Checking subscriptions

Finding the account

To see and manage a viewer’s details, log into your InPlayer Dashboard, and go to the Audience section.

From here, you can use the search bar to find the viewer’s account.

To use the search bar, choose the filter you wish to use for your search from the dropdown menu, and type in your search.

Note that you can search with just the first part of the email address, in this case carter, or the second part, in this case mail.com, however, you cannot search by typing any of the two parts of the email address just partially, in this case, cart or mail.


To open a viewer account, just click the  button on the right, under the Edit column in the viewer’s row.

Checking the subscription

Click on the Access management tab.

In the assets access dropdown menu, select subscriptions.

Click the  button under the Edit column in the row of the subscriptions you wish to cancel, and click Subscription details.

On the new screen you will see all the payment and content details for the subscription.

This concludes our guide.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.

Checking payments

Finding the account

To see and manage a viewer’s details, log into your InPlayer Dashboard, and go to the Audience section.

From here, you can use the search bar to find the viewer’s account.

To use the search bar, choose the filter you wish to use for your search from the dropdown menu, and type in your search.

Note that you can search with just the first part of the email address, in this case carter, or the second part, in this case mail.com, however, you cannot search by typing any of the two parts of the email address just partially, in this case, cart or mail.


To open a viewer account, just click the  button on the right, under the Edit column in the viewer’s row.

Checking payments

Click on the Access management tab.

In the assets access dropdown menu, select payments.

You will see the list of all the viewer payments.

The list includes individual recurring payments for subscriptions, as well as one-time payments for ppv content.

Click the arrow button under the Edit column in the row of the payment for which you wish to see the details.

On the new screen you will see all the payment and content details for the payment.

This concludes our guide.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.

Revoking access

Finding the viewer account

To see and manage a viewer’s details, log into your InPlayer Dashboard, and go to the Audience section.

From here, you can use the search bar to find the viewer’s account.

To use the search bar, choose the filter you wish to use for your search from the dropdown menu, and type in your search.

Note that you can search with just the first part of the email address, in this case carter, or the second part, in this case mail.com, however, you cannot search by typing any of the two parts of the email address just partially, in this case, cart or mail.


To open a viewer account, just click the  button on the right, under the Edit column in the viewer’s row.

Revoking access

Click on the Access management tab.

Click the  button under the Edit column in the row of the asset to which you wish to revoke the access, and click Revoke access.

Click Revoke to confirm.

Revoking access in bulk

If you want to revoke access to an entire list of viewers, you can do so in the Bulk actions tab of the Access section. Click here to learn how.

This concludes our guide.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.

Access management

Finding the account

To see and manage a viewer’s details, log into your InPlayer Dashboard, and go to the Audience section.

From here, you can use the search bar to find the viewer’s account.

To use the search bar, choose the filter you wish to use for your search from the dropdown menu, and type in your search.

Note that you can search with just the first part of the email address, in this case carter, or the second part, in this case mail.com, however, you cannot search by typing any of the two parts of the email address just partially, in this case, cart or mail.


To open a viewer account, just click the  button on the right, under the Edit column in the viewer’s row.

Checking access

Go to the Access management tab.

Under Customer accesses, you will see all the active access a viewer has.

To see the expired accesses, click on the active dropdown menu, and select inactive.

Granting access

To grant a viewer free access to an asset or a package, first get the asset ID of the asset or package to which you wish to grant the access.

You will find the asset ID in the Assets tab:

Similarly, you will find the package ID in the Packages tab:

Once you have the ID, go back to the viewer’s account and click on the Access management tab.

There, click on Grant access.

In the new window, select whether you are granting access to an Asset or a Package.
In the search bar, click on ID or Title, depending on what you want to use to search for the asset or package, and paste the asset or package ID or Title.
Click on the package or asset.
Choose for how long you wish to grant the access.

Finally, click Grant.

Extending access

Similar to granting access, to extend a viewer’s existing access, open the viewer’s account and click on the Access management tab.

Click the  button under the Edit column in the row of the asset to which you wish to extend the access, and click Extend access.

Enter the new date to which you’d like to extend the access and click Extend.

Granting & extending access in bulk

If you want to grant or extend access to an entire list of viewers, you can do so in the Bulk actions tab of the Access section. Click here to learn how.

Revoking access

Click on the Access management tab.

Click the  button under the Edit column in the row of the asset to which you wish to revoke the access, and click Revoke access.

