Payouts
How your earnings are calculated, how cycles close and are reviewed, which payout methods CLIPPING supports, and how to read the Payments page.
Updated 3 min read
You're paid for the verified views your clips earn on each bounty, once the cycle closes and passes review. There's no withdraw button: when your payout is approved, it's sent to you automatically.
How earnings are calculated
Per view bounties. Counted views multiplied by the rate. Only clips over 1,000 views count, and the bounty pays once your counted views reach its minimum.
Pool bounties. Your share of the bounty's counted views, applied to the pool.
Team commission. If you're on a team, your captain's commission comes off your payout. See Teams.
Cycles and review
Earnings build up over a cycle, which the dashboard calls a run. The campaign decides when a cycle ends; there's no fixed length.
The cycle closes
You get a notification that your earnings are being processed. The clips in the cycle are locked.
Clips are reviewed
Clips are checked for quality and the campaign's rules. Clips that break them are removed and aren't paid.
The payout is sent
Your earnings show as Awaiting in Payout history until they're paid with the campaign's payout method. You get a notification when the payment is sent.
There's no set payout date. Timing depends on when the campaign closes the cycle and how long its review takes, so watch your notifications and Payout history.
Why the final amount can differ
Your dashboard figures are estimates until the cycle is paid. The final amount can be lower when:
- clips were removed in review
- you didn't reach a bounty's minimum, which shows as Below minimum
- the campaign went over its budget for the cycle and payouts were scaled back; the payment notification says so when this happens
Add a payout method
Open Payments and choose Add method. You can add three:
| Method | What you need |
|---|---|
| PayPal | Your PayPal email, and optionally your first and last name |
| USDT (ETH) | An Ethereum address you control |
| USDC (ETH) | An Ethereum address you control |
Each campaign pays with one method. You need that method saved to submit to the campaign, and your payout for it goes there. Older methods you may have saved before, such as other networks or Cash App, show a Not paid out to badge; you can remove them but not add new ones.
Payments
Awaiting payment
Paid to date
Runs paid
Payout methods
Campaigns pay with PayPal, USDT or USDC on Ethereum
- PayPalsa***@example.com
- USDC (ETH)0x7a3f...c91e
- SOL9xQe00...Fh2aNot paid out to
Methods marked “Not paid out to” are older ones no campaign pays with. Remove them when you like.
Read this cycle's estimate
This cycle lists one row per campaign with your views, clips and estimate. When team commission applies, the row says "after N% team commission". Below minimum means you haven't qualified yet. Paid separately marks a campaign whose payout is handled outside the usual run, with no team commission taken.
This cycle
Estimates move with views until the run closes
- Northside Podcast56.3K views · 5 clips · after 10% team commission$178.20
- Arcade League8.4K views · 2 clipsBelow minimum$0.00
- Lumen Records41K views · 3 clipsPaid separately$96.50
Find a payout and its receipt
Payout history lists every run that paid you, marked Paid or Awaiting, with a Captain label on runs that include team commission. Export paid history downloads the full list.
Payout history
Open a run for its receipt
- Northside PodcastRun 6Awaiting$212.40
- Northside PodcastRun 5Paid 9 days agoPaid$348.90
- Arcade LeagueRun 2Paid 23 days agoPaid$126.00
Open a run for its Payout receipt: the campaign and cycle, the payment method and address, your views and clips, and the Amount paid (or Estimated amount while it's waiting). Choose Print or save as PDF to keep a copy.
Payout receipt
Northside Podcast · #5
Paid 9 days ago
Payment
Clipper earnings
Amount paid
$349