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title: Manage payouts
description: Manage Stripe payouts for Pay Per Crawl revenue.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
---

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### Tags

[ Stripe ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/search/?tags=Stripe) 

# Manage payouts

graph LR
A[Enable in<br>account settings] --> B[Set a pay per <br/>crawl price ]
B --> C[Select crawlers<br>to charge]
C --> D[Monitor<br>activity]
D --> E[Manage<br>payouts]:::highlight
classDef highlight fill:#F6821F,color:white

click A "/ai-crawl-control/features/pay-per-crawl/use-pay-per-crawl-as-site-owner/enable-in-account-settings/"
click B "/ai-crawl-control/features/pay-per-crawl/use-pay-per-crawl-as-site-owner/set-a-pay-per-crawl-price/"
click C "/ai-crawl-control/features/pay-per-crawl/use-pay-per-crawl-as-site-owner/select-crawlers-to-charge/"
click D "/ai-crawl-control/features/pay-per-crawl/use-pay-per-crawl-as-site-owner/monitor-activity/"

When you're ready to receive payments for your accrued crawler activity, connect your Cloudflare account to Stripe. This step can be completed at any time after enabling pay per crawl.

## Create a new Stripe account

A person with **Administrator** or **Super Administrator** access must set up the Stripe connection:

1. In the Cloudflare dashboard, go to **Manage Account** \> **Settings**.  
[ Go to **Configurations** ](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/configurations)
2. Select **Pay Per Crawl**.
3. In the **Stripe account** section, select **Connect**.
4. Select **Continue to Stripe**.
5. Complete Stripe's onboarding process, including:  
   * Basic business information  
   * Bank account details for payouts

Pay Per Crawl Stripe account required

You must create a dedicated Cloudflare Stripe Connect account through the dashboard. Pre-existing Stripe accounts are not compatible with this feature.

## Billing lifecycle

Cloudflare manages the complete billing lifecycle:

1. **Charge initiation**: AI crawlers indicate payment intent via request headers
2. **Charge recording**: A charge event is recorded upon successful content delivery (HTTP 200 response)
3. **Aggregation**: Cloudflare aggregates and reconciles all recorded charges
4. **Payout**: Monthly payments to publishers in good standing

### Limitations

* Your accrued balance is not currently visible in the dashboard. You can request balance updates from your Cloudflare team.
* Payouts are subject to settlement periods and minimum payout thresholds.

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```