Click Revoke to confirm.

Revoking access in bulk

If you want to revoke access to an entire list of viewers, you can do so in the Bulk actions tab of the Access section. Click here to learn how.

This concludes our guide.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.

In-app introductory offers

In-app introductory offers are different than vouchers, since there is no “code” the viewer needs to enter to get the discount.
Instead, the discount is in the form of a discounted price that is available to anyone that has access to your app.
This means that you cannot use in-app introductory offers to give a discount to only a specific viewer or a group of viewers. You can only have it as a discounted price that will be available to everyone.

All In-app introductory offers that have been created in the InPlayer Dashboard need to be replicated in the Dashboard of the In-app platform they are intended for. Read below for full details on doing this.

Creating an In-app introductory offer

Log into your InPlayer Dashboard, go to the Promotions section, and then to In-app introductory offers.

Click New introductory offer.

Configure the offer.

Enter the name of the offer.

Discount percent is the discount the viewers will get with this offer.
You can set it up to 100 which means the viewers will not have to pay anything.
Note that you only need to enter the number of the discount percent, without the % sign after it.

In Discount cycles, setup the following:
If you are setting up a one-time discount offer, choose 1.
If you want the offer to grant recurring discounts for a subscription, select the number of recurring discounts, i.e. cycles.

In Platform, select either Android or iOS, depending on the platform on which the offer will be used.

Click Next.

Validity period sets the offer validity period. Note that this is different from the access period, which is controlled by the Payment type setting in the price option of your asset or package.

Item type lets you choose whether the offer will be used for an Asset or a Package.

After selecting an Item type, select the asset or package, as well the specific price option of that asset or package for which the offer will be applicable.
Note that, due to the nature of in-app purchases, the offer can only be valid for one asset or package, and for one price option in that asset or package.

Click Next.

Your In-app introductory offer has been created.
On the new screen, you can review the offer settings.
After that, the next step is to create an introductory price (or introductory offer) for your product in your Android or iOS app.

Details

In Details, you can edit the things you’ve already set up during the first step of the offer creation.

Assets or Package

In the Assets or Packages sections, you can see for which asset or package the offer is valid. However, you cannot make any changes.

Creating an Introductory price for Android

Go to your Google Play Console and open the subscription for which you wish to enable introductory offer purchases.

Click on Set Introductory Price.

Here, under Default price, enter the discounted price. Make sure to enter the actual discounted amount a viewer will need to pay.

The local prices will be populated automatically.

When you’re done, click APPLY.

And with that, you are done.

Creating an Introductory offer for iOS

Go to your Apple Store Connect panel and open the In-app subscription purchase for which you wish to enable introductory offer purchases.

Click on the  button next to Subscription Prices and then on Create Introductory Offer.

Set up the countries where the offer will be available.

Set up the Start and End Dates.

On the next screen, set up the offer details.

Under Type of Introductory Offer, select Pay as you go.

Under Duration, set up the same number of repeating cycles you’ve set up in the InPlayer dashboard for the offer.

Under Price, enter the discounted price. Make sure to enter the actual discounted amount a viewer will need to pay.

When you’re done, click Next.

On the final screen, you will see the converted discounted prices per territory.

Click Done to complete the setup.

And with that, you are done.

Deleting an offer

To delete an offer, just open it, and click on the  button at the top right.

This concludes our guide.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.

Access vouchers

Access vouchers can be used via a web browser, for getting access to content. In this sense, they are the same as a 100% Discount voucher. However, there is an important difference: By using an Access voucher a viewer will get access for a period that is going to be specified in the voucher itself, while with the Discount voucher they will get the access period that has been specified in the Payment type setting in the price option of the asset the viewer is purchasing.

Creating an Access voucher

Log into your InPlayer Dashboard, and go to the Promotions section.

In the Vouchers tab, click New voucher.

Enter the voucher name. This isn’t the code the viewer will need to use.

Choose Access voucher and click Next.

Configure the voucher.

Randomly generated code lets you generate the voucher code automatically, by setting up the voucher length, prefix, and suffix. Note that the Voucher code length does not include the prefix and suffix. It only refers to the automatically generated part in the middle.

Voucher code lets you enter a custom code, if you are not using the Randomly generated code setting.

