GETTING STARTED
Connect Stripe or PayPal
Set up payment methods so buyers can pay your producer storefront directly.
Set up payment methods so buyers can pay your producer storefront directly. Follow the steps below and compare each screen with the current version of your BeatKongs producer dashboard.
Step-by-step instructions
1. Open Payment Methods
Navigate to Commerce → Payment Methods in your producer dashboard.
Screenshot to replace: Payment Methods page with Stripe and PayPal connection tiles. Replace the image URL with your actual BeatKongs screenshot before publishing.
2. Choose a provider
Select Stripe, PayPal, or both, depending on which payment methods you want buyers to use. The available options are controlled by your connected accounts.
Screenshot to replace: Stripe and PayPal tiles. Replace the image URL with your actual BeatKongs screenshot before publishing.
3. Complete the provider connection
Use the Connect action and follow the provider’s secure authorization screens. Review account details carefully. Never paste secret API keys into support tickets.
Screenshot to replace: Payment provider connection or authorization screen. Replace the image URL with your actual BeatKongs screenshot before publishing.
Video demonstration (to be recorded)
Planned YouTube video: Connect Stripe or PayPal (2–3 minutes). Show: Open Payment Methods, connect a provider, confirm connected status and checkout options. Replace this preview image with the real BeatKongs YouTube embed once the video is ready.
4. Return and verify status
After authorization, return to BeatKongs and check that the intended provider shows as connected. Repeat for the other provider if desired.
Screenshot to replace: Connected payment method status. Replace the image URL with your actual BeatKongs screenshot before publishing.
5. Test your storefront checkout
Open a paid beat on your live website, select a license, and check the payment options shown at checkout. When both providers are connected, the buyer should be able to choose.
Screenshot to replace: Customer checkout showing connected payment options. Replace the image URL with your actual BeatKongs screenshot before publishing.
6. If no provider is connected
BeatKongs is designed to prevent publishing paid beats without a connected payment provider. If the interface behaves differently, verify the current deployment before publishing paid content.
Important: Storefront payments go to your connected producer payment account, not to your BeatKongs subscription billing.
If something does not look right
Check that you are signed in to the correct producer account and that your plan includes the feature. Save any changes, refresh the relevant page, and compare it with the screenshots in this guide. If the problem continues, use the BeatKongs Help Center to submit a support ticket with the page name, the action you tried, the error message, and a screenshot. Never include passwords, API keys, or payment credentials.