Connect your Mollie account
Online payments on Bookbaar run through your own Mollie account, so the money lands directly in your bank — never with us. Setting it up is a one-time paste of your Mollie API key.
Before you start
You'll need a Mollie account. Don't have one yet? Sign up at mollie.com — it takes a few minutes. You can connect a test key first and switch to your live key when you're ready for real payments.
Connect it
- In your Mollie dashboard, go to Developers → API keys and copy your key (it starts with
live_ortest_). - In Bookbaar, open Settings → Payments.
- Paste the key into Connect your Mollie account and confirm.
Bookbaar detects whether it's a test or live key and shows the connection status.
What connecting turns on
Connecting Mollie is your "I want to take payments online" signal, so we switch on the online channels for you in one go — you don't have to hunt through settings:
- Bookings can be paid online at checkout (pay-at-the-studio stays on too, so customers can choose).
- Gift cards, bundles and your online product store appear on your minisite, where customers can buy them.
You can fine-tune each afterwards — booking channels live on Settings → Booking, the product store on Settings → Shipping.
Which payment methods your customers see at checkout is decided in your Mollie dashboard, not here — switch on iDEAL, cards, Bancontact, Apple Pay, PayPal, bank transfer or Klarna there and they appear. Whatever they choose is recorded against the invoice, so your bookkeeping matches your Mollie statement line for line.
What happens if I disconnect?
Disconnect from the same screen and online payments pause: gift cards, bundles and the product store come off your minisite, and bookings switch to pay at the studio so people can still book you. Your key is kept (not deleted) — reconnect and the online channