📍 Bolt Help / Products / Bolt Subscriptions / Bolt Subscriptions Setup Bolt Subscriptions Setup Learn how to set up Bolt Subscriptions in your Merchant Dashboard. Page Contents Click to expand. About Bolt Subscriptions provides a streamlined solution for offering access to your digital goods, whether through external storefronts or directly within your product via in-app or in-game purchases. Shoppers can subscribe to your offerings with a smooth, reliable checkout experience. Prerequisites To start with Bolt Subscriptions, create a Bolt Merchant account and complete the onboarding steps. The process is free, quick, and straightforward, designed to get you up and running in no time. Quickstart To get started with Bolt Subscriptions, complete the following steps: Create and Activate Your Bolt Merchant Account Complete Merchant Dashboard Setup Configure Products and Plans Get Checkout Links Manage Subscriptions Review Shopper Notifications Configure a Tax Provider Create and Activate Your Bolt Merchant Account Create a Bolt Merchant account. Provide your company Website URL. Provide your company and personal details. Accept the terms and submit the form. Open the activation email from Bolt and follow the link to complete your setup. After activation, sign in to your Bolt Merchant account. Complete Merchant Dashboard Setup Sign in to your Bolt Merchant account and finish the remaining setup tasks in the dashboard. Upload a logo Go to Checkout settings. Under Configuration, click Browse Files to upload your logo. Provide Customer Support Contact Go to Administration settings. Select Business Info. Find the Shopper Support Contact Information section and enter your support contact info. Configure Products and Plans To enable a digital subscription: Go to Charge and select Subscriptions tab. On the Products tab, click Create Product. Fill in the product form and select at least one plan. The form collects information about the product you will sell and the subscription plans you want to offer for that product. Each product can have multiple plans (for example, monthly and yearly), but at least one plan is required. TIP You can choose weekly, monthly, or yearly subscriptions. Changing the Frequency value allows you extra flexibility; e.g. Frequency = 3 and Unit = monthly combination yield a quarterly subscription. Get Checkout Links After creating a product: Open the Product view to see all plans associated with it. Navigate to each Plan to get the Bolt checkout link for subscription. Add those checkout links to buttons whenever you want your shoppers to click them. Manage Subscriptions Subscriptions appear at Subscriptions tab. The table shows active and canceled subscriptions across products. Use the search box to find a specific subscription. Click a subscription to view details, orders, and the next scheduled charge. The subscription view shows all orders associated with this particular subscription, including the next scheduled charge. Cancel a Subscription Open the subscription details. Click Cancel Subscription and confirm. Review Shopper Notifications Bolt sends transactional emails for subscription events (created, renewed, canceled). See examples below. Subscription Created Email Subscription Renew Email Subscription Cancel Email Configure a Tax Provider The instructions below apply only for Digital Goods and Subscriptions: In your Bolt Merchant account go to Integrations. In Tax Compliance Provider, choose your provider and enter provider credentials: TaxJar - API Key Avalara - Account ID and License Key Click Update credentials to save and activate tax calculations. TIP Ensure your account with the selected provider is active and properly configured before connecting.
