Is Square down?
Last checked: Aug 24, 2026 09:29 UTC
Square status is currently operational with no reported outages or disruptions. StatusBird checks Square every 2 minutes and will alert you the moment anything changes.
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Square 30-day uptime
Based on checks every 2 minutes over the past 30 days.
Square's 90-day uptime of 100.00% is above the Payments category average of 99.85% across the 11 services StatusBird monitors in that category.
About Square
Point-of-sale and online payment processing for small and mid-size merchants. Square downtime affects both in-store and online transactions simultaneously.
StatusBird monitors Square every 2 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When an outage or degradation is detected, StatusBird sends instant alerts so you can act before your customers notice. The 30-day uptime percentage and incident history above reflect live data from our monitoring network.
Square recent incidents & outages
Square status FAQ
Is Square down right now?
No. As of the last check, Square is fully operational with no outages reported.
Is Square having an outage today?
Square has had 5 incidents in the past 30 days. See the incident log above for exact dates and durations.
Why is Square not working?
If Square is not working for you, first check the status above to confirm whether it is a widespread outage or something specific to your account. If Square shows as operational but you are still having issues, the problem may be on your end. Try clearing your cache, checking your API keys, or contacting Square support.
How do I get notified when Square goes down?
StatusBird monitors Square every 2 minutes and sends instant alerts via SMS, email, Slack, Teams, or Discord the moment an outage is detected. Sign up free to get alerted automatically.
What should I do when Square goes down?
When Square goes down, the first step is to confirm it is a widespread outage and not isolated to your account. Check this page for live status, notify your team, and if customer-facing features are affected, consider posting a status update to your customers while you wait for the service to recover. StatusBird will alert you automatically the moment Square comes back online.
How reliable is Square?
Square has maintained 78.76% uptime over the past 30 days based on StatusBird’s monitoring. That is below average. Consider setting up alerts to stay informed of outages.
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"Every figure we publish comes from the same 2-minute checks that trigger our customers' alerts. We publish the data exactly as we measured it, and anyone is free to cite it."
Sydney Murphy, founder of StatusBird
Cite this data: StatusBird monitoring data, https://statusbird.io/status/square, accessed August 24, 2026. See the methodology for how these numbers are measured.
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