tip editing experience.
We have released a fix for the earlier tipping disruption and are beginning to see impacted services return to full functionality. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is preventing Square Sellers on Android Point of Sale version 6.97 or 6.98. from adding tips to split transactions. Sellers will be able to add tips to the fist tip of the split transaction, but the final transaction does not allow tipping. Thank you for your patience as we continue to investigate the issue and will update you one we know more.
Nightly Settlement Transfers Delayed for Some Sellers
3 updates
We recently experienced a banking partner disruption that resulted in some Sellers experiencing a delay in nightly settlements. The issue has since been resolved. Thank you for your patience as our partner worked to resolve this issue.
Sellers may experiencing delays in receiving nightly settlement transfers due to an industry-wide issue affecting multiple financial institutions. We are actively monitoring the situation and expect transfers to arrive in affected seller's bank accounts by end of day. Thank you for your patience as we continue to monitor this.
Some Sellers will experience a disruption with their nightly settlement due to a settlement issue with one of our banking partners. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business and we'll be back with further updates as they come to hand. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
February 2026(3 incidents)
Service Disruption
2 updates
We recently experienced a disruption that impacted some Square services. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some Square services. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
Service Disruption
2 updates
We recently experienced a disruption that impacted some Square services. We understand how important it is for all of our services to be running for your business, and our Engineering team is actively discussing how to prevent future disruptions like this one. Thank you for your patience with us as we worked to resolve this issue.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some Square services. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
Service Disruption
3 updates
Following our comprehensive monitoring of the deployed fix, we can confirm that the service disruption affecting Square Point of Sale logins, loading times, and Square Online checkout has been successfully resolved. We appreciate your patience.
Our engineering team has released a fix to address a disruption that was impacting logins and loading times on the Square Point of Sale. There is also impact to some Square Online checkouts. We will update again here once they have confirmed that everything appears to be working as intended.
We are currently experiencing a disruption that is impacting some Square services. We understand how important it is for your business for all of our services to be up and running, and our Engineering team is actively working on a fix. Thank you for your patience with us as we work to resolve this issue.
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