Which transactions use each rate?
API subscriptions, usage bills, and service maintenance subscriptions cost 6.5% + $0.50 per payment. One-time services, quotes, and paid change orders below $2,000 before tax cost 6% + $0.50. At $2,000 or more, they use USD bank transfers at 2%, with no fixed charge. API platform fees apply only to monthly fees and usage charges you set, excluding taxes and bandwidth. The platform fee never exceeds your revenue from that payment.
Do I pay Stripe processing costs separately?
No, processing is included in the platform fee on normal sales. Stripe keeps the original processing cost after a refund. That cost is deducted separately from your balance only if a review finds the refund was caused by you, using the actual amount recorded by Stripe.
What can I sell through Invokora?
Offer free, monthly, or metered API plans. Charge for requests and up to four custom usage items, with fixed unit prices or tiered pricing. You can also sell installation, customization, and delivery services, add maintenance subscriptions to accepted services, or use change orders for extra work. You bring customers through your own channels; Invokora does not provide buyer traffic.
What are the minimum prices?
Paid API monthly fees, service maintenance subscriptions, and paid change orders start at $1. One-time services start at $25. Metered plans can have no monthly fee, with free usage included or charges from the first unit and no minimum spend. Usage unit prices support up to nine decimal places in USD. Free API plans that stop at their usage limit and free change orders may be $0. All prices are currently in USD.
When is metered usage billed?
Metered usage is normally billed at the end of each subscription cycle. Any outstanding usage is also billed when the subscription is cancelled.
For plans with fixed unit prices or graduated tiers, an early invoice is generated for approximately every $25 of unbilled charges before tax. The remainder is billed at cycle end. Early invoices do not restart pricing tiers. The $25 threshold is neither a minimum spend nor a spending cap.
If any item in the plan uses total usage for the whole cycle to determine one unit price, the entire subscription is billed only at cycle end or cancellation, with no invoices during the cycle.
How is bandwidth charged?
Each subscription cycle includes 10 GB of free bandwidth, counting the data transferred in both API requests and responses. Additional bandwidth costs $1/GB, where 1 GB is one billion bytes. Bandwidth and API usage charges appear on the same bill. Taxes are added separately.
Do buyers need to add a payment method?
Before enabling API access that can incur charges, buyers must add a payment method that supports subsequent automatic charges. An invoice being generated does not mean payment has succeeded.
Balances below the payment provider's minimum charge are kept and carried forward for the same buyer and API product. Small balances are not waived.
Is the platform fee returned after a refund?
Yes. A full refund returns the entire platform fee; a partial refund returns it in proportion to the refunded amount. Adjustments appear in settlement records. Statements that have already been paid are not rewritten.
Who pays the original processing cost after a refund?
Stripe keeps the original processing cost. You bear it if a review finds the refund resulted from your failure to deliver, delay, misrepresentation, or another breach. Otherwise, Invokora bears it. We record the decision using the transaction evidence and refund reason, and use only the actual cost in Stripe’s official records, never an estimated rate.
What happens after a full refund of a $25 service order?
For an order with no tax, the buyer gets $25 back, you keep none of the sale proceeds, and Invokora’s platform fee is $0. The review determines who bears the original processing cost. If the refund is attributed to you, Stripe’s actual recorded cost is deducted from your balance. Future earnings first offset any negative balance, and withdrawals pause while it remains negative. A negative balance alone does not stop sales.
When can I withdraw my earnings?
Monthly statements cover eligible earnings from the previous month, with 14 full calendar days to review after a statement is generated. Withdrawals require at least $100 in eligible earnings, completed identity checks, a ready payout account, and clearance of risk checks. Smaller balances carry forward. Refunds, disputes, or account reviews may pause the affected settlement or withdrawal.
