Is Square down right now?
No — Square is up. All systems operational as of Aug 19, 9:41 PM UTC.
Current Status
All Systems Operational
Recent Incidents
Chat Support Outage
minorAug 18, 2026 · resolved Aug 18
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.
Service Disruption
minorAug 15, 2026 · resolved Aug 15
The previous issue with Mastercard payment processing at point of sale is now resolved. We appreciate your patience throughout this resolution process.
Dashboard Disruption
minorAug 4, 2026 · resolved Aug 11
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 <https://app.squareup.com/help/en/contact> .
Delayed sales reporting data disruption
minorJul 24, 2026 · resolved Jul 24
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.
Payments Disruption
minorJul 22, 2026 · resolved Jul 24
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.
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Square status — frequently asked questions
Is Square down right now?
No — Square is up. All systems operational as of Aug 19, 9:41 PM UTC.
What is Square's current status?
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