Upload & Payment Flow

End-to-end flow from creator upload to buyer purchase and content unlock.

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Creator: Upload Flow

1. Initial Upload

1. Creator selects media file(s)
2. Sets price
3. Clicks Generate Link
4. Upload begins (background for large files)

API: POST /api/products (multipart/form-data)

curl -X POST https://fangate.info/api/products \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
  -F "media=@video.mp4" \
  -F "price=550" \
  -F "currency_id=1"

2. Post-Upload Configuration (All Optional)

After upload, creator can:

Action	API / Note
Add consent documents	POST /api/consents/store-or-send
Add title	PATCH /api/products/{id}
Add public description	PATCH /api/products/{id}
Add internal note	PATCH /api/products/{id}
Toggle Add to Collection	POST /api/products/{id}/collection
Toggle AVS (adult content)	PATCH /api/products/{id}
Toggle Require age check	PATCH /api/products/{id}

3. Default Settings

• Each creator has default AVS and Yoti toggles in profile
• New uploads inherit these defaults
• Can be changed per product after upload

4. Processing

• Files < 10 MB: Processed immediately
• Files ≥ 10 MB: Queued (CreateProductJob)
• Media moderation: SightEngine reviews content

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Buyer: Purchase Flow

1. Buyer Clicks Product Link

• Link format: https://fangate.info/p/{link_hash}

2. Age Verification (if required)

• If AVS OFF: No age pop-up
• If AVS ON + Require Age Check: Yoti verification required
• Buyer redirected to Yoti → confirms 18+ → returns

3. Payment

• Payment via PSP: Stripe or PayPal
• Buyer pays with card or PayPal — no fan account required

4. Webhook Confirms Payment

• Stripe/PayPal/Epoch webhook notifies Fangate
• Payment is confirmed server-side

5. Content Unlocked

• Success screen shown to buyer
• Content accessible (download or stream)

6. Confirmation Email

• Sent to buyer with source URL

7. Creator Earnings

• Earnings added to creator wallet as Product Earning
• Funds may be on hold (default 1 hour) before moving to balance

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Product Properties (When Set)

Property	When Set	Notes
Media file(s)	At upload	Photo(s) or video
Price	At upload	In pre-defined currency
Title	After upload	Optional
Public description	After upload	Buyer-visible
Internal note	After upload	Creator-only
Thumbnail	Automatic	Auto-generated
AVS flag	Default or after	Mark as adult content
Required age check	Default or after	Force Yoti
Third-party consent	After upload	If content shows others

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Collections

• Add/remove products via POST /api/products/{id}/collection
• Single shareable link for entire collection
• Currently: one collection per user