Monetize Your Song Requests

Turn song requests into an additional revenue stream by enabling optional donations. Guests can attach tips to their requests, creating earnings while enhancing engagement at your events.

Below is everything you need to know about setting up and managing song request donations.

How Request Donations Work

Instead of just collecting song requests, you can allow guests to attach optional donations to show appreciation for having their favorites played. Guests are only charged when you accept their request, ensuring a fair and transparent process.

The Donation Process

1. Guest makes a request - They select a song and choose to add an optional donation, but don’t pay yet.
2. You review the request - You see the song request just like any other, but with an attached donation amount.
3. Accept or decline - Only when you accept the request, is the guest asked to pay the donation amount.
4. Guest gets charged - They get 20 minutes to pay. If they fail to do so, they will not be able to request songs again.
5. You receive funds - Earnings are securely processed through our payment provider, Stripe, and transferred to you within 7 days.

Setting Up Donations

Enable Donations in Event Settings

To start accepting donations with song requests:

1. Go to your Event Settings in Rekwest
2. Scroll to the “Song requests with donations” section and enable it
3. Follow the steps in Stripe to set up the receiving of donations
4. Optionally Set your minimum donation amount
5. Save your event settings

Guest Experience

Adding Donations to Requests

When donations are enabled, guests will see:

• Song selection - Choose their requested track as normal
• Optional donation field - Specify an amount to donate
• Payment warning - The guest will be informed that they are obligated to pay in case their request is accepted.
• Submit request - The request is submitted as usual

Revenue and Payouts

Payout Schedule

Your donation earnings are transferred automatically:

• Processing time - Usually receive payout 7 days after the event
• Reports & Info - View earnings in your Stripe dashboard

Fee Structure

Of each donation, ≈80% goes to you, the event host, while the remaining ≈20% is shared between Stripe (our payment provider) and Rekwest.

Need Help?

If you encounter any issues with donation setup or processing, visit rekwest.app/support or reach out to our team.