Access period sets the access period the viewer will get when using the voucher. There are two options here:

  • Expires on a date
    With this option, you can set the date on which the viewer’s access will expire, regardless of when the viewer uses the voucher.
  • Expires after a period
    With this, you can set a specific access period (days, months, years) that the viewer will get after using the voucher.

Note that when a viewer uses an access voucher to purchase a subscription, they will not need to enter their credit card. Also, a subscripton will not be created for them. They will only get the access stated in the “Access period” section of the voucher.

Click Next.

Set the Usage limit.
This is how many times the voucher can be used.
The default is set as blank, which means a voucher can be used an unlimited number of times.

Set the Validity period and start and end times.
This sets the voucher validity period. Note that this is different from the content access period, which is controlled by the Access period setting from the previous step.
Note also that the times are in UTC.

Click Next.

Your voucher has now been created and is ready for use. In its current state, the voucher can be used by any viewer, for every asset and package you have.
If you wish to make it valid for only a certain asset, or package, or price option, or to make it so only a certain viewer can use it, you can proceed to modify the voucher properties.

Details

In Details, you can edit the things you’ve already set up during the first step of the voucher creation. Note that you can’t edit the code.

Assets and Packages

In the Assets and Packages sections, you can select for which assets and/or packages the voucher can be used.
Just drag and drop the asset or package you want to add to the voucher from left to right.

You can even go one step further, and specify for which price options will the voucher be valid, in case your assets or packages have multiple price options set up.
To do this, click on Access fees, select the price option you want to enable, and click Save.

Customer emails

In the Customer emails section, you can choose to assign the voucher to only a specific set of viewers, so that only they can use it.

You can either bulk add a list of viewers or add viewers one by one.

For bulk adding, make sure to download the CSV template provided in the voucher settings.

Once you enter the viewer emails in the CSV file, just upload the file to the voucher.

To add a single viewer email, simply type in the email and click the + button.

Note that viewers don’t have to exist in the database. You can set up the voucher now, and when the viewer registers with the email you’ve entered, they will still be able to use the code.

To find out which viewers used a particular voucher, you can get a payment report from the Transactions tab. These reports will contain the voucher info for each payment.


Payment types

In the Payment types section, you can make the voucher valid for only ppv or subscription price options. Just drag and drop from left to right.
If you want the voucher to be valid for both, just leave this option as is, i.e. select neither the ppv or the subscription types, which will make the voucher valid for both.

Deleting a voucher

To delete a voucher, just open it, and click on the  button at the top right.

This concludes our guide.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.

Discount vouchers

Discount vouchers can be used for getting discounts on purchases done via a web browser, using a Credit Card, PayPal or Direct Debit as payment methods. It is the most common voucher type.

Note that a 100%  Discount voucher cannot be used for a ppv (one-time) payment via PayPal. This is due to a limitation in PayPal’s system. For subscription payments, on the other hand, a 100% voucher can be used via PayPal with no issues.


Creating a Discount voucher

Log into your InPlayer Dashboard, and go to the Promotions section.

In the Vouchers tab, click New voucher.

Enter the voucher name. This isn’t the code the viewer will need to use.

Choose Discount voucher and click Next.

Configure the voucher.

Randomly generated code lets you generate the voucher code automatically, by setting up the voucher length, prefix, and suffix. Note that the Voucher code length does not include the prefix and suffix. It only refers to the automatically generated part in the middle.

Voucher code lets you enter a custom code, if you are not using the Randomly generated code setting.

Discount percent is the discount the viewer will get by using the voucher.
You can set it up to 100 which means a viewer will not have to pay anything.
Note that you only need to enter the number of the discount percent, without the % sign after it.

Discount cycles is only applicable for subscription payments.
once – gives a one time discount on the first payment for a subscription.
forever – gives a permanent discount for all future payments for a subscription.
repeating – gives a discount for a set number of payments for a subscription.

Note that when a viewer uses a 100% discount voucher to purchase a subscription, they will still need to enter their credit card. This is so the system knows which card to charge after the discount period expires.

Click Next.

Set the Usage limit.
This is how many times the voucher can be used.
The default is set as blank, which means a voucher can be used an unlimited number of times.

Set the Validity period and start and end times.
This sets the voucher validity period. Note that this is different from the content access period, which is controlled by the Payment type setting in the price option of your asset or package.

Click Next.

