If your payment method is declining, we recommend trying a different payment method.
You can update or remove a payment method while logged in on Desktop or mobile web. If you are using the app, please log in on a mobile browser and follow the tips below!
How to add a new payment method
Click on your device type below for steps to update your payment information.
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If you are also a creator, make sure you follow this guide while in your member profile. You can click on your profile in the bottom left corner and click on your member profile to switch.
- Click the Settings link from the left sidebar navigation
- From the menubar, click on More > Payment Methods
- Click the Add Card or Add PayPal button
- Enter your card details and click Submit or log in to your PayPal account
- Click the Transfer memberships button on your former payment method. Choose your new payment method and then click the Transfer button to move existing membership(s) to your new payment method
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If you are also a creator, make sure you follow this guide while in your member profile. You can use the profile switcher to change between your creator and member profile by tapping on your profile picture in the top right corner of the Home tab
- Tap on the membership icon
in the top right corner of the screen, next to your profile picture
- A list of all your memberships in alphabetical order will populate on the screen
- Tap on the membership from this list to go to the full member view of the creator’s Patreon
- Tap on your current membership
directly under the creator’s Patreon header
- Tap on Edit membership
- Tap on Edit payment method
- Tap Add new payment method after scrolling down and select the payment method you want to use
- Tap Update after following the prompts to enter your payment details
- Tap on the membership icon
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If you are also a creator, make sure you follow this guide while in your member profile. Click on the menu
in the top left corner, and then click on your profile photo at the bottom of the menu. Select your member profile.
- Click on the Menu button
in the top left corner
- Click the Settings link from the left sidebar navigation
- From the menubar, select Payment Methods
- Click the Add Card or Add PayPal button
- Enter your card details and click Submit or log in to your PayPal account
- Click the Transfer memberships button on your former payment method.
- Choose your new payment method and then click the Transfer button to move existing membership(s) to your new payment method
- Click on the Menu button
If your card authorization declines, contact your bank and request that they accept all future charges from Patreon * Membership before reattempting.
If you get the message, Card already added to this account, exit the window and click Retry or Update next to your expired Card.
How to update your payment method
Need to make changes to your PayPal account? Log in to your PayPal account to update your wallet funding source.
If you are also a creator, make sure you follow this guide while in your member profile. You can click on your profile in the bottom left corner and click on your member profile to switch.
Here's how to update a credit card on your Patreon account:
- Click the Settings link from the left sidebar navigation
- From the menubar, click on More > Payment Methods
- Click on the Update button next to your credit card
- Re-enter your credit card details with your updated expiration date, CVV, or billing zip code
- Click on Submit to confirm
How to remove a payment method
Before you can delete a payment method, you'll need to let our system know what you'd like to do with any active memberships. You can either transfer your membership(s) to a new or existing payment method or cancel your membership from the Memberships page.
How to delete a payment method
If you are also a creator, make sure you follow this guide while in your member profile. You can click on your profile in the bottom left corner and click on your member profile to switch.
- Click the Settings link from the left sidebar navigation
- From the menubar, click on More > Payment Methods
- You can either click Transfer memberships to move memberships to a new payment method or follow this guide to cancel your membership(s) before continuing
- After unlinking any memberships from the payment method, click the Remove button next to the payment method you'd like to delete
Deleting a payment method with linked memberships will result in an immediate cancelation of those memberships. If this happens, you can re-activate your membership by rejoining the creator's page from your Billing history.
Removing a payment method with linked memberships will not delete pending payments or declined bills made when you were an active member.