Stripe payments for your tattoo studio
Tattoo studio software · UK
Connect your studio to Stripe so you can ask for payment from an enquiry, phone booking or walk-in. When online payments are enabled for your studio and Stripe is ready, request a deposit, full payment or remaining balance.
Your client pays through Stripe checkout. You can see the quote, confirmed payments and refunds beside their booking, with balances and payouts in Studio.
No card or business verification needed to get started. Choose your monthly plan when you're ready.
Every feature is included in your monthly subscription. No InkWell payment commission; Stripe processing fees are separate.
Get ready to take online payments
Stripe may ask for business, identity or bank details before your account is ready. Follow the instructions in your Stripe account to see what is still needed.
Your studio also needs online payment requests enabled in InkWell. If they are switched off, continue using your existing payment arrangements while you organise enquiries and appointments.
From an agreed price to a payment request
Start in Business verification. Add your legal seller details, complete the Stripe checks and follow any InkWell seller review shown there. You'll need these checks before publishing, and payment collection must also be enabled.
Start in Studio settings
Open Business verification, add your legal seller details and connect Stripe. Follow the Stripe checks and any seller review shown in Studio.
Card details stay with Stripe
The client's private payment link opens Stripe checkout. Card details do not belong in the enquiry form or a client email.
Check the request, then send it
Prepare a deposit, full-payment or balance request. Review the client email before sending it, or copy the private link to share with the client.
Check confirmed payments
See the payments confirmed against the enquiry or direct appointment and check Stripe when needed. Sending a link or saving a quote does not mean the client has paid.
Keep the price with the brief
Save the agreed price and required deposit beside the tattoo idea and references, so your payment request matches the work you have discussed.
Balances and bank payouts
See available and pending balances and recent payouts in Payments & payouts. Request a bank payout where manual controls are available. Bank arrival depends on Stripe and your bank.
Understand the costs and next steps
Check your Stripe account
Stripe shows what you still need to do and when payouts are due. Follow any outstanding setup steps and check your payout schedule there; connecting an account doesn't guarantee instant payouts.
See all fees before you choose
Find the monthly plan that fits your active artists on Pricing. InkWell charges no payment commission; Stripe processing fees are separate.
Handle payment refunds
Team members with payment access can request partial or full refunds in Studio for payments collected through InkWell. Check the result in Studio and Stripe.
Follow up an unpaid request
Check a reminder before sending it for a current unpaid request. There's a wait between reminder emails; the amount, request and expiry stay the same. Share confirmed receipts in the booking conversation; receipts are not VAT invoices.
Payment reminders and receipt sharing →Online payments
Request deposits, full payments or remaining balances when online payments are enabled for your studio and your Stripe account is ready. If payment requests are switched off, keep your existing payment arrangements.
Build and preview your page before business verification. When you're ready to go live, save your legal seller details and complete Stripe business verification and any InkWell seller review before publishing.
Read the payment collection guide →
Start with your studio workspace
Create your account without a card and add your studio details. Follow the business verification steps, then get ready to take client payments from the same workspace.
Set up InkWell yourself. No call required.