> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.hellofig.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Accept payments

> Connect Stripe so your Fig website can take payments.

Fig can help your website **take payments** by connecting your own
[Stripe](https://stripe.com) account. Sell a product, take a deposit, or collect a
booking fee — the money goes straight to your Stripe account.

<Frame caption="Connect your Stripe account from your website's Payments settings.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/fig-78a005ac/5luGB3DU8g5J5uEO/images/website-payments.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=5luGB3DU8g5J5uEO&q=85&s=4ab9af745c7ac7a781721fdb0325a1f9" alt="A Fig website's Settings with the Payments tab open, showing the Connect Stripe option" width="1420" height="737" data-path="images/website-payments.png" />
</Frame>

## How it works

You connect your Stripe account once, and from then on Fig can set up the payment
pieces your site needs:

* **Payment links** — a checkout for a product, service, or booking
* **Behind-the-scenes wiring** — Fig registers what's needed so payments and
  confirmations flow correctly

Because it's *your* Stripe account, you keep full control of your money, payouts,
and records — right where you'd expect them, in Stripe.

## Setting it up

<Steps>
  <Step title="Connect Stripe">
    In your website's settings, choose to connect Stripe and sign in to your Stripe
    account.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Tell Fig what to sell">
    Describe what you want to charge for — "add a $30 booking deposit" or "sell my
            e-book for $15" — and Fig sets up the checkout.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish">
    [Publish your site](/websites/publishing) and start taking payments.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  Don't have a Stripe account yet? You can create one for free at
  [stripe.com](https://stripe.com), then connect it to Fig.
</Info>

<Tip>
  Pair payments with a [database-backed page](/websites/databases) and an
  [automation](/features/scheduled-tasks) — for example, email a receipt and log
  the order whenever someone buys.
</Tip>