Forums, clans and paid community access

Skins payments for gaming forums and communities

Fund your forum with account upgrades and memberships that members pay for with skins. Access is granted automatically.

Gaming forums and clan sites keep the lights on with supporter upgrades, subscriptions and paid clubs. Their members are Steam users first. With SkinsFlow, those members can pay with CS2, Dota 2 and Rust items.

Add-ons for Invision Community and XenForo plug straight into the subscription and upgrade systems you already use. The member picks items, accepts one Steam trade, and the upgrade or membership is applied as soon as the payment is final.

Payments are credited in USD after 2.5%. Members always get something for their payment: an upgrade, access or a perk.

Payments must buy something. Letting members sell to each other through your SkinsFlow account is not allowed without a written agreement.

The problem

What gets in the way today

Members without cards

Many of your most active members are young or abroad.

Upgrades applied by hand

Matching off-platform payments to usernames takes time.

Costly subscriptions

Card fees hit small monthly upgrades hardest.

Live market

Value your customers already hold.

Real items on the market right now, with live prices. Every one of them can pay for what you sell.

On the market right now Live prices, refreshed every few minutes
  • AK-47 | Redline (Field-Tested) AK-47 | Redline Field-Tested $24.05
  • AWP | Asiimov (Field-Tested) AWP | Asiimov Field-Tested $99.27
  • Knife ★ Karambit | Marble Fade (Factory New) Karambit | Marble Fade Factory New $937.37
  • M4A1-S | Solitude (Factory New) M4A1-S | Solitude Factory New $9.54
  • Gloves ★ Sport Gloves | Vice (Field-Tested) Sport Gloves | Vice Field-Tested $353.46
  • Desert Eagle | Printstream (Field-Tested) Desert Eagle | Printstream Field-Tested $32.78
  • Knife ★ Butterfly Knife | Fade (Factory New) Butterfly Knife | Fade Factory New $1,927.73
  • USP-S | Printstream (Field-Tested) USP-S | Printstream Field-Tested $35.05
  • M4A4 | Falak (Battle-Scarred) M4A4 | Falak Battle-Scarred $13.74
  • Glock-18 | AXIA (Field-Tested) Glock-18 | AXIA Field-Tested $17.29
How SkinsFlow helps

Built for forums & communities

Native add-ons

Invision Community Commerce and XenForo account upgrades.

Applied automatically

Groups, upgrades and club access are granted when the payment is final.

USD balance

Payments credited in USD after 2.5%.

Protected trades wait

Upgrades paid by a protected trade apply when the hold ends.

Test mode

Buy a test upgrade before members see the option.

Getting started

From sign-up to first payment

  1. Open an account

    Sign up and add your forum.

  2. Install the add-on

    Invision Community or XenForo, in a few clicks.

  3. Connect the webhook

    Copy the add-on webhook URL into your project settings.

  4. Members pay with skins

    Upgrades apply on their own.

Recommended integrations

Plug in what you already run

Pay button

Any website · A server that creates payments

One script tag: the checkout in a window over your page.

Setup guide One script tag
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Which forum software is supported?

Invision Community (with Commerce) and XenForo have ready-made add-ons. Other software can use the pay button or an SDK.

Do upgrades renew automatically?

Each period is paid when it is due, because a Steam trade always needs the member to accept it.

Can members sell items to each other?

Not through your SkinsFlow account. Letting third parties take payments through your account needs a written agreement with us.

What is Steam Trade Protection?

Steam can hold traded items for up to 7 days and return them to the customer in that window. SkinsFlow tracks every protected payment: it is credited automatically when the hold ends, or right away if you release it early because you trust the customer. If items go back after an early release, the amount comes off your balance and your site is told.

What does it cost?

The add-ons are free. SkinsFlow charges 2.5% of each credited payment.

Start today

Take skins this week.

Open an account, add your site, connect. Verification is free.

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