# Stripe for an Escrow-Style Marketplace App

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**Created:** [November 13, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/stripe-for-an-escrow-style-marketplace-app/348175 "2024-11-13T10:10:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon82359038](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@anon82359038](https://forum.bubble.io/u/anon82359038)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/stripe-for-an-escrow-style-marketplace-app/348175/1 "2024-11-13T10:10:17Z")

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Hello everyone,

I’m currently working on an online marketplace app that acts as an intermediary. Both customers and service providers can register and set up jobs here. When a payment is made, the funds are held by the platform until the service is marked as completed and confirmed. At that point, the service provider receives their payment minus the platform’s commission—essentially, an escrow-style marketplace. The app is similar to Fiverr.

Does anyone here have experience setting this up with Stripe, or know of a good guide or resources I could use to get this configured?

Thanks so much for any help!

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**Author:** ![alexcooney5](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/alexcooney5/32/206227_2.png) [@alexcooney5](https://forum.bubble.io/u/alexcooney5)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/stripe-for-an-escrow-style-marketplace-app/348175/2 "2024-11-13T10:30:18Z")

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Hi @anon82359038, I put together a fairly detailed written guide on this subject recently:

> [@A guide to delayed marketplace payments (like Upwork or Fiverr) with Bubble and Stripe Connect](https://forum.bubble.io/t/a-guide-to-delayed-marketplace-payments-like-upwork-or-fiverr-with-bubble-and-stripe-connect/332060):
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> If you’re building a marketplace with Bubble, you’re very likely using [Stripe Connect](https://stripe.com/connect) to process payments. It’s relatively straightforward to implement a basic marketplace payment flow where: The customer pays for a good/service on the marketplace via a Stripe Checkout Session/Payment link The payment is split between the platform (EG Etsy) and the seller on the platform (EG the Etsy seller) The good/service is delivered and everyone is happy HOWEVER, not all marketplaces are that straightfor…

Please note that Stripe doesn’t specifically support ‘escrow’ payments (as that has a very defined legal meaning), but you can implement a similar payment flow using one of the approaches outlined in the post.

I usually recommend using manual payouts for scenarios like this, but there are other options discussed in the past.

I also have a ‘Freelancer Marketplace’ template (link [here](https://bubble.io/template/freelancer-marketplace-1648467821771x907637595711733800)) that has some pre-built payment flows included - may be useful!

Hope that helps 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/stripe-for-an-escrow-style-marketplace-app/348175/3 "2025-01-22T10:10:23Z")

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