Your voucher has now been created and is ready for use. In its current state, the voucher can be used by any viewer, for every asset and package you have.
If you wish to make it valid for only a certain asset, or package, or price option, or to make it so only a certain viewer can use it, you can proceed to modify the voucher properties.

Details

In Details, you can edit the things you’ve already set up during the first step of the voucher creation. Note that you can’t edit the code.

Assets and Packages

In the Assets and Packages sections, you can select for which assets and/or packages the voucher can be used.
Just drag and drop the asset or package you want to add to the voucher from left to right.

You can even go one step further, and specify for which price options will the voucher be valid, in case your assets or packages have multiple price options set up.
To do this, click on Access fees, select the price option you want to enable, and click Save.

Customer emails

In the Customer emails section, you can choose to assign the voucher to only a specific set of viewers, so that only they can use it.

You can either bulk add a list of viewers or add viewers one by one.

For bulk adding, make sure to download the CSV template provided in the voucher settings.

Once you enter the viewer emails in the CSV file, just upload the file to the voucher.

To add a single viewer email, simply type in the email and click the + button.

Note that viewers don’t have to exist in the database. You can set up the voucher now, and when the viewer registers with the email you’ve entered, they will still be able to use the code.

To find out which viewers used a particular voucher, you can get a payment report from the Transactions tab. These reports will contain the voucher info for each payment.


Payment types

In the Payment types section, you can make the voucher valid for only ppv or subscription price options. Just drag and drop from left to right.
If you want the voucher to be valid for both, just leave this option as is, i.e. select neither the ppv or the subscription types, which will make the voucher valid for both.

Deleting a voucher

To delete a voucher, just open it, and click on the  button at the top right.

This concludes our guide.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.

Package management

Our platform offers the ability to combine multiple assets into a bundle, which can then be sold under one price.
We call these bundles packages.
Once the viewer purchases a package, they will automatically have access to all assets that have been placed in that package.

Note that packages themselves are not embedded on a webpage.
The asset is still the thing you need to embed on your page because that is where the actual content is located.
The package only serves to bundle multiple assets under a single price.

When a viewer clicks on an asset that is a part of a package, the package price will appear in the asset’s price options, and by selecting it, the viewer will get access to all assets that are part of the package they’ve just purchased.
To access the assets, the viewer will need to navigate to the place on your website where the assets have been embedded.

Creating a Package

Log into your InPlayer Dashboard, go to the Content section, and then to the Packages tab.

Click on New package.

Enter a name for your package. This will appear on the final payment form on the paywall, as well as the notification emails your viewers will receive.

Click Save.

Your package is now created and saved.

On the new page, you can set up the package properties.

Just like in the asset section, the right side of the screen is where you can set everything up, and the left side provides a preview. However, since the package itself will not be embedded on your webpage, the preview is more for your own convenience.

Preview

In the Preview section, you can set up the title, description, and thumbnail. Note that the Title, Description and Thumbnail will not appear anywhere on your webpage. They are more for your own use for easier package management.e package Title however, will appear on the final payment form on the paywall, as well as the notification email your viewers will receive.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Price options

You can set up three different pricing types:

  • ppv –  the viewer makes a one-time payment and gets access for a limited time,
  • subscription – the viewer accepts a recurrent charge at regular intervals that can be canceled at any time,
  • season – the viewer makes a payment and gets access for a limited period, but at the same time accepts a recurrent charge for being able to watch during the next period. The date for the upcoming charge is determined by the merchant.

Note that the season price type needs to be activated on your account by our team, so make sure to contact us at clients@inplayer.com for this.


In the Price options section, click New price.

In the General info tab of the price option, set up the following:

  • In the Price description field, enter the price description that will appear on the paywall. Make it concise so your viewers know exactly what they are buying.
  • In the Payment type field, select ppv.
    This is a one-time payment which grants access that expires after the end of the specified period counter either from the moment of purchase, or if using the Schedule start feature, from the date set in the Schedule start field (more on this below).
    The access period can be selected from the drop-down menu.
    You can pick one of the available periods, or use the custom period option.
    When using the custom period option, you can specify the exact date and time at which the viewers’ access will expire. This is very useful for doing presales since the viewers’ access will expire on the date you’ve set up, regardless of when they’ve purchased their pass. An alternative way to set up presales is by using the Schedule start option from the Additional info tab. More on that below.
  • In the Amount field, enter the price.
    The minimum price when using USD, EUR, or GBP is 1. When using all other currencies, the minimum is the equivalent converted amount of 1 USD.
    The currency can be selected from the drop-down menu. If you wish to use a currency that is not on the list, you can contact us at clients@inplayer.com and we’ll make sure to add the currency for you asap. We support all currencies listed here.

