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How to Create a Direct Payment Link

When you're using Automatic Payments, you can generate a direct Stripe payment link for a specific player. This is useful when you want to send one person a link to pay for their own signup. Anyone can create the link by clicking Pay next to a player's name, letting the Stripe Checkout page load, then copying the URL.

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1 Open the session and view attendees​

Open the session details and click View Attendees to open the Signups panel.

2 Click "Pay" next to the player​

Find the player you want to generate a link for. Players who still owe show a Pay button next to their name (players who have already paid show a Paid label instead). Click the Pay button.

A Signups list where one player, Kermit Frog, has a blue Pay button next to his name while the other players show a Paid label

Click the Pay button next to the player who still owes for their signup.

📋 Links are specific to each player

Each payment link is tied to one specific signup, so make sure you've selected the correct attendee before generating it.

3 Copy the Stripe Checkout URL​

Once the Stripe Checkout page loads, copy the URL from your browser's address bar. That URL is the player's direct payment link.

A browser window showing a Stripe Checkout page, with the long checkout.stripe.com URL highlighted in the address bar ready to copy

Copy the full checkout.stripe.com URL from the address bar. This example is illustrative; your real link will have its own unique code.

You can now share this link with the player. When they open it, it takes them straight to the Stripe Checkout page to pay for their signup.

⏰ Links are time-limited

A Stripe Checkout link is usually good for about 24 hours. If an old link has stopped working, just generate a fresh one with the same steps.