Revenue Sharing
Share subscription revenue with your community managers — set custom percentages, track payouts, and manage your team directly from Discord
Table of Contents
Overview
Revenue sharing lets you automatically split subscription income with your community managers. When a subscriber pays, PayBot calculates each manager's share and transfers it directly to their bank account via Stripe Express — no manual payouts needed.
💰 Automatic Splits
Each payment is automatically split based on the percentages you set
🏦 Direct Payouts
Managers receive funds directly to their bank via Stripe Express
📊 Transparent Tracking
See each manager's total earned and allocation at a glance
Prerequisites
Plan Requirement
Revenue sharing requires the Ultra plan. You also need a connected Stripe account and at least one active membership tier.
Before setting up revenue sharing, make sure you have:
- A connected Stripe account (via
/setup) - At least one active membership tier with subscribers
- The Discord User IDs of the managers you want to add
How to get a User ID: Enable Developer Mode in Discord (User Settings → Advanced → Developer Mode), then right-click a user and select "Copy User ID".
Adding a Community Manager
Server admins add community managers through the setup dashboard. Each manager gets their own Stripe Express account for receiving payouts.
Open /setup
Run /setup in your server and click "Manage Revenue Sharing".
/setup → Manage Revenue SharingClick "Add Manager"
Click the ➕ Add Manager button. A modal dialog will appear asking for the manager's details.
Enter Manager Details
Fill in the modal with:
- Manager's Discord User ID — the numeric ID (e.g.,
123456789012345678) - Revenue Share Percentage — between 1% and 50% (default is 15%)
Example: A 15% share on a $20/mo tier means the manager earns $3.00 per subscriber per month — on every renewal.
Manager Receives Onboarding DM
PayBot sends the manager a DM with a Stripe Express onboarding link. They must complete Stripe's onboarding before payouts can begin.
Stripe Express Account: When you add a manager, PayBot creates a Stripe Express account for them. This is how revenue splits are tracked and paid out through Stripe Connect — fully automated.
Manager Onboarding
After being added, each manager must complete Stripe's onboarding process to receive payouts.
Manager Opens DM
The manager receives a DM from PayBot with the subject "You've Been Added as a Community Manager!" and a link to begin Stripe onboarding.
Complete Stripe Onboarding
The manager clicks the link and follows Stripe's Express onboarding flow — entering their name, bank details, and verifying their identity. This typically takes 2-3 minutes.
Status Updates Automatically
Once onboarding is complete, PayBot marks the manager as active. Their status changes from ⏳ Pending to ✅ Active in the dashboard.
Link Expiration
Stripe onboarding links expire after a short period. If a manager's link expires, use the 🔄 Resend Onboarding Link button in the revenue sharing dashboard to send a fresh one.
Manager Status Icons
✅ Active
Stripe onboarding complete. The manager will receive their share of every payment automatically.
⏳ Pending
Waiting for the manager to complete Stripe onboarding. Payments are tracked but not transferred until onboarding is done.
Limits & Allocation
Revenue sharing has built-in safeguards to protect your earnings.
📊 Total Allocation Cap
The combined revenue share across all managers cannot exceed 50% of subscription revenue. This ensures you always retain at least half of every payment.
Example: If you have 3 managers at 15% each (45% total), you can only add one more at up to 5%.
👤 Per-Manager Range
Each individual manager can be set between 1% and 50%. The default suggestion is 15%, but you choose what's right for each person.
Tip: You can have as many managers as you want, as long as the total stays under 50%.
How Splits Are Calculated
When a subscriber pays, here's what happens:
- Subscriber pays: $20.00
- Stripe processing fee: ~$0.88 (2.9% + $0.30)
- PayBot platform fee: Deducted from total
- Manager A (15%): Receives $3.00 via Stripe Transfer
- Manager B (10%): Receives $2.00 via Stripe Transfer
- You keep: The remainder after fees and splits
Removing Managers
You can deactivate a community manager at any time.
In /setup → Manage Revenue Sharing, click ➖ Remove Manager.
Select the manager to remove from the dropdown.
Confirm the removal. The manager is deactivated immediately.
What happens after removal:
- Future payments stop being split to this manager
- Any pending payouts are still processed
- Historical earnings data is preserved
- Their allocation percentage is freed up for other managers
Troubleshooting
Manager didn't receive the onboarding DM
Cause: The manager may have DMs disabled for the server or globally.
Solution: Ask the manager to enable DMs from server members (Server Settings → Privacy Settings → Allow direct messages). Then use 🔄 Resend Onboarding Link.
Manager's onboarding link expired
Cause: Stripe Express onboarding links expire after a short period.
Solution: Click 🔄 Resend Onboarding Link in the revenue sharing dashboard to send a fresh link.
"Manage Revenue Sharing" button not showing
Cause: Revenue sharing requires the Ultra plan.
Solution: Upgrade to Ultra in /setup → Manage Plan to unlock revenue sharing.
Can't add manager — allocation exceeded
Cause: The total revenue share across all managers would exceed the 50% cap.
Solution: Reduce an existing manager's percentage or remove a manager to free up allocation before adding a new one.
Manager shows as "Pending" for a long time
Cause: The manager hasn't completed Stripe onboarding.
Solution: Remind the manager to check their DMs for the onboarding link and complete the Stripe Express signup. If the link expired, resend it.
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