In the Additional info tab, you can set up the following:

  • Schedule start
    This is the date and time at which the viewer’s access period will start after they’ve purchased the asset. Until that time, they will see a message informing them to come back on the scheduled date.
    This is a useful option for setting up presales. You can select the access period from the Payment type section in the General info tab, and then set up when will that access period begin. It works for both the pre-defined access periods (24 hours, 48 hours, etc), and for the custom period.
    If you leave the Schedule start field blank, the viewers’ access will begin right after purchasing.
    Note that if you change the scheduled start setting after some viewers have made their purchase, their access start will not change.
    Always set this according to your own timezone. This will be automatically converted to the viewer’s own timezone, based on the time settings of their device’s operating system. Their IP address location does not play a role here.
  • Geo-restriction
    With this option, you can restrict the price option to specific countries.
    You can choose to either allow (whitelist) or deny (blacklist) a single country, or use a country set you have created previously.
    You can learn more about setting up country sets here.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Note that once you set the payment type for an asset, you cannot change it. You can change the other payment fields (access period duration, price, etc) but not the payment type. If you wish to set a new payment type, you will need to set up a new price option.


If you’d like to have a custom ppv access period added to the list of pre-made periods under Payment type, you can reach out to your account manager or our support team at clients@inplayer.com.

In the Price options section, click New price.

In the General info tab of the price option, set up the following:

  • In the Price description field, enter the price description that will appear on the paywall. Make it concise so your viewers know exactly what they are buying.
  • In the Payment type field, select subscription.
    This is a recurring payment that is renewed automatically. Access is granted at each renewal.
    The renewal period can be selected from the drop-down menu.
  • In the Amount field, enter the price.
    The minimum price when using USD, EUR, or GBP is 1. When using all other currencies, the minimum is the equivalent converted amount of 1 USD.
    The currency can be selected from the drop-down menu. If you wish to use a currency that is not on the list, you can contact us at clients@inplayer.com and we’ll make sure to add the currency for you asap. We support all currencies listed here.

In the Additional info tab, you can set up the following:

  • Free trial
    With this, you can set up a free trial period. Free trials are tied to a viewer’s credit card, and not their account. If they open a second account but still use the same card to buy their second subscription, they will not get a second free trial. This is intended to prevent abuse.
  • Additional fee
    With this option, you can set up a one-time fee that will be charged when the viewer purchases the subscription, as an addition to the regular subscription fee. The fee will only be charged once, together with the first subscription charge.
  • Geo-restriction
    With this option, you can restrict the price option to specific countries.
    You can choose to either include (whitelist) or exclude (blacklist) a single country, or use a country set you have created previously.
    You can learn more about setting up country sets here.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Note that once you set the payment type for an asset, you cannot change it. You can change the other payment fields (access period duration, price, etc) but not the payment type. If you wish to set a new payment type, you will need to set up a new price option.


If you’d like to have a custom subscription period added to the list of pre-made periods under Payment type, you can reach out to your account manager or our support team at clients@inplayer.com.

Subscription upgrades & downgrades

If you have multiple subscriptions for a package, the Subscription plan change option will become available in the Price options section.

Enabling this will allow your viewers to upgrade or downgrade their subscription plan.

Upgrades on the viewer’s plan will happen and be billed immediately. A pro rata deduction for the unused portion of their old subscription will be applied to the charge for the new subscription.

Downgrades will happen and be billed after the expiration of their currently ongoing subscription cycle. Note that after choosing to downgrade, viewers cannot change plans while they’re waiting for the downgrade to happen. They can change their plan again once the downgrade has happened.

Note that upgrades/downgrades are only possible on payments made via credit card.

Viewers can upgrade or downgrade their subscriptions by following the instructions here.

In the Price options section, click New price.

