ActionSquareUpdated September 2026

How do I refund a Square payment?

Short answer: You can refund square payment in Square by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Square Refund Square Payment action to a workflow, map its 5 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Payment ID
payment_id
stringRequiredThe Payment ID assigned by Square. Find via the corresponding list/search operation in this app. Use the exact ID, not a name or label.
Amount to refund (cents)
amount
stringRequired
Currency
currency
stringOptional
Idempotency Key
idempotency_key
stringRequired
Reason
reason
stringOptional
Sample request
{
"payment_id": "{{trigger.payment_id}}",
"amount": "{{trigger.amount}}",
"currency": "{{trigger.currency}}",
"idempotency_key": "{{trigger.idempotency_key}}",
"reason": "{{trigger.reason}}"
}
Returns
{
"refund": {
"id": "ref_abc",
"status": "PENDING",
"payment_id": "pay_abc",
"amount_money": {
"amount": 500
}
}
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Refund Square Payment.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

FAQ

Questions about Refund Square Payment.

What does the Refund Square Payment action do in Square?
Refunds full or partial. For "customer requested refund via support" or "fraud detection → auto-refund" workflows.
What inputs does Refund Square Payment require?
Required: Payment ID, Amount to refund (cents), Idempotency Key. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.
Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?
Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.
What happens if Square returns an error?
The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Square returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.
Does Refund Square Payment support batch operations?
Run Refund Square Payment inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Square's rate limits.
More actions

Other Square actions.

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