Reply to customers with Square Messages
About replying to customers with Square Messages
Replying to customers is fundamental to maintaining strong customer relationships, improving service delivery, and fostering a positive brand reputation.
Responding promptly and effectively to customers' inquiries, feedback, or concerns shows that you value their input and are committed to providing excellent service. This enhances overall customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Before you begin
As part of setting up your Square account, you must complete the identity verification process before you can send messages to your customers. Learn to set up your Square account.
Once the identity verification process is complete, you will be able to access Square Messages using different platforms:
Square Dashboard
Square Point of Sale (POS) app
Square Appointments POS app
Square Retail POS app
Learn to set up and manage Square Messages.
Reply to a customer
- Log in to Square Dashboard, then click More from Square > Messages.
- Select a conversation from your inbox and type your message.
- Select the arrow to send your message.
- You will only be able to message your customers through the same way they contacted you; email or text. If applicable, you can change the delivery method within a conversation by selecting ••• > Switch to text or Switch to email.
Send a photo to customers
- Log in to Square Dashboard, then click More from Square > Messages.
- Select a conversation.
- Click + > Photo.
- Choose your photo and click Open.
- Click the arrow to send your photo.
Search an inbox
Log in to Square Dashboard, then click More from Square > Messages.
In the search box, type a keyword, customer name, phone number, or email address.
View the results below the search box shown as bolded text.
Click a conversation from the results to view the specific time where the keyword was mentioned.