In the General info tab of the price option, set up the following:

  • In the Price description field, enter the price description that will appear on the paywall. Make it concise so your viewers know exactly what they are buying.
  • In the Payment type field, select season. With this payment type, the viewer purchases a season pass that lasts for a specific period, then expires, and is then renewed for a second period at a certain point in the future, upon which a new charge is taken from the viewer. The payment will continue to renew in the same manner for as long as you keep scheduling upcoming seasons.
    The season payment type is best suited for seasonal content, like sports, where using standard back-to-back subscription payments might not be suitable, since content is only available during specific parts of the year, and in between there are periods with nothing or nothing new to watch.
    A basic season cycle is represented here:

Setting up the first season phase

  • In the Season start field, enter the start date and time of the season. This determines when the access for viewers who purchase a pass will start. It is also possible for access to be granted to the viewers from the moment of their purchase. This is accomplished with the Off-season access option. We’ll talk about that further below. Also, a season price option will not be available for purchase until the Season start has been set.
  • In the Season end field, enter the end date and time of the season. This is the access cut-off date for the current season. Access will be re-granted upon the renewal of the payment for the next season. It is also possible for the access to continue beyond the end of the season, i.e. until the moment of renewal of the payment for the next season. This is, again, done with the Off-season access option, which we’ll see below. Also, a season price option will not be available for purchase until the Season end has been set.
  • In the Next rebill date field, enter the date and time for the renewal of the payment, i.e. the date and time when the payment for next season will be taken. Note that once you set up the first rebill date, the rebill date for the next season will be automatically set to one year after the first date. You can always go back and change it if you wish.
  • In the Next rebill price field, enter the amount that will be charged upon renewal for the next season, i.e. on the Next rebill date. Note that this is not the price for the current season.
    The minimum price when using USD, EUR, or GBP is 1. When using all other currencies, the minimum is the equivalent converted amount of 1 USD.
    The currency can be selected from the drop-down menu. If you wish to use a currency that is not in the list, you can contact us at clients@inplayer.com and we’ll make sure to add the currency for you asap. We support all currencies listed here.
  • In the Current price field, enter the account that will be charged for the current season. Whenever a viewer goes to your page, they will see this price. You can change this price at any time. For example, you can have it be equal to the New rebill price at the beginning of the season, and then reduce it as the season progresses.
    The minimum price when using USD, EUR, or GBP is 1. When using all other currencies, the minimum is the equivalent converted amount of 1 USD.
    The currency can be selected from the drop-down menu. If you wish to use a currency that is not in the list, you can contact us at clients@inplayer.com and we’ll make sure to add the currency for you asap. We support all currencies that are listed here.
  • With the Off-season access option, you can decide whether the viewers will only have access during a season (between the season start and end date), or also during the off-season period, so they can watch replays, for example.

Note that once you set the Season start, Season end, Next rebill date, and Next rebill price you cannot change them until the current season ends. You can only change the Current price amount.


In the Additional info tab, you can set up the following:

  • Free trial
    With this, you can set up a free trial period. If the Off-season access option is enabled, the free trial will begin right after the viewer completes their purchase. If the Off-season access option is disabled, the free trial will begin on the Season start date.
  • Additional fee
    With this option, you can set up a one-time fee that will be charged when the viewer purchases the subscription, as an addition to the regular subscription fee. The fee will only be charged once, together with the first subscription charge.
  • Geo-restriction
    With this option, you can restrict the price option to specific countries.
    You can choose to either allow (whitelist) or deny (blacklist) a single country, or use a country set you have created previously.
    You can learn more about setting up country sets here.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Setting up the next season phase (etc)

Click Add new phase.

The same settings described above will be available, except this time you set them up from the next upcoming season.

Add a new phase for all future seasons.

Note that once you set the payment type for an asset, you cannot change it. You can change the other payment fields (access period duration, price, etc) but not the payment type. If you wish to set a new payment type, you will need to set up a new price option. You also cannot delete a season price option before the current season ends.

Deleting a price option

Deleting a price option from a package will make that price option unavailable for new purchases. Any viewers that have already purchased it will keep their access, and won’t be affected by this change.

To delete a price option, simply click the bin icon to the right of it.

Manage assets

Here you can add the assets you wish to include in the package. You can add as many assets as you want.

To add an asset, just drag and drop it from the left to the right side.

If you wish to add multiple assets at once just tick their checkboxes and drag and drop them to the right. You can also add all your assets at once by clicking Add all assets button, or add only the assets that are loaded in the list on the left by checking Select all loaded assets and then drag and dropping them to the left. Note that this only selects the assets currently loaded in the list on the left, and not all available assets.

Finally, click Save.

With that, the selected assets will be added to the package.

