How does Square Appointments work?
Short answerSquare describes its appointments product as a booking site, a staff calendar, and automated messages in one place [1]. Customers pick from availability and the booking is added to the calendar, with reminders by email or text [1]. The vendor's pages explain each part, so check them for your plan.
The explanation
Square says its online booking site lets customers book around the clock, and that the same booking can be embedded in an existing website or linked from other platforms [1]. Staff hours and services are set once, and the vendor states that appointments are scheduled from that availability to help prevent double bookings [1].
The vendor says confirmations, reminders, and rescheduling messages can be sent by email and text, and that a waitlist can fill cancelled openings [1]. A built-in customer directory stores contact details, booking history, notes, and payment information, and customers can be imported from a CSV file [1].
To set up booking, the vendor's help page describes a path in the dashboard: enable online booking, choose locations, preview and edit the site, and publish it [2]. Taking prepayments at booking requires card processing to be activated [2]. For current plan details and what each tier includes, read the vendor's own pricing page, which this page does not summarize.
What to watch for
- Texting rules and carrier registration for business texts, which are separate from any booking tool.
- Plan limits on staff, locations, or themes, which the vendor lists on its own pages [2].
How Apex does it
Built, rolling out
Built. A real server path exists; only setup steps remain before customers can use it. Status as of 2026-10-07; the badge shows the least-built feature involved.
Apex is designed with a hosted booking page that shows availability, holds online requests as pending until the owner confirms, and sends appointment reminders. The booking page is built, and reminder texts need a connected provider account first.
- BK01Online booking page (hosted)(Built, rolling out)
- BK04Show real availability to visitors(Built, rolling out)
- BK11Booking requires owner approval (request mode)(Built)
- CM03Appointment reminders (SMS/email)(Built, rolling out)
Apex Flow Scheduler is in early access. See how we label status.
Sources
- Square Appointments product page (read 2026-10-07)
- Square Support: Set up online booking (read 2026-10-07)
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