2023-01-19 Changelog

Square GiftCardActivities API LocationCustomAttributes API OAuth API Documentation

Version Summary

• Square Version: 2023-01-19
• Java: 27.1.0.20230119
• .NET: 25.1.0
• Node.js: 25.1.0
• PHP: 25.1.0.20230119
• Python: 25.1.0.20230119
• Ruby: 26.1.0.20230119

Details

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New API releases

• Location Custom Attributes API (beta):

  • The Location Custom Attributes API enables developers to create and manage custom attributes for locations.

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API updates

• Gift Card Activities API:

  • GiftCardActivity object. Added the read-only transfer_balance_to_activity_details and transfer_balance_from_activity_details fields that contain information about TRANSFER_BALANCE_TO and TRANSFER_BALANCE_FROM activities. Square creates these activities when a buyer transfers money between gift cards linked to their Square profile.

• OAuth API:

  • Authorize endpoint. Added support for dynamic ports to create a redirect URL for the PKCE flow. For more information, see Use dynamic ports for PKCE redirect URLs.

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Documentation updates

• Working with Addresses. Clarified that addresses are a subtype of objects (such as Location or Customer) and are not stored independently of these objects.

• Keep Customer Records. Described how resources associated with a customer profile are affected when a customer profile is deleted.

• Custom Attributes Overview. Added locations to the list of APIs supporting custom attributes and included a table with details about data types common to all custom attribute APIs.