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ActionSquareUpdated June 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.

Gmail → Square
1 Gmail triggers
Slack → Square
13 Slack triggers
Google Sheets → Square
2 Google Sheets triggers
HubSpot → Square
18 HubSpot triggers
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 workflow pauses on the failed node, the error message is captured in the run log, and you can retry the run with one click. Auto-retry policies are configurable per workflow with exponential backoff up to 5 attempts.
Does Refund Square Payment support batch operations?
Yes. Run Refund Square Payment inside a Loop node to process arrays. TinyCommand handles Square's rate limits automatically so you don't have to throttle manually.
More actions

Other Square actions.

Action
Create Square Customer
Creates a customer with email, name, address. For "POS customer → push to Square Customers for repeat-business loyalty tracking" workflows.
Action
Create Square Invoice
Creates an invoice with line items, customer, due date. For service-business workflows where Square is the payment processor but the invoice is generated externally.
Action
Square Create Payment
Charges a saved customer card or processes a payment with provided source. For "external order completed → charge via Square" workflows.
Action
List Square Locations
Returns the merchant's locations. Useful for resolving location IDs and for multi-location reporting workflows.
Action
List Square Payments
Paginated payments with filters by date, location, status. For revenue-reporting workflows and for accounting reconciliation.
Action
Search Square Customers
Lookup by email, phone, name. For "find existing customer record by phone" POS workflows.
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