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How to scan and create an item with Square Handheld

Posted on May 25, 2026

This video is a tutorial demonstrating how to use the Square Handheld device to scan items and create new product listings within the Square ecosystem. It guides users through finding the scanner function, scanning barcodes, and then inputting item details such as price and inventory.

Square Handheld is a pocketable, portable POS that’s so feature-packed you can run your entire day on it. With the built-in barcode scanner, you can create your item library or menu, manage inventory, and speed up checkout — all on the same device and all in a matter of minutes. Scanning is simple and intuitive. Just press the scanner button, aim, and see if an item exists in your library. If it doesn't, you can enter details, including price and stock amount, to create and save that item to your library. Once an item is created, you can scan it at checkout, and customers can pay with a tap or a dip. Streamline your entire workflow on a point of sale that fits in your pocket and moves with you. Buy or learn more about Square Handheld: https://squareup.com/us/en/hardware/handheld #Square #Business #Entrepreneurship #Technology #PoweredBySquare Subscribe to our channel for the latest tips, recommendations, and resources to start, run, and grow your business: https://www.youtube.com/square Connect with us: Instagram: https://instagram.com/square Twitter: https://twitter.com/square Facebook: https://facebook.com/square TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@square LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinsquare/ Web: https://squareup.com/ Contact Sales: https://squ.re/yt_contactsales Sign up for The Bottom Line Weekly newsletter: https://squ.re/3tnvac4 At Square, we're so much more than the little white card reader. We help businesses of all sizes start, run, and grow every day. Whether it's the food truck establishing a brick-and-mortar restaurant, the former sole proprietor adding her first employees, or the entrepreneur expanding from one location to ten, our solutions scale with our sellers. We all grow together.