> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Payout Schedule and History

> Choose when you get paid and track every payout.

## Overview

After connecting Stripe Connect, Knead aggregates your customer payments and transfers them to your bank account on a schedule you control. You can view every payout, see fees deducted, and track the net amount deposited.

## Setting Your Payout Schedule

You choose how often Stripe sends money to your bank.

1. Open **Settings** from the main navigation.
2. Tap **Payments**.
3. In the **Payouts** card, set your **Payout frequency**:
   * **Daily** — Stripe transfers your available balance every business day.
   * **Weekly (Mondays)** — Stripe transfers your available balance once a week, every Monday.

Changes to your payout schedule take effect on the next payout cycle. Payments already in transit are not affected.

<Tip>Pro tip: Weekly payouts give you a single, larger deposit to reconcile each week. Daily payouts get money into your account faster. Choose whichever fits your bookkeeping style.</Tip>

## How Payouts Work

Here is what happens between a customer payment and the money arriving in your bank.

1. **Customer pays** — A customer pays an invoice through Stripe. The payment amount enters your Stripe balance.
2. **Knead batches payments** — Stripe groups all payments received since your last payout.
3. **Fees are deducted** — Stripe subtracts processing fees from the batch total.
4. **Net amount transfers** — The remaining amount is sent to your connected bank account.

Stripe typically takes 2 business days to complete a transfer after it is initiated. This is standard for all Stripe Connect accounts.

<Note>Good to know: Manual payments (cash, check, Venmo) are not included in Stripe payouts. Those funds are already in your hands. Knead tracks them separately on each invoice.</Note>

## Viewing Your Payout History

1. Open **Settings** from the main navigation.
2. Tap **Payments**, then open **Payout History**.

The Payout History table has one row per payout, with these columns:

* **Period** — The date range of payments included in the payout (start to end).
* **Gross** — The total amount of customer payments in the batch.
* **Fees** — The combined Stripe processing fees deducted.
* **Net** — The amount transferred to your bank account.
* **Payments** — How many payments make up the batch.
* **Status** — Where the payout is in the process (see below).

Before your first payout settles, you'll see "No payouts yet."

## Understanding Payout Statuses

Each payout shows a status that tells you where it is in the process:

| Status         | What It Means                                                                 |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Pending**    | The payout is queued and waiting to be sent.                                  |
| **Processing** | Stripe is transferring the funds to your bank.                                |
| **Paid**       | The transfer arrived in your bank account.                                    |
| **Failed**     | The transfer could not be completed. The reason appears in red below the row. |

If a payout fails, check that your bank account details are correct in your Stripe dashboard. Knead also surfaces payout status changes as a "What's new" card on The Counter, so you stay informed without digging through settings.

## Payout Updates on The Counter

Knead surfaces payout status changes in the **What's new** feed on The Counter. When a payout starts processing, lands, or fails, a card appears so important financial updates stay visible without your having to check settings.

## Related Articles

* [Connecting Stripe](/invoicing-and-payments/connecting-stripe)
* [Understanding Processing Fees](/invoicing-and-payments/understanding-processing-fees)
* [Creating and Sending Invoices](/invoicing-and-payments/creating-and-sending-invoices)

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