How to Add a Payment Link to a Twitch Panel

To add a payment link to a Twitch panel, open your channel’s About section, enable “Edit Panels,” create a Text/Image panel, upload a graphic, paste your payment URL into “Image links to,” and save. The image becomes clickable, allowing viewers to open your payment page while you are live or offline.

Last verified August 2026.

Where do Twitch panels appear?

Twitch panels appear below the stream player in the About section of a channel page, where viewers can access them whether the channel is live or offline (Twitch Help — How to Edit Info Panels, verified August 2026).

Each panel can include a title, an image, and a description. Twitch provides two link surfaces within a Text/Image panel:

• Image link: The “Image links to” field turns the uploaded image into one clickable hyperlink (Twitch Help, verified August 2026).
• Description links: The description supports Markdown, including linked text (Twitch Help, verified August 2026).

For a payment page, use the image link as the primary call to action and the description for a short explanation or secondary link.

How do I add a payment link to a Twitch panel?

1. Open your Twitch channel page and scroll to the About section below the stream.
2. Turn on “Edit Panels.” The editing interface and a + button will appear.
3. Select the + button and choose a Text/Image panel rather than an extension panel.
4. Add a clear title, such as “Ask me anything,” “Support the stream,” or “Request a shoutout.”
5. Upload a panel image. A short, button-style graphic is usually the easiest to recognize.
6. Paste your payment URL into “Image links to.” Twitch documents this field as the way to make the panel image clickable (Twitch Help, verified August 2026).
7. Add an optional description. Twitch supports Markdown in this field, so it can contain linked text (Twitch Help, verified August 2026).
8. Save the panel.

A saved Text/Image panel is published without a separate review or approval step in Twitch’s documented panel-editing flow (Twitch Help, verified August 2026).

If you are still deciding where your panels should send viewers, what creators should put in their link in bio applies the same principles to Twitch and other creator profiles.

What are the Twitch panel size and formatting limits?

Twitch sets the following image and formatting requirements for Text/Image panels:

A short image around 320 px wide fits cleanly in the panel column. Use an explicit label such as “Ask a question,” “Tip the stream,” or “Book a shoutout” so viewers understand the destination before clicking.

What should my payment link point to?

A Twitch panel can link directly to a single payment option or to a creator page containing several paid interactions. A FanBell page can combine tips, paid questions, and shoutouts behind one URL, reducing the need to maintain separate panels.

• Tips: Viewers choose an amount and pay without requiring a creator reply. This is the closest equivalent to a traditional donation panel. See how streamers can accept tips for a comparison with Streamlabs.
• Paid questions and shoutouts: Viewers pay to submit a question or request a custom response, which the creator can fulfill or refund under FanBell’s documented workflow (how it works, verified August 2026).
• One creator link: A single page can present multiple ways to pay, so the Twitch panel only needs one destination.

If you want to begin with tipping alone, how to add a tip link to your bio explains how to write a short call to action that encourages clicks without sounding pushy.

Does Twitch allow links to external payment pages?

Yes. Twitch’s official panel instructions document a URL field called “Image links to” and Markdown links in panel descriptions, enabling creators to send viewers from a panel to another webpage (Twitch Help, verified August 2026).

The panel simply redirects the viewer to the linked page; FanBell does not charge or read anything inside Twitch chat or direct messages. Existing Twitch monetization such as Bits, subscriptions, and ads can continue alongside an external payment-link panel.

FanBell is free to start, has no monthly fee or follower minimum, and charges a 12% platform fee only when a fan pays (pricing, verified August 2026). Stripe payment processing is separate; Stripe lists a standard fee of 2.9% + $0.30 for successful domestic card transactions in the United States (Stripe pricing, verified August 2026).

FanBell payouts go to the bank account connected through Stripe onboarding (how it works, verified August 2026).

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to be a Twitch Affiliate or Partner to add a panel link?

Twitch’s official Text/Image panel instructions do not list Affiliate or Partner status as a prerequisite for editing panels or using the “Image links to” field (Twitch Help, verified August 2026).

FanBell also has no follower minimum and is free to start with no monthly fee; its 12% platform fee applies only when a fan pays (pricing, verified August 2026).

Can I make the entire Twitch panel image clickable?

Yes. Pasting a URL into Twitch’s “Image links to” field makes the entire uploaded panel image one hyperlink (Twitch Help, verified August 2026). You can also place separate Markdown links in the description.

What size should my Twitch panel image be?

A Twitch panel image can be up to 320 px wide and 600 px tall; Twitch automatically resizes images that exceed those dimensions (Twitch Help, verified August 2026). A short, button-style image around 320 px wide usually provides a clear click target.

Will a payment-link panel replace my Bits or subscriptions?

No. A payment-link panel is an additional off-platform route for viewers and does not replace Twitch Bits, subscriptions, or advertising revenue. Because the panel remains on the channel’s About page, viewers can also use it outside a live broadcast (Twitch Help, verified August 2026).

How can I get started?

FanBell provides one creator page for tips, questions, and shoutouts, with no follower minimum or monthly fee and a 12% platform fee that applies only when a fan pays (pricing, verified August 2026).

Create your free FanBell page and add it to your panel today.