---
title: Charge for access to a chat space
sidebarTitle: Paid chat space
description: >-
  Sell access to a chat room for a one-time price or a monthly or yearly
  subscription.
audience: luminary
feature: chat-spaces
type: guide
availability: live
last_verified: '2026-10-14'
keywords:
  - paid chat
  - charge for chat
  - chat subscription
  - paid group chat
  - monthly chat access
url: 'https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/chat-spaces/paid-chat-space'
---

# Charge for access to a chat space

> Sell access to a chat room for a one-time price or a monthly or yearly subscription.

## When to use this

- You want to sell an inner circle, mastermind or premium room on its own, separate from your membership.
- You run a program where the chat itself is the product (accountability group, ongoing mentoring).
- You want a second tier above your membership.

## Steps

**Step 1: Connect Stripe**

Payments go through Stripe. If you haven't connected it, see [Stripe and
payouts](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/business/stripe-and-payouts).

**Step 2: Create the chat space**

Go to [Offerings → Chat Spaces](https://portal.bringsoul.life/chat-space) and click Create Chat
Space. Add a Title, Description and Cover Image. A paid room deserves a clear promise: who it's
for, what you'll do there and how often you show up.

**Step 3: Choose who can see it**

Under Visibility, pick Public to sell to anyone, Private to sell only to your subscribers, or
Unlisted to sell only to people you send the link to.

**Step 4: Set the price**

Under Pricing, choose Paid. Enter the Price (USD). The minimum is $0.50.

**Step 5: Choose the billing cycle**

Under Billing Cycle, choose One-time payment (pay once, stay forever), Monthly subscription or
Yearly subscription. *"Members will be charged based on the selected billing cycle."*

**Step 6: Check, then create**

Read the price and cycle again. Then click Create Chat Space.

**Step 7: Prepare the room before you sell**

Post a welcome and Pin it, so the first buyer walks into a room that's ready for them. Then
share the link or add it to your portal.

**Warning:** 
Price and billing are locked once the space is created. In Edit you'll see *"Pricing type cannot
be changed for now"* and *"Price changes are not available right now."* You can't switch between
free and paid either. Double-check before you click Create Chat Space, and contact
[support@bringsoul.life](mailto:support@bringsoul.life) if you need a change.

## Good to know

- Promo codes can't be applied to chat spaces.
- A Private + Paid space charges subscribers on top of their membership. If you want the chat included in the membership, use [a subscribers-only chat](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/chat-spaces/subscribers-only-chat) instead.
- Someone who opens the checkout but doesn't finish appears in Members with the status _unpaid_. They can't read or post until they pay.
- Refunding a chat space member from the members panel isn't available yet (it shows _Refund (Coming Soon)_). Email [support@bringsoul.life](mailto:support@bringsoul.life) if you need to refund someone. See also [Refunds](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/business/refunds).
- Removing a member from Members stops their access to the room. It doesn't refund them.

## What your members see

The card shows the price, and the room shows _"Join this chat space for $X to start conversations with other members."_ with a Join for $X button. They pay in a checkout window without leaving the page. While Soul confirms the payment they see _"Processing Payment..."_, then they're in. If they leave the checkout before paying, they come back to Complete Payment - $X.

Once they're in, the space is listed under Chat spaces in their [Messages](https://bringsoul.life/inbox).

## Related

- [Chat Spaces introduction](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/chat-spaces/introduction)
- [Run an unlisted, link-only chat](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/chat-spaces/unlisted-invite-only-chat)
- [Membership pricing](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/business/membership-pricing)