Get paid for your subscription podcast with PayPal

Charge listeners directly through PayPal and automatically add paying supporters to your private podcast — no Patreon-style 30% cut.

How Castos and PayPal work together

With Castos, content creators have complete control over how they get paid. PayPal is a flexible, easy-to-use option for creators who want to run paid subscription podcasts — without the hefty fees that come with Patreon, BuyMeACoffee, or Spotify Subscriptions.

How Castos and PayPal work together

Castos gives creators complete control over how they get paid. Pair it with PayPal for paid subscription podcasts — without the hefty fees of Patreon, BuyMeACoffee, or Spotify Subscriptions.

Create a PayPal subscription button

Set up a subscription link to bill listeners monthly for access to your content.

Make it available to your audience

Copy the subscription link and drop it into your podcast feed, your website, or your social profiles.

Set up a new private podcast

Create a new private podcast in Castos — or use an existing one — for subscribers to be added to.

Configure Zapier

Use Zapier to connect PayPal to Castos so paying customers automatically become private subscribers.

Keep what you earn

Unlike platforms that charge 5–30%, Castos doesn't take a cut of your subscription revenue and lets you control how you get paid.

How it works

Connect PayPal to Castos in four steps

You'll need a PayPal account to start. A business account is recommended — log in or create a new PayPal account before you begin.

Step 1

Create a PayPal subscription button

From PayPal's payment-button list, choose "Subscribe". You'll land on the My Account page where you can name your subscription and set how much to charge.
Step 2

Make your subscription available to your audience

Toggle from "Website" to "Email" and copy the link. Drop it into your public show's Funding Tag, your Castos website nav, or your social accounts.
Step 3

Set up a new private podcast

In Castos, click Podcasts → Add a New Podcast. Fill in the details, then on the Distribution tab toggle "Podcast is Private" and save.
Step 4

Configure Zapier

Create a Zap with "New Successful Sale in PayPal" as the trigger and "Create Private Subscriber in Castos" as the action.