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Set up and manage Square Assistant

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This article is for business owners who want to use Square Assistant to communicate with customers without needing to contact them directly using Square Messages.

About Square Assistant

With this automated assistant, your customers will be able to respond directly to messages sent on your behalf to help you manage your business. For example, Square Assistant can send SMS appointment reminders. Once received, your customers can confirm, reschedule, or cancel upcoming appointments without having to contact you directly. Square assistant will then automatically update your Square Appointments calendar to save you time managing your appointments.

Before you begin

Before you can begin using Square Assistant, it must first be enabled. You can enable Square Assistant at any time with your Square Dashboard or Square Appointments.

To have the best experience using Square Assistant on a mobile device, make sure to use a compatible device running the latest version of any Square POS app.

From Square Dashboard

  1. Navigate to Messages, then click the Settings icon.
  2. Under “Square Assistant,” toggle on Enable Square Assistant.
  3. Click Save.

From Square Appointments

  1. From your Square Appointments Overview page, navigate to Settings.
  2. From the Settings menu, navigate to Communications > Square Assistant.
  3. Toggle on Square Assistant, then click Save.

Note: By default, Square Assistant will be enabled for most merchants. This feature is only available for merchants with online booking.

Manage Square Assistant

You can manage your Square Assistant settings to disable Square Assistant, or to turn on other settings such as Do not disturb.

From Square Dashboard

  1. Navigate to Messages, then click the Settings icon.
  2. Under “Square Assistant,” toggle off Enable Square Assistant.
  3. Click Save.

To enable or disable Do not disturb:

  1. Navigate to Messages, then click the Settings icon.
  2. Under “Do not disturb,” toggle it off or on.
  3. Click Save.

From Square Appointments

  1. From your Square Appointments Overview page, navigate to Settings.
  2. From the Settings menu, navigate to Communications > Square Assistant.
  3. Toggle off Square Assistant, then click Save.

To enable or disable Do not disturb:

  1. From your Square Appointments Overview page, navigate to Settings.
  2. From the Settings menu, navigate to Communications > Square Assistant.
  3. Under “Do not disturb,” toggle it off or on.
  4. Click Save.
Customers can also use Square Assistant to unsubscribe from your business notifications. If they text STOP, Square will stop delivering SMS notifications on your behalf.

Next Steps

Review the following Support Center articles for more information about how you can use Square Assistant:

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