Hello—I’m new to Square but struggling with a few items. I started to build my catalog import system with the API because it looks like you can’t add custom attributes to an import. But now I’m finding that the API doesn’t allow me to relate catalog items with vendors and default unit costs. It see…

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Square’s Catalog API currently does not support associating catalog items with vendors and default unit costs directly. Are all the items your getting going to be net new? :slightly_smiling_face:

Yes, they are all net-new items. We’re a vintage boutique, so most items are one-offs. Because we now keep running into issues with the spreadsheets loading correctly, we were hoping to build a simplified import application to bypass all this and build our own front-end that is bespoke to our busine…

This is something that were looking to solve. Unfortunately, we don’t have a public timeline. :slightly_smiling_face:

API and Spreadsheet Details for Retail Inventory Management

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adreb May 12, 2025, 1:44am 6

It’s almost been a year. Any update @Bryan-Square ? I really need this also.

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