# Organization Settings: Monetization

![Monetization page showing the Stripe Configuration card in the Not Configured state with a Configure Stripe button and a paywall area reading Connect Stripe first to configure paywalls](/images/docs/os/organization-settings/organization_settings_monetization.webp)

## Overview

The Monetization page lets an organization sell access to its content and agents. The header reads "Monetization — Configure paywalls, pricing, and revenue," and everything on it is powered by a connected Stripe account that receives the payments.

Setup is two-stage: first connect Stripe, then configure paywalls. Until Stripe onboarding is complete, the paywall area stays disabled with the message "Connect Stripe first to configure paywalls." — which is the state shown in the screenshot.

To reach it, switch the top-bar toggle to **Admin**, open the settings dialog, and select **Monetization** in the left sidebar. (The entry appears when monetization is enabled for the organization and you have permission to manage it.)

## Target Audience
**Administrator**

## Sections and Controls

#### Stripe Configuration status badge
Shows the connection state: **Not Configured** (no Stripe account yet — "Connect a Stripe account to enable monetization features."), **Incomplete** (account created but onboarding unfinished), or **Configured** (connected and ready, with charges and payouts enabled).

#### Configure Stripe
Starts Stripe Connect onboarding: you are redirected to Stripe to create or link an account (as a company), then returned to this page. If onboarding was interrupted, the button reads **Complete Setup**; once configured it becomes **Stripe Dashboard**, which opens your Stripe account in a new tab.

#### Paywall configuration area
Disabled (dashed placeholder) until Stripe is ready. Once connected, it lists your configured items for sale and lets you add more: search for an existing item to paywall or add a custom item, filter configured items by All/Active/Disabled, set pricing, and choose a grandfathering policy for pre-paywall users (**Free Forever** or **Require Subscription**).

## How to Use

#### Step 1: Open Monetization
In **Admin** mode, open the settings dialog and click **Monetization** in the left sidebar.

#### Step 2: Connect Stripe
Click **Configure Stripe** and complete the Stripe Connect onboarding flow — business details, bank account, and identity verification. You are returned here afterward; the badge should now read **Configured**.

#### Step 3: Finish interrupted onboarding
If the badge shows **Incomplete**, click **Complete Setup** to resume where Stripe left off. Payments cannot be accepted until onboarding finishes.

#### Step 4: Configure a paywall
With Stripe ready, use the paywall area to pick the item to sell (or add a custom item), set its pricing, and save the configuration. Decide how existing users are treated via the grandfathering setting.

#### Step 5: Track revenue
Click **Stripe Dashboard** anytime to open your Stripe account and review payments, payouts, and customers.