CData Python Connector for Square

Build 26.0.9770

CatalogDiscounts

Query the available catalog discounts.

Table Specific Information

CatalogDiscounts returns only the DISCOUNT objects in the Square catalog. The connector restricts every request to that one catalog type, so each row is a discount and each of the discount's fields is available as its own typed column, such as Name, DiscountType, Percentage, and AmountMoney.

The Catalog table is the generic counterpart. It returns objects of every catalog type in a single result set, and rather than giving each type its own columns it carries the type specific fields as a JSON document in the column matching the row type: ItemData for an item, CategoryData for a category, DiscountData for a discount, and so on. Use Catalog to search across types or when the type is not known in advance, and use CatalogDiscounts or another type specific table, such as CatalogItems or CatalogTaxes, to work with one type through individual columns. Catalog is read-only, while the type specific tables also support INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.

Because CatalogDiscounts is restricted to DISCOUNT objects, a search that matches only other catalog types returns no rows here. Run the same search against Catalog to see those matches.

Select

The connector uses the Square API to filter the results by the following columns and operators while the rest of the filter is executed client-side within the connector.

  • Id supports the following operators: =, IN.
  • IncludeDeletedObjects supports the following operator: =.
  • Query supports the following operator: =.
  • SearchText supports the following operators: =, IN.
  • UpdatedAt supports the following operator: >.

Retrieve all catalog discounts:

SELECT * FROM CatalogDiscounts

Filter on Id to retrieve specific discounts. Id = fetches a single discount directly. Id IN is served by the batch retrieve endpoint in a single request rather than one request per Id; the endpoint takes up to 1000 Ids per request, so a longer list is split across as many requests as needed.

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Id = 'DISCOUNT_ID_1'

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Id IN ('DISCOUNT_ID_1', 'DISCOUNT_ID_2')

UpdatedAt supports only the > operator, which Square applies as the start of the search window. Equality and the upper bound operators are not supported.

SELECT Id, Name, UpdatedAt FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE UpdatedAt > '2025-01-01T00:00:00Z'

Set IncludeDeletedObjects to true to return discounts that have been deleted. A deleted discount reports IsDeleted as true, and Square no longer returns its discount data, so Name comes back null.

SELECT Id, Name, IsDeleted FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE IncludeDeletedObjects = true

SearchText searches the searchable attributes, such as name and description. Matching is case-insensitive, and keywords of fewer than three alphanumeric characters are ignored.

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE SearchText = 'Summer'

Use IN to supply up to three keywords. Square combines them with AND and matches them in any order. Square rejects a fourth keyword with the error ARRAY_LENGTH_TOO_LONG, reporting that the collection must have at most 3 items.

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE SearchText IN ('Summer', 'Sale')

The Query column takes a Square CatalogQuery object, supplied as JSON, and gives access to every search Square offers. The following search types are available.

  • exact_query matches an attribute against an exact value. Takes attribute_name and attribute_value.
  • prefix_query matches an attribute against a leading substring. Takes attribute_name and attribute_prefix.
  • range_query matches a numeric attribute against a range. Takes attribute_name, attribute_min_value, and attribute_max_value.
  • sorted_attribute_query orders the results by an attribute. Takes attribute_name, sort_order, and optionally initial_attribute_value.
  • set_query matches an attribute against any value in a set. Takes attribute_name and attribute_values.
  • items_for_tax_query returns the items that use the given taxes. Takes tax_ids.
  • items_for_modifier_list_query returns the items that use the given modifier lists. Takes modifier_list_ids.
  • items_for_item_options_query returns the items that use the given item options. Takes item_option_ids.
  • item_variations_for_item_option_values_query returns the item variations that carry the given item option values. Takes item_option_value_ids.
  • modifiers_for_child_list_query returns the modifiers that nest the given modifier lists, matching a modifier whose child_modifier_list_ids contains any of the supplied IDs. Takes child_modifier_list_ids. This search type is in beta.

exact_query, prefix_query, range_query, and sorted_attribute_query may be set together in a single CatalogQuery. Each of set_query, items_for_tax_query, items_for_modifier_list_query, items_for_item_options_query, item_variations_for_item_option_values_query, and modifiers_for_child_list_query must be the only search type in the object.

Do not set text_query in the Query column if SearchText is also set: both write to the same search, and connector rejects the combination with an error instead of merging them. Express the whole text_query search inside the Query value, or drop it and filter with SearchText alone.

Because this table returns only DISCOUNT objects, a search type that yields another catalog type produces no rows here even when it matches. items_for_tax_query, items_for_modifier_list_query, items_for_item_options_query, item_variations_for_item_option_values_query, and modifiers_for_child_list_query return other catalog types, so run those against Catalog or the appropriate type-specific tables.

Match an attribute exactly, or by prefix:

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Query = '{"exact_query":{"attribute_name":"name","attribute_value":"Summer Sale"}}'

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Query = '{"prefix_query":{"attribute_name":"name","attribute_prefix":"Summer"}}'

Match a numeric attribute against a range. The attribute_name must be an attribute Square indexes for search, such as ordinal; Square reports Unknown attribute definition name for anything it does not recognize.

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Query = '{"range_query":{"attribute_name":"ordinal","attribute_min_value":0,"attribute_max_value":100}}'

Order the results by an attribute. Square preserves this ordering in the result set.

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Query = '{"sorted_attribute_query":{"attribute_name":"name","sort_order":"ASC"}}'

Match an attribute against a set of values. In Catalog the result set is the union of the matches across every type; here it is narrowed to the discounts among them.

