Join a recurring membership

What is a recurring membership?

• On channels that have created membership plans and enabled recurring sign-ups, 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 with no limit on the number of channels, but you can only join one plan per channel.
• Once you pay for a plan set up by the creator, you can immediately start using the benefits. Every month, your membership fee will be charged automatically using the same payment method, and your membership period will be extended automatically.
• [My menu] > [Membership history] to check the channels and plans you have joined, plan prices, membership periods, and your usage history.
• The welcome message (up to 100 chars) you write when starting a recurring membership will be shared with the creator via notification.
• The payment information (name, email, contact information) you enter when starting a recurring membership will not be disclosed to anyone, including the creator.
• When you start a recurring membership, you will automatically subscribe to the channel, and you cannot cancel the subscription during your membership period.
• You can view membership posts only from the profile that holds the membership.
• You cannot join the same channel’s membership again with a different profile under the same account while you already have an active membership there.
• If your card PIN has been changed, payments may not be processed normally. In this case, go to [Membership history] > [Change payment method] and change your payment method to a different card or another payment option.

Recurring membership benefits

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

Start a recurring membership

Join with Kakao Pay recurring payments

• Recurring payments are made without additional authentication using the card or bank account you’ve pre-registered on Kakao Pay.
• You can check this in the [···] menu in the KakaoTalk app.
• If you register recurring payments with Kakao Money and your Kakao Money balance is insufficient, the linked account will automatically top up in units of 10,000 KRW and then the payment will be processed. For example, if the transaction amount is 5,000 KRW, 10,000 KRW will be topped up, 5,000 KRW will be used for payment, and the remaining 5,000 KRW will stay in your Kakao Money balance.

Join with Naver Pay (Npay) recurring payments

• Recurring payments are made without additional authentication using the card or bank account you’ve pre-registered on Naver Pay (Npay).
• If you register a charge payment method for point payments and your point balance is insufficient, your linked account will automatically top up Naver Pay (Npay) points in units of 10,000 KRW and then the payment will be processed.

Join with credit card recurring payments

• The first time only, you will register your card by entering the card number, expiration date, the first digits of your PIN, and your date of birth (6 digits).
• To verify that the card is valid, 100 KRW will be charged automatically when you register it. This transaction will be automatically canceled within a few minutes.
• If you have used card recurring payments before, you will see a notice saying “You are already authenticated,” and your registration will be processed.
• The information you enter is encrypted and processed by the payment gateway. The payment gateway “Payple” may appear in approval texts or receipts.
• Currently, recurring memberships are only available with credit or debit cards issued in Korea. Cards not issued in Korea cannot be used for recurring memberships.

I can’t find the membership join button in the iOS app.

• In the POSTYPE iOS app, due to App Store policy, the “Join” button and plan price information in the [Channel] > [Membership] tab are not displayed. We ask for your understanding regarding this limitation.
• You can still join a membership from the post details screen using the “Join membership” button.