Handling Financial Services with Square API in Python

Gain insights into integrating Square APIs in Python to enhance business operations. Learn about payment, order, and invoice APIs and implement an e-commerce web application with Square's seamless workflow.

5.0

15 Lessons

1h 30min

Join 2.9 million developers at

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Get familiarized with various Square APIs for business operations.
Get a working knowledge of order creation and retrieval mechanisms using Square API.
Learn how to generate and update invoices attached to order records using Square API.
Learn how to make, record, and refund payments using Square API.
Get hands-on experience integrating Square business and payment functions into a Django application using Square APIs.

Learning Roadmap

15 Lessons

Introduction

Get familiar with leveraging Square API for payments, refunds, orders, and invoices in Python.

Introduction to the Course

Get Started with Square API

Square Business APIs

Walk through managing merchant and location data using Square Business APIs.

The Merchants API

The Locations API

Manage Payments

4 Lessons

Work your way through creating, retrieving, completing, canceling, and refunding payments using Square API.

Process Orders

3 Lessons

Break down the steps to creating, retrieving, and paying for orders using Square API.

Handle Invoices

2 Lessons

Solve problems in creating, retrieving, and managing invoices with the Square API.

APIs Integration in Django

Simplify complex topics in integrating Square APIs within Django for e-commerce.

Demo E-commerce Application

Conclusion

Build on integrating financial services with Square API, and explore further APIs.

Wrap Up!

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Developed by MAANG Engineers

Every Educative lesson is designed by a team of ex-MAANG software engineers and PhD computer science educators, and developed in consultation with developers and data scientists working at Meta, Google, and more. Our mission is to get you hands-on with the necessary skills to stay ahead in a constantly changing industry. No video, no fluff. Just interactive, project-based learning with personalized feedback that adapts to your goals and experience.

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Square offers digital payments and financial services to its customers. Developers can learn to integrate Square APIs to help businesses of almost all types and sizes grow. This course provides a strong foundation with Square APIs for business operations. You'll get introduced to different payment, order, and invoice APIs. By the end of the course, you'll get hands-on experience with an e-commerce web application integrated with Square APIs. You’ll use these APIs to complete the purchase and payment workflow. Such a workflow usually requires creating an order, generating an invoice, and finally paying for it. Square takes care of all of it with just a few API calls.

Trusted by 2.9 million developers working at companies

These are high-quality courses. Trust me the price is worth it for the content quality. Educative came at the right time in my career. I'm understanding topics better than with any book or online video tutorial I've done. Truly made for developers. Thanks

Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Just finished my first full #ML course: Machine learning for Software Engineers from Educative, Inc. ... Highly recommend!

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

You guys are the gold standard of crash-courses... Narrow enough that it doesn't need years of study or a full blown book to get the gist, but broad enough that an afternoon of Googling doesn't cut it.

Software Developer

Carlos Matias La Borde

I spend my days and nights on Educative. It is indispensable. It is such a unique and reader-friendly site

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Your courses are simply awesome, the depth they go into and the breadth of coverage is so good that I don't have to refer to 10 different websites looking for interview topics and content.

Vinay Krishnaiah

Software Developer