Square stays your register. MakerEventsOS sits above it and turns those transactions into per-show answers. Connecting takes one click — no developer accounts, no API keys.
Connecting
Go to Settings → Square and click connect. You'll approve MakerEventsOS in Square's own login screen (standard OAuth — we never see your Square password), pick your location, and you're linked. Disconnect any time from the same page.
What syncs
- Catalog import — pull your Square items, variations, prices, and photos into MakerEventsOS so you don't retype a catalog you already maintain
- Catalog push — changes you make here can sync back, so Square's register shows the same products and prices
- Sales attribution — this is the magic: card sales taken on Square during a show are attributed to that event automatically. Your Sunday-night P&L includes them without you touching anything at the booth.
- Inventory — sales draw down the same single stock count the website and packing lists use
What we deliberately don't do
MakerEventsOS is not trying to replace Square's point of sale — Square is excellent at taking payments. There's a built-in quick-sale screen for cash sales and vendors who don't use Square, but if you have a Square reader, keep using it. One brain, one register.
If you don't use Square
Everything works without it: the built-in POS handles booth sales, and the website can take payments through your own Stripe account instead. You can connect Square later and import the catalog you've already built here.
Troubleshooting
- Sales not attributing to an event? Attribution matches the sale's timestamp to the event's date. Check the event dates cover the show days.
- Token expired / disconnected? Square occasionally requires re-authorization — Settings → Square will show the connection state and a reconnect button.
- Anything else → contact me.