Early payout lets you access your cleared earnings before the standard safety clearance period ends. This feature helps you manage your cash flow more easily by giving you the option to withdraw funds sooner, for a small fee.
Before you begin
- Early payout is available to eligible freelancers only.
- To use early payout, you must be a Top Rated freelancer or a Seller Plus Premium member.
- Eligibility for a shorter clearance is also determined based on your account standing, sales activity, performance, and compliance with Fiverr's Terms of Service and Community Standards. Your eligibility can change on a daily basis and subject to Fiverr's sole discretion.
Early payout functionality
Early payout moves your earnings to a cleared status earlier than the standard safety clearance period. Once cleared, you can withdraw your funds through the standard withdrawal process.
Keep the following in mind:
- A fee of 1% of the total clearing amount applies each time you use early payout. The fee is calculated on your earned revenue only, not the full order amount.
- Hourly orders are not eligible for early payout.
- Auto-completed orders are only available to be cleared through early payout for Top Rated freelancers.
- Early payout only clears your earnings at an earlier stage. You still need to complete the withdrawal through the standard process.
Eligibility and access timing
When early payout becomes available depends on whether you meet the eligibility criteria at the time your order is completed. If you are Top Rated or a Seller Plus Premium member and meet the criteria, early payout is available immediately after your qualifying order is completed. If you are Top Rated or a Seller Plus Premium member but do not meet the criteria, early payout becomes available 48 hours after your order is completed.
How to use early payout
- Go to your Earnings page.
- In the Activity table, find the order you want to get paid for. The Early Payout button appears next to eligible clearing orders.
- Review the fee shown, then click Early Payout for that order.
- In the confirmation pop-up, confirm that you understand the early clearance fee applies.
- Your funds will become available for withdrawal once you confirm.
FAQs
- Early payout is available to Top Rated freelancers and Seller Plus Premium members. Freelancers who were eligible before February 14, 2024, and are not in either of those groups will keep access as long as they continue to meet the eligibility criteria.
- Eligibility is based on your account standing, sales activity, performance, and compliance with Fiverr's Terms of Service and Community Standards. Your eligibility is assessed automatically and can change on a daily basis and is subject to Fiverr's sole discretion.
- If you meet the eligibility criteria, early payout is available immediately after your order is completed. If you do not meet the criteria but are Top Rated or a Seller Plus Premium member, early payout becomes available 48 hours after your order is completed.
- The fee is 1% of your total clearing amount. This is calculated on your earned revenue only, not the full order amount.
- Hourly orders cannot be cleared through early payout. Auto-completed orders are only available to be cleared through early payout for Top Rated freelancers.
- No. Early payout clears your earnings sooner, but you still need to withdraw your funds through the standard withdrawal process.