Types of Stripe accounts used in beehiiv

beehiiv partners with Stripe for identity verification and as our payment processor. Depending on your monetization and acquisition strategies, you may interact with Stripe in multiple ways on our platform.

Users on paid plans also have access to the beehiiv Wallet, which integrates with Stripe, to manage funds for the Ad Network, Boosts, and direct sponsorships. This article explains the different types of Stripe accounts you may encounter while using beehiiv.

Stripe Identity Verification

To access certain beehiiv features — including raising your subscriber import limit, using the Ad Network,  Boosts Marketplace (both Monetize and Grow Boosts), direct sponsorships, or generating API keys — you must first complete Stripe Identity Verification.

For a list of accepted verification documents by country, refer to Stripe’s documentation.

Stripe account for paid subscriptions 

If you offer paid newsletter subscriptions through beehiiv, you must connect a personal Stripe account to process and receive payments.

If you don’t have a Stripe account, you can sign up here.

Stripe Express publication account

If you participate in the Ad Network, Boosts, or direct sponsorships for monetization, you must create a Stripe Express account for each publication. Since each publication has its own dedicated Stripe Express account, you cannot use the same account across multiple publications.

The beehiiv Wallet is connected to your Stripe Express account, allowing you to:

• Deposit funds for Grow Boosts.
• Withdraw earnings from Monetize Boosts, the Ad Network, and direct sponsorships.
• Additionally, you can transfer earnings into Grow Boost Funds from within your account (refer to this article to learn more about using your wallet).

Stripe Express workspace billing account

When you upgrade your beehiiv plan, payments are processed through a Stripe Express workspace billing account. This account is separate from your monetization revenue and is used exclusively for the direct payments for your beehiiv plan.

Integrating with Stripe

If you use a Stripe account as a part of your subscriber acquisition strategy, you can easily integrate Stripe with beehiiv using Zapier to automatically add new subscribers to beehiiv whenever a new customer is created in Stripe. You can either use Zapier's pre-made integration template for Stripe and beehiiv, or follow the written steps in our Integrating Stripe with your beehiiv publication guide.