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Paying Member Dues During the Free Trial and after Its End

When a Meetup group charges member dues, you can pay them directly from the group's homepage. 

⏳ If you are in the Trial Period:

On Desktop & Mobile Web:

  1. Go to the group page

  2. Click Set up payment

  3. Enter your payment information

  4. Click Update your payment method

On Android:

  1. From the Home tab, under "Your groups," select the group or tap See all to view more groups

  2. Next to You are in a trial period, select Manage

  3. Enter your payment information

  4. Tap Add your payment method

On iOS:

  1. From the Home tab, under "Your groups," select the group or tap See all to view more groups

  2. Tap In free trial

  3. Enter your payment information

  4. Tap Add your payment method

 

⌛️ If your Trial Period has ended:

On Desktop & Mobile Web:

  1. Go to the group page: you can find a group for which you need to pay dues on the Your groups page in the Membership Pending section.

  2. Select the red Pay dues button above the Organizers section of the page

  3. Enter your payment information

  4. Click Add your payment method

On Android:

  1. From the Home tab, under Your groups, select the group or tap See all to view more groups

  2. Next to Please pay member dues, select Manage

  3. Enter your payment information

  4. Select Add your payment method

On iOS:

  1. From the Home tab, under "Your groups," select the group or tap See all to view more groups.

  2. Tap Please pay member dues

  3. Enter your payment information

  4. Select Add your payment method

By following these steps, you can ensure a smooth transition from your trial period to a fully paid membership, keeping your place in the Meetup group without interruptions.

 

🔧 Troubleshooting failed payments for group member dues

If your payment for group member dues isn’t going through, try these steps:

  • Ensure you have a valid saved card among your account's payment methods in use

  • Select or update a different card

  • If the issue only appears on Meetup's mobile apps, try processing the payment via desktop instead and vice-versa

  • As a last resort, switch to a different browser or device and clear your browser cache

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