What is Square Reader status right now?

Square Reader is operational. Check Square Reader service health and outages at the top of this page for real-time updates.

When was the last Square Reader outage?

The last Square Reader outage was on April 25, 2022: "Performance Issues: Square Reader"

How do I check if Square Reader is down?

Use IsDown to monitor Square Reader status and get alerts when Square Reader is down. You can also check the official Square status page.

How do I get alerts when Square Reader is down?

Create an IsDown account to monitor Square Reader status. Get instant alerts via Slack, PagerDuty, or email when Square Reader outages occur.

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Square Reader status. Is Square Reader down right now?

Q: Is Square Reader down today?

Square Reader is not down today according to the official status page. IsDown monitors Square status continuously for outages and service health issues.

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Is Square Reader down?

Square Reader is working normally

IsDown last checked Square Reader status on January 21, 2026 at 04:45 PM EST. We've received 0 user reports in the past 24 hours.

Monitoring since Aug 2020 · 1 incidents caught · 58 components tracked in real-time

Square Reader service health over the last 24 hours

This chart shows the number of user-reported issues for Square Reader service health over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem.

Square Reader Outage Map

Square outage map showing where users report when Square is down

See where users report Square Reader is down. The map shows recent Square Reader outages from around the world.

Square Reader Outage Map

Latest Square Reader outages detected by IsDown

Check Square Reader status history below. IsDown detects when Square Reader is down, tracking both official outages and user-reported issues.

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Performance Issues: Square Reader

Apr 25, 2022 at 10:21 PM

Title	Started At	Duration
Performance Issues: Square Reader Our team has identified an issue where a small number of Square Readers are presently unable to a...	Apr 26, 2022 at 02:21 AM UTC	less than a minute

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Square Reader down today?

Square Reader isn't down. You can check Square Reader status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Square Reader official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.

What is the current Square Reader status?

Square Reader is currently operational. You can check Square Reader status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.

Is there a Square Reader outage now?

No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

Is Square Reader down today or just slow?

Currently there's no report of Square Reader being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

How are Square Reader outages detected?

IsDown monitors the Square Reader official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.

Is Square Reader having an outage right now?

Square Reader last outage was on April 25, 2022 with the title "Performance Issues: Square Reader"

How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Square?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Square is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about Square's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.