Charging guests with Paywall

The Paywall stage asks guests to pay before they continue. Payment goes to your own Stripe account.

Before you start

Connect Stripe Connect under Integrations. Use the same email address as your Pictor account.

Add the stage

1. Open your event and click the Flow tab.

2. Click + and choose Paywall.

3. Place it where you want guests to pay — at the start of the flow to charge before capture, or later

to charge before they receive their photo.

Place the paywall before capture, or before delivery.

Write what guests see

Tip - Say what they get, not just what it costs. "Your photo, printed and emailed — $10" performs better than "Payment required".

Set the price

Note - Title, Amount and Currency must all be filled in before the stage will save.

Important - Only US dollars and euros are available. If you need another currency, contact us before planning a paid event.

Button labels

The stage has three label fields — Tap to Pay button label, Pay with QR button label and Skip for now label.

Important - These labels are not used by the web booth. A guest on the web sees Amount Due, How would you like to pay? and a single Open checkout button. Set the labels if you are running on the iPad booth; do not rely on them on the web.

What guests actually see on the web

1. The amount due, and Open checkout.

2. Stripe checkout opens in a new tab.

3. The booth waits and shows the status — Pending payment, then Paid or Failed.

4. On success: "Payment successful — you can close this tab and return to the booth."

5. On failure: Try to pay again, or Reset flow to start over.

Important - Guests pay in a separate tab. At a booth, tell them to come back to the booth screen after paying — the stage is waiting for them.

Amount, currency, and the wording of all three buttons.

Fees

Pictor takes a percentage of each payment and the rest goes to your Stripe account:

Before the event

Run a Simulation test and take a real payment with your own card — a small amount you can refund. Check it lands in Stripe. Payment problems on the night cost you the whole event's revenue.

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