Can I use the Square Terminal with a barcode scanner via the Virtual Terminal?

[PetParlor]

I just hooked up the barcode scanner to the Terminal, it works great. Is there a way to use the scanner with Terminal & Virtual terminal paired? I can't seem to find a way.

Secondly is there a way to use the barcode scanner with Virtual terminal alone?

[_Violet]

Hi @PetParlor - Thanks for reaching out to us here on the Square Seller Community👋Happy to provide some more information on this for you.

Currently, the Virtual Terminal + connected Square Terminal integration does not support barcode scanners just yet. This has been a bubbling feature request that we've seen and our Product Team is investigating this addition but we do not have an ETA on if or when this feature will be launched.

I’ve shared your feature request with our Product Team, as they are constantly improving our products based on feedback like this. To learn more about how feature requests work, please see this post from one of our Seller Community Moderators.

In the meantime, keep an eye out for any updates, here, in our Seller Community. We appreciate your input! 😊

[toddgoepferd]

I'm also looking for this functionality and disappointed it is not already there.  It seems like a very basic feature to be lacking on Virtual Terminal.

[JJ_]

Thank you for taking the time to share your interest in this feature @toddgoepferd I recommend you submit a Feature Request here. This will help our product team get visibility and track other Sellers' interest in your request. 

Important: When submitting a request, make sure to include the desired feature, and provide the details of how this feature will help your business succeed (how would you use it and what you expect from it).