Paying out your earnings

So, you got your first paid members or, perhaps, your first customers have purchased your digital products, and we've processed their payments. Now let's get you paid out!

Your share will be available in your creator balance once we process membership payments/product sales and applicable fees. You can find a breakdown of your earnings and fees by checking your Insights dashboard.

Once funds are available to withdraw, you can pay out your balance manually, wait for the automatic payout on the 5th of the month (if enabled), or keep funds in your balance. You can leave them there until you’re ready to withdraw (note: please read our Unclaimed Funds article for more information). If you choose to pay out manually, you can withdraw all or part of your available balance.

Deposits typically arrive within 10 days, depending on your payout method. If it's taking longer, refer to this guide to get answers: Where is my Payout?

Currently, you’re only able to initiate a payout once every 24 hours.

How to set up your payout method

First things first, let us know where to transfer your funds! We offer different payout methods depending on your location, including PayPal, Payoneer and bank transfers where available. You’ll see the options for your country when setting up your payout method. To learn more about the different payout methods, visit our dedicated article on Adding your payout details.

1. On Desktop, click on Your account from the bottom left corner
2. Click the Settings button on the left navigation side
3. Click Billings and payouts tab
4. Click Add payout method and follow the prompts

An automatic 5-day payout lock is placed on your balance whenever you add or edit a payout method.

How to pay out your balance

1. On Desktop, select Creator studio in the left-side navigation menu, then click on Payouts from the sub-menu to access it
2. Click the Withdraw button. If this button is grayed out and your current account balance is $0, please check your Relationship Manager to review your paid members’ membership history – depending on your chosen billing method, they may not have been charged yet
3. Enter the amount you want to withdraw — the field defaults to your full available balance
4. Review the payout fee and the net amount you'll receive
5. Click Confirm — a success message will appear once your withdrawal has been initiated

Funds from one-time purchases on Web and Android will appear as pending for up to 7 days before they can be withdrawn from your balance. Funds from product sales and membership purchases made via iOS in-app purchases will remain pending for up to 75 days before they will be available for payout, accounting for the time Apple requires to process and confirm the funds

You can pay out once every 24 hours. If you have automatic payouts turned on, this counts as one payout. However, we may cap the number of payouts available per month if payout costs and patterns change dramatically in the future.

Payout via Patreon mobile app (Early access)

You can now pay out from the Patreon mobile app (iOS). Mobile payouts are gradually rolling out on iOS, with Android coming soon. From the Profile tab, you'll see a new payout section where you can initiate a withdrawal on the go.

A few things to know before paying out on mobile:

• You can only withdraw your full available balance on mobile — partial withdrawals aren't supported on the app yet
• You can only pay out once every 24 hours
• There is a minimum payout amount, which varies by method, currency, and country
• To withdraw your balance, you may need to update your account info, such as submitting tax documents, verifying your identity, or changing your payout method

How to set up Auto Withdrawal

You can tell us to trigger your balance payout every month on your behalf with our Auto-withdrawal feature. Once enabled, auto-withdrawals occur on the 5th of each month and send your full available balance.

1. On Desktop, select Creator studio in the left-side navigation menu, then click on Payouts from the sub-menu to access it
2. Click the Edit button next to auto-withdrawal
3. Click Turn on to enable auto-withdrawal

Now, we'll send your full available balance to your designated payout method every month.

With auto-withdrawal, you can still manually transfer your balance from your payout preferences page. 

Any payout hold on your account will interfere with the auto-withdrawal process. If you add or edit your payout method within 5 days of the 5th of the month (i.e., the 1st), your balance payout lock will prevent our auto-withdrawal. Don’t worry! You can manually pay out once your payout lock expires.