Split Square receipts
Split receipts from any Square-powered business
Square powers millions of businesses—cafes, restaurants, food trucks, bars. Their digital receipts work great for individual purchases. But when one person pays for the table, that receipt goes to one email. Everyone else has to trust their memory.
$47 coffee order. Four people. Two oat milk lattes, two cold brews, a muffin split by two people, a croissant. One person paid. Square sent them the receipt. Now figure out who owes $11.75 vs. $14.20.
How to split Square receipts
Find your Square receipt
Square emails receipts to the address linked to your payment card. Check your inbox for receipts@messaging.squareup.com.
Open the receipt
Click the receipt link in the email. The full receipt opens in your browser.
Import into splitty
Copy the URL and paste in splitty. If the receipt is itemized, everything appears. If it shows "custom amount," you'll need to add items manually.
What Square receipts include
| Feature | Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Itemized line items | Yes | If merchant uses item library |
| Modifiers | Yes | — |
| Tax breakdown | Yes | Including VAT where applicable |
| Tip | Yes | — |
| Discounts | Yes | Shows discount amount |
| Merchant details | Yes | — |
| Transaction ID | Yes | — |
Common splitting scenarios
Real situations, step-by-step solutions.
Cafe order with friends
One person paid for multiple coffees and pastries.
How to handle this
- Find the Square receipt email
- Copy the receipt link
- Paste in splitty—items appear
- Assign each drink and pastry
- Send requests
Restaurant with itemized bill
Full dinner at a Square-powered restaurant.
How to handle this
- Import receipt via URL
- All menu items visible with prices
- Assign to diners
- Tax and tip split proportionally
"Custom amount" transactions
Merchant entered total without itemizing.
How to handle this
- URL Import shows just the total
- Add items manually in splitty
- Use the physical receipt or memory
- Assign and split as normal
Frequently asked questions
How does Square know my email?
When you use a card at a Square seller for the first time, you're asked for your email. Square links it to your card—future purchases at any Square merchant automatically send receipts to that email.
What if the receipt just shows a total?
Some merchants enter transactions as "custom amounts" without using Square's item library. In this case, the receipt won't be itemized. You can still use splitty's manual entry to add items yourself.
Does this work for Square Online orders?
Yes. Square Online orders send email confirmations with full itemization. Copy the order link and paste in splitty.
What if I'm at a Square restaurant but didn't get emailed?
Ask the merchant to print a paper receipt, then use splitty's camera to scan it. Same result, different method.
Is Square common?
Very. Square processes payments for 4+ million businesses in the US, from coffee shops to restaurants to food trucks. If you see a small white card reader, it's probably Square.
