How to connect Square POS
Use this when Square is your catalog source and you want Train My Camera to mirror selected products for visual lookup.
Checkout connection
Product details stay owned by the checkout system.
Products found
Save setup and sync now?
Future manual and automatic syncs reuse this saved choice.
Checkout images
- Open Train My Camera, switch to the correct team, and open Team admin > Integrations.
- Choose Square and click Connect Square.
- Approve the Square authorization screen for read-only catalog and inventory access.
- Return to Train My Camera and click Review products.
- Choose all Square catalog items, selected categories, or individual item variations.
- Choose whether Square catalog images should be prepared as example photos.
- Click Save setup and sync now, then optionally enable automatic sync.
Product fields used from Square
Availability depends on how your Square catalog is configured. When a field exists, Train My Camera can use it in catalog browsing, recognition results, barcode display, or sync identity.
Product images and scan examples
Square catalog images can be prepared as example photos. Items without usable images can still be trained with photos added in Train My Camera.
Manual example photos are protected
By default, photos added inside Train My Camera are preserved. Checkout-created examples can update when the provider image changes, while dead provider image URLs are reported as unavailable instead of retried forever.
Sync behavior
- Review the provider product list before changing the Train My Camera catalog.
- Choose all products, selected categories, or individual products.
- Save the selection and run a sync immediately.
- Turn on automatic sync so the saved selection is checked about every 30 minutes.
- Use checkout product images as example photos for visual recognition when the provider exposes useful images.
- Keep manually uploaded Train My Camera examples while refreshing examples that originally came from checkout images.
- Show progress for image preparation, failed retries, and provider images that are no longer available.
Common fields across providers
- Product name
- Category or product group
- Display price
- SKU where available
- Barcode or UPC/EAN/GTIN where available
- Provider product and variant IDs
- Primary product image where available
- Secondary metadata such as stock, cost, VAT, unit, color, or size where the provider exposes it
Search terms this guide covers
These are common ways teams describe this workflow when looking for help with Square and visual product recognition.
Provider notes
- Square remains the source of truth for catalog fields.
- Each Square item variation maps to a Train My Camera synced item.
- UPC-A and EAN-13 barcode display can help staff bridge visual recognition back to checkout scanning.
Square integration FAQ
Does Train My Camera write orders or inventory to Square?
No. The Square connector reads catalog and inventory context only.
Can Square categories control the sync selection?
Yes. After product review, you can sync selected Square categories or choose individual item variations.