Connect Patreon to your mods
Sync your Patreon campaign and paid tiers, then let active patrons unlock premium releases through their connected Modsy account.
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You do not need a Patreon developer app
Use the Connect Patreon button inside Modsy. Never send Patreon passwords, access tokens, client secrets, or supporter lists to Modsy support.
Before you start
You need:
- A verified Modsy creator account.
- A current Creator Membership plan that includes Patreon monetization.
- A Patreon creator account with an active campaign.
- At least one published paid tier if you want to limit access to specific tiers.
Creator Membership availability is controlled by the live plan catalog. Review the current plans if the Monetization tab is locked.
Connect Patreon
- Sign in to Modsy and open Modder Dashboard.
- Select Monetization.
- In Patreon Modder Connection, select Connect Patreon.
- Sign in to the Patreon account that owns your creator campaign.
- Review the permissions and approve the connection.
- Return to Modsy and confirm that the card shows Connected and the expected Patreon handle.
Connect the correct Patreon identity
Reconnect only when you intend to change the Patreon account used by your Modsy creator profile. Access is recalculated from the newly connected identity; it does not carry over from a previous Patreon account.
Sync campaigns and tiers
After connecting, select Sync campaigns. Modsy imports the campaigns and eligible paid tiers available to the connected creator account.
The sync may finish immediately or run in the background. When it completes, check:
- The correct campaign is listed and marked active.
- The paid tiers you want to use are listed with the correct names and prices.
- Last synced reflects the latest successful refresh.
Run Sync campaigns again after publishing, renaming, unpublishing, or removing a Patreon tier. If a premium mod references a tier that is no longer valid, Modsy pauses that Patreon access configuration until you remap it.
Configure mod access
When uploading or editing a mod:
- Choose Premium for ongoing subscriber-only access, or Early Access if the release should later become public.
- Select Patreon under Payment providers. You may also select Lemon Squeezy so a supporter can qualify through either provider.
- For a premium release, choose a Patreon subscriber rule:
- Any active subscriber allows an active paid member of the selected campaign.
- Specific tier(s) allows only members entitled to one of the selected paid tiers.
- For Early Access, select the eligible Patreon tiers and choose the access duration.
- Complete the remaining upload details and submit the mod for review.
Modsy stores the campaign and tier mapping with the mod. Your downloadable files remain behind Modsy's entitlement and signed-download checks.
Test supporter access
Test with two separate Modsy accounts before announcing a premium release:
- Link an eligible patron account to one Modsy account under Profile Settings → Connections.
- Open the approved premium mod and confirm it can be unlocked and downloaded.
- Open the same mod with a signed-in account that is not an eligible patron.
- Confirm that it remains locked and shows the subscription action.
- If you selected specific tiers, repeat the test with a patron from a non-eligible tier.
Do not test by sharing creator credentials or by manually sending the protected file.
Troubleshooting
No campaigns appear
Confirm you connected the Patreon account that owns the campaign, then select Sync campaigns again. If the connection shows an error, reconnect first.
A paid tier is missing
Only active, published tiers with a paid amount can be selected. Publish or correct the tier in Patreon, then sync again.
A premium mod is paused
Reconnect Patreon and sync the campaign. If Modsy reports an invalid tier mapping, edit the mod and select a currently available tier.
A new patron is still locked
Ask the supporter to connect the Patreon account used for the membership to their own Modsy account and retry from the mod page. Provider updates can take a short time to propagate.
Disconnect or reconnect
You can disconnect Patreon from the Monetization tab even when monetization management is otherwise locked. Disconnecting does not reveal or transfer provider credentials, but Patreon-backed mods become unavailable until a valid creator connection and campaign mapping are restored.
Use Reconnect Patreon to renew authorization or deliberately switch the connected Patreon identity. Run a campaign sync afterward and review every warning before assuming premium access is healthy.