Additional metadata

Here, you can add additional metadata to your asset, which can be used for various purposes.

Deactivating a Package

To deactivate a package, just open it and click the  button at the top right.

You can always bring a deactivated package back by going to the Packages tab, selecting deactivated from the drop-down menu next to the search field, and just clicking on the package you wish to reactivate.

When you go back to the active packages list, you will find the package there.

This concludes our guide.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.

Settings

The Settings section contains all the settings that affect the various aspects of your account and content.

It is divided into three tabs: Authentication, Branding, and Integration.

The Authentication tab

The Authentication tab is where you’ll set up the settings that have to do with how your viewers access your content.

This includes things like enabling your viewers to use their social platform accounts to register and log in, limiting the number of devices they can watch on using the same account, adding geo and domain restrictions, and more.

For in-depth guides of all the settings in the Authentication tab click here.

The Branding tab

Branding lets you customize the look of the paywall and automated viewer emails to fit your brand.

The look and feel of the paywall can be modified by using the dashboard.
The emails can be modified by contacting your dedicated account manager or our support team at clients@inplayer.com.

For in-depth guides on setting up custom branding, click here.

The Integrations tab

In the Integrations tab you can connect your InPlayer account to third-party platforms such as Online Video Platforms (OVP) where you’ve hosted your content, or In-App platforms which will let you use In-App payments.

For in-depth guides on setting up the various types of integrations, click here.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.

Access

The Access section offers an overview of all of your viewers and their individual access passes, and also lets you perform access-related bulk actions.

You can also perform bulk actions such as grant, extend and revoke access for multiple viewers at once.

The Access section has a few tabs: Access, Access reports and Bulk actions.

The Access tab

Here you will find all of your viewers’ individual access records, and whether that access was purchased, granted or has expired.

At the upper right of the tab, you have the Generate report, Schedule report, and View reports buttons. You can learn more about making reports in the guides to reporting.

Below that, you have the search bar, along with the option to choose whether to view a list of the active or inactive accesses.
To use the search bar, click on it, choose the filter you wish to use for your search, and type in your search.

So, if you wanted to check the access passes for a viewer with the email derby@mail.com, you’d click on the search field, choose the email filter, type in derby@mail.com, and press Enter.

Note that you can search with just the first part of the email address, in this case derby, or the second part, in this case mail.com, however, you cannot search by typing any of the two parts of the email address just partially, in this case, derb or mail.


Below that, you have the main part of the Access section, which is the table where you can see the details of the viewer accesses.

Here is a list of the various access statues, along with their meaning:

Purchased – The viewer received access after making a regular payment.
Granted – The viewer was granted access manually via the InPlayer Dashboard.
Acess-voucher – The viewer received access after purchasing the content using a Free access voucher.
Full-discount – The viewer received access after purchasing the content using a 100% discount voucher.
Expired – The period of access validity set up for that price option has expired.

The Access reports tab

The Access reports tab is where you can download the reports you have generated in the Access tab.

The generated reports will be kept for 10 days.

The Bulk actions tab

Here, you can perform access-related bulk actions such as granting, extending, and revoking access to multiple viewers at once.

Read the Bulk actions section to learn how to perform bulk actions.

Access management

In the Access tab, you can revoke or extend a viewer’s access.
Note that the same thing can be done in each viewer’s personal account as well, as described in the Audience management guides.

Revoke access

To revoke a viewer’s existing access pass, click on the  button under the Edit column in the asset title’s row.
Then click Revoke access.

Confirm by clicking Yes, revoke!

Extend access

To extend a viewer’s existing access pass, click on the  button under the Edit column in the asset title’s row.
Then click Extend access.

Here, enter the new date to which you’d like to extend the access and click Extend.

Bulk actions

In the Bulk actions tab, choose the action you wish to perform.

  • Grant access
  • Revoke access
  • Extend access

Next, download the template CSV file.

Fill in the CSV file with the required data. In the CSV, you will find one row of dummy data that serves as a guide to the correct format of the data.

  • user_id – the viewer ID. You can find this by going to the viewer’s account in the Audience tab.
  • item_id – the asset ID. You can find this in the Assets tab of the Content section.
  • starts_at – the date and time of the access start. The time should be in UTC.
  • expires_at – the date and time of the access expiry. The time should be in UTC.

Upload the CSV and click Submit.

This concludes our guide.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.