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Query = '{"set_query":{"attribute_name":"name","attribute_values":["Summer Sale","Holiday"]}}'

Combine a filtering search with a sort in one CatalogQuery:

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Query = '{"prefix_query":{"attribute_name":"name","attribute_prefix":"Summer"},"sorted_attribute_query":{"attribute_name":"name","sort_order":"DESC"}}'

The filters can be combined in a single WHERE clause. The connector merges them into one request, with SearchText folded into the CatalogQuery next to whatever the Query column supplies.

SELECT Id, Name FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE SearchText = 'Summer' AND Query = '{"sorted_attribute_query":{"attribute_name":"name","sort_order":"ASC"}}' AND IncludeDeletedObjects = true

Insert

To create a discount, you must specify the Name, DiscountType, and Percentage or AmountMoney columns.

INSERT INTO CatalogDiscounts (PINRequired, DiscountType, Name, Amount, Currency) VALUES (false, 'FIXED_PERCENTAGE', 'Special_Discount1', '200000', 'USD')

Update

Modify the details of an existing discount by providing the Id:

UPDATE CatalogDiscounts SET Amount = 1234, Currency = 'USD' WHERE Id = '1234'

Delete

Delete a discount by providing the Id:

DELETE FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Id = '32123'

Bulk Delete

The maximum BatchSize supported by CatalogDiscounts for a delete is 200. Note that this is lower than the 1000 Ids a batch retrieve accepts, because Square caps its catalog batch delete separately.

Stage the Ids of the discounts to remove in a TEMP table, then delete them in a single request. Only the Id is needed on each staged row, and a row that supplies no Id is rejected before the request is sent.

INSERT INTO CatalogDiscounts#TEMP (Id) VALUES ('DISCOUNT_ID_1')

INSERT INTO CatalogDiscounts#TEMP (Id) VALUES ('DISCOUNT_ID_2')

DELETE FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE EXISTS SELECT Id FROM CatalogDiscounts#TEMP

A catalog batch delete succeeds even when only some of the Ids could be removed, and Square answers with the Ids it actually deleted. The connector reports the outcome of every staged Id against that list, so query LastResultInfo#TEMP after the delete to see which rows were removed and which were not.

SELECT * FROM LastResultInfo#TEMP

Note: The staged form shown above is required to reach the bulk delete endpoint. A DELETE FROM CatalogDiscounts WHERE Id = '...' statement removes the same discount but issues one request per Id.

Columns

Name Type ReadOnly Description
Id [KEY] String True

The discount's ID.

Name String False

The discount's name.

UpdatedAt Datetime True

Last modification timestamp.

IsDeleted Boolean False

If true, the object has been deleted from the database. When deleted, the UpdatedAt field will equal the deletion time.

DiscountType String False

Indicates whether the discount is a fixed amount or percentage, or entered at the time of sale.

Percentage String False

The percentage of the discount as a string representation of a decimal number, using a . as the decimal separator and without a % sign. A value of 7.5 corresponds to 7.5%. Specify a percentage of 0 if DiscountType is VARIABLE_PERCENTAGE.

Amount Integer False

The discount's amount. Do not use this field for percentage or variable discounts.

Currency String False

The discount's money currency. Do not use this field for percentage or variable discounts.

PinRequired Boolean False

Indicates whether a mobile staff member needs to enter their PIN to apply the discount to a payment in the Square Point of Sale app.

LabelColor String False

The color of the discount's display label in the Square Point of Sale app.

PresentAtAllLocations Boolean False

If true, this object is present at all locations (including future locations), except where specified in the AbsentAtLocationIds field. If false, this object is not present at any locations (including future locations), except where specified in the PresentAtLocationIds field. If not specified, defaults to true.

PresentAtLocationIds String False

A list of locations where the object is present, even if PresentAtAllLocations is false.

AbsentAtLocationIds String False

A list of locations where the object is not present, even if PresentAtAllLocations is true.

Version Int64 False

The version of the object. When updating an object, the version supplied must match the version in the database, otherwise the write will be rejected as conflicting.

CreatedAt Datetime True

Created timestamp.

CatalogV1Ids String False

The Connect v1 IDs for this object at each location where it is present, where they differ from the object's Connect V2 ID.

MaximumAmountMoneyAmount Int64 False

For a percentage discount, the maximum absolute discount amount that can be applied. For example, a 50% discount capped at $20 applied to a $100 purchase yields a $20 discount.

MaximumAmountMoneyCurrency String False

The currency of the maximum discount amount, in ISO 4217 format.

ModifyTaxBasis String False

Indicates whether the discount reduces the price used to calculate tax. Relevant when a discount should not reduce the taxable sale price.

The allowed values are MODIFY_TAX_BASIS, DO_NOT_MODIFY_TAX_BASIS.

Pseudocolumns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements (unless stated otherwise) and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
IncludeDeletedObjects Boolean

If true, deleted objects are included in select results.

SearchText String

A keyword to search for across the searchable attributes of a catalog object, such as name, description, and SKU. Matching is case-insensitive, and keywords of fewer than three alphanumeric characters are ignored. Use IN to supply up to three keywords, which are combined with AND in any order; Square rejects a fourth.

Query String

A Square CatalogQuery object, supplied as JSON, giving full access to every search Square offers. Any of exact_query, prefix_query, range_query, sorted_attribute_query, and text_query may be set together. Each of set_query, items_for_tax_query, items_for_modifier_list_query, items_for_item_options_query, item_variations_for_item_option_values_query, and modifiers_for_child_list_query must be the only search set. This table returns only DISCOUNT objects, so a search that matches other catalog types returns no rows. Do not set text_query here; this table builds it from the SearchText column.

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