Monetize

Paywall a video with Stripe

Give the first few minutes away, then ask for payment to see the rest. A Stripe checkpoint at a timestamp pauses the video until the viewer pays — or put a Stripe checkout module on the share page itself.

A Capture Sweet share page with a Stripe checkout interaction on the video

Two ways to charge for a video

Capture Sweet gives you two complementary tools for selling access, and they work well together:

  • A Stripe checkpoint at a timestamp— the video plays normally, then pauses at the moment you choose and asks for payment before it continues. This is the "tease free, gate the rest" pattern: hook the viewer with the first few minutes, then charge for the payoff.
  • A Stripe checkout module on the page— a checkout block lives on the share page next to the video, so viewers can pay whenever they're ready rather than at a fixed point in the playback.
Selling access with Stripe is a premium-plan feature. You connect your own Stripe account, so payments land directly with you.

How to add a Stripe checkpoint

  1. 1

    Open the video's editor

    From your library, open the recording and click Edit to open the page builder.
  2. 2

    Add a checkpoint at the timestamp you want

    Scrub to the moment where the free preview should end — right after the hook — and add a checkpoint there. Choose the Stripe payment type.
  3. 3

    Set the price and connect Stripe

    Enter the amount and connect your Stripe account. Viewers who reach the checkpoint pay before the video continues.
  4. 4

    Publish

    Hit Publish and the share page is live. Everyone watches the free portion; only buyers see past the checkpoint.
Checkpoints aren't only for payment — you can drop an email gate, a quiz, a form, or a CTA at a timestamp too. The Stripe checkpoint is the same mechanism pointed at a sale.

When to use which

Use a checkpoint when the value builds over time — a course lesson, a paid walkthrough, a consultation recording. The timed pause turns your best moment into the buy moment.

Use the checkout modulewhen the whole page is the offer and you just need a place to pay — a product demo where the call to action is "buy now," not "keep watching."

Turn a recording into something you can sell

Stripe payments connect to your own account — money lands with you. Selling access is a premium-plan feature.