# Square deepLink

**URL:** <https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/square-deeplink/9502>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** payments-api, point-of-sale-api\
**Created:** [May 18, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/square-deeplink/9502 "2023-05-18T04:40:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jeevi.pashtek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jeevi.pashtek](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/jeevi.pashtek)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 4:40am UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/square-deeplink/9502/1 "2023-05-18T04:40:08Z")

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i have created the square payment link using checkout Api and i need to open square app when click the link is it possible?

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**Author:** ![Bryan-Square](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/square/forums/user_avatar/developer.squareup.com/bryan-square/32/38_2.png) [@Bryan-Square](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Bryan-Square)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/square-deeplink/9502/2 "2023-05-18T14:36:52Z")

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Links created with the Checkout API don’t open the Square app. They allow the customer to make a payment on a Square hosted page. If you want to open the Square app and process payment you’ll need to use the [Point of Sale API](https://developer.squareup.com/docs/pos-api/what-it-does). 🙂