Start taking payments with Stripe

Apture uses Stripe for client payments. When a client pays a deposit or balance, the money goes straight into your own Stripe account, and Stripe pays it out to your bank. Apture takes no fee on those payments.

Until Stripe is connected, your booking page takes inquiries instead of deposits, so clients can still reach you.

Connect Stripe

1. Go to Money > Payments and click Online payments, or click Connect Stripe in Studio > Set up.
2. Click Connect Stripe.
3. Stripe opens. Create a Stripe account or sign in to one you have, then fill in your business details and the bank account for payouts. It takes about five minutes.
4. When you finish, Stripe sends you back to Apture.

What the status means

• Not set up: nothing connected yet. Click Connect Stripe.
• Setup incomplete: Stripe still needs a few details, usually your ID number and address. Click Finish Stripe setup.
• In review: Stripe is checking your details. This usually takes minutes, sometimes a day or two. Click Check again to refresh, or Update details in Stripe if you need to change something. Stripe emails you if it needs more.
• Connected: you're taking payments online. Open Stripe takes you to your Stripe dashboard.

Once connected, payouts, refunds and receipts are handled in Stripe.

Not the same as your Apture plan

Connecting Stripe is about your clients paying you. Paying for your Apture plan is separate and happens under Account > Billing.