Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Subscriptions are a great way to generate a reliable cash flow and recurring revenue to grow a business. The Subscriptions API empowers application developers to embed subscriptions functionality in their applications.

Benefits of integrating the Subscriptions API in your application include:
- Simplified billing
- Seamless customer, card, and invoice management
- Invoices available in the Square Seller Dashboard

In this video, we link a payment to a subscription using a customer’s card on file. For additional learning, we linked resources below for how to store a card on file.

Creating a Card on File for a Subscription: developer.squareup.com/docs/subscriptions-api/walkthrough#step-13-create-customers-in-the-sellers-customer-directory
Store a Card on File and Make a Charge: youtu.be/q7oILIZVsiY

Subscriptions Overview: developer.squareup.com/docs/subscriptions/overview
Subscriptions Walkthrough: developer.squareup.com/docs/subscriptions-api/walkthrough
Subscriptions Example App: github.com/square/connect-api-examples/tree/master/connect-examples/v2/node_subscription

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