Creating A Subscription Pass For Your Videos, Collections, And Catalog

With Switcher's hosting capabilities, you can place individual videos and Collections behind a paywall. This requires viewers to purchase a One-Time Pass or a Subscription in order to view your selected content. You can create your Subscription passes in the Switcher Dashboard and assign them directly to the video or Collection that you want to monetize, or to your entire Video Catalog!

Jump to:

• Subscriptions Overview
• How to Create a Subscription Pass
• How to Assign an Existing Subscription to a Collection

Subscriptions Overview

Passes are created in the Switcher Dashboard and can be assigned to videos, allowing your viewers to purchase premium content. Subscription passes are applied to an individual video, a Collection, or your entire Video Catalog and allow access to existing and upcoming video content, whereas one-time passes can be created and assigned to a set of one or more existing videos. Once a viewer purchases a subscription pass, they can access all content within a specific Collection or within your Video Catalog.

How To Create A Subscription Pass

• Log in to your Switcher Dashboard in a web browser.
• Click Gated Content in the left sidebar.
• Click Create a Pass.
• Enter the name of the pass.
• Select Subscription.
• Select monthly and/or annual payment options.
• Enter the monthly and/or annual costs.
• Click Select Collections.
• Select the Collection(s) you would like to assign the subscription to.
• Click Continue.
• Click Create.

Note: Any previous Gated Content passes and associated purchases will not allow access to the content once a Subscription is applied. Only add a Subscription pass to video content you are sure will not negatively impact previous pass purchasers.

How To Assign An Existing Subscription To A Collection

To Assign an Existing Subscription to a Collection:

• Go to the Video Catalog tab in the Switcher Dashboard.
• Click the Collection that you would like to assign a Subscription to.
• Click Gated Content.
• Next to Subscription Pass, click Add Pricing.
• Select the Subscription Pass.
• Click Save.