thread Qcodes and Square for donations in Payments Troubleshooting

Qcodes and Square for donations

Toucanfly — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 09:40:31 GMT

Asking on behalf of a friend who has the problem of living in an ever increasing cashless society.

Imagine a busker who wants to accept donations for a performance. Observers don't have cash but want to pay for the performance.

Is it possible to have a qcode linked to a square account? ie, the qcode is printed on a large board. They then take a photo of the qcode which leads them directly to a donation page where they have a choice of the amount they wish to donate?

They would have a choice of say, 5 different amounts. Once paid, some kind of immediate feedback via sms or text thanking them?

Re: Qcodes and Square for donations

Laurie_ — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 04:42:10 GMT

Hi there @Toucanfly,

Thanks for reaching out to us with your question, and welcome to the Seller Community! 👋

This is definitely possible with Square via QR codes. You can create pre-set amounts and allow your customers to scan the QR code from their own devices to select and make a payment. Square will then send your customer a digital receipt, confirming their donation.

You can add custom text to your receipts to include a special message if you would like. You can do this from the online Square Dashboard by navigating to Account & Settings > Business Information > Receipts.

Let me know if you have any further questions here!