Join a membership with recurring billing – POSTYPE Help Center

🌐 This article has been translated from Korean for your convenience. If there is any discrepancy, the Korean version prevails.

What recurring membership is

On channels where the creator has created membership plans and enabled recurring membership, you can click the 'Membership' menu to view the list of plans and start a recurring membership.
You can join as many channels as you like, but you can only join one plan per channel.
Once you pay for a plan set by the creator, you can immediately start using the benefits. Every month, the membership fee is charged on a recurring basis using the same payment method, and your membership period is automatically extended.
From [My Menu] > [Memberships], you can check the channels and plans you joined, plan prices, membership periods, and usage history.
When you start a recurring membership, the welcome message you write (up to 100 characters) is shared with the creator via a notification.
The payment information you enter when you start a recurring membership (name, email, contact information) is not shared with anyone, including the creator.
When you start a recurring membership, you are automatically subscribed to the channel, and you cannot cancel that subscription while your membership is active.
You can only view membership posts on the profile where you joined the membership.
You cannot join the same channel’s membership again from another profile within your account.
If your card PIN has changed, payments may not be processed correctly. In that case, please go to [Memberships] > [Change payment method] and switch to another card or another payment method.

You can view membership posts and receive additional benefits provided by the creator.
During the membership period, members can exchange messages with the creator regardless of the creator’s message permission settings.
If a channel allows comments only from “buyers/members,” members can read and write comments on all posts during their membership period. After the membership ends, members can only delete their comments from [Library] > [Comments].

Recurring payments are made without additional authentication using the card or bank account you registered in advance with KakaoPay.
You can check this in the KakaoTalk app under [···].
If you set up recurring payment with Kakao Money and your Kakao Money balance is insufficient, the linked account will automatically top up in units of 10,000 KRW before the charge is made. For example, if the transaction amount is 5,000 KRW, 10,000 KRW will be added, 5,000 KRW will be used for payment, and the remaining 5,000 KRW will stay in Kakao Money.

Recurring payments are made without additional authentication using the card or bank account you registered in advance with Naver Pay (Npay).
If you have enabled recurring payments by charging with points and your point balance is insufficient, the linked account you set when registering payment will automatically top up Naver Pay (Npay) points in units of 10,000 KRW before the charge is made.

The first time only, you register your card by entering your card number, expiration date, the first digits of your PIN, and the first 6 digits of your date of birth.
To verify that the card is valid, a 100 KRW test charge is made automatically when you register the card. This charge is automatically canceled within several minutes.
If you have used recurring credit card payments before, you will see a notice stating “You are already authenticated,” and your card will be registered.
The information you enter is encrypted and processed by the payment gateway. On approval texts and receipts, the name of the payment gateway company, “Payple Co., Ltd.,” may appear.
Currently, recurring memberships are only available with domestic credit cards issued in Korea. Recurring membership is not available with international credit cards.

In the POSTYPE iOS app, due to App Store policies, the “Join” button and plan price information are not shown on the [Channel] > [Membership] tab. We kindly ask for your understanding.
You can still join a membership from the post details screen using the “Join membership” button.