Sign up for a recurring membership – POSTYPE Help Center

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

What is 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, but on any single channel you can only join one plan.
Once you pay for a plan set by the creator, you can use the benefits immediately. Every month, the membership fee is billed on a recurring basis using the same payment method, and your membership period is automatically extended.
[My menu] > [Membership history] shows you the channels and plans you’ve joined, plan price, membership period, and usage details.
The welcome message you write when starting a recurring membership (up to 100 chars) will be shared with the creator via notification.
The payment information you enter when starting a recurring membership (name, email, contact information) is not 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 the membership period.
You can view membership posts only from the profile where you joined the membership.
You cannot join the same channel’s membership again with another profile under your account.
If your card PIN has changed, payment may not process properly. In that case, please go to [Membership history] > [Change payment method] and change it 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 their Allow messages (DM) setting.
If a channel allows comments only from “buyers/members,” then during the membership period, members can read and write comments on all posts. After the membership period ends, you can only delete your comments from [Library] > [Comments].

Recurring payments are processed without additional authentication using the card or bank account you pre‑registered with Kakao Pay.
You can check it in the KakaoTalk app under [···].
If you register recurring payments with Kakao Money and your Kakao Money balance is insufficient, your linked account will be automatically recharged in units of 10,000 KRW and then used for payment. For example, if the transaction amount is 5,000 KRW, 10,000 KRW will be recharged, 5,000 KRW will be used for payment, and the remaining 5,000 KRW will stay as Kakao Money.

Recurring payments are processed without additional authentication using the card or bank account you pre‑registered with Naver Pay (Npay).
If you register charge payments for point payment and your point balance is insufficient, your linked account will be automatically recharged with Naver Pay (Npay) points in units of 10,000 KRW and then used for payment.

You register your card once by entering the card number, expiration date, the first digits of the PIN, and the first 6 digits of your date of birth.
To verify that the card is valid, a 100 KRW charge will be made automatically when registering the card; this charge will be automatically canceled within several minutes.
If you have used card recurring payments before, you’ll see a notice saying “You are already authenticated,” and your registration will be processed.
Your information is encrypted and processed by the payment gateway. The payment gateway “Payple Co., Ltd.” may appear on approval messages and receipts.
Currently, recurring membership sign‑ups are only available with domestic credit cards issued in Korea. Recurring membership sign‑ups with foreign credit cards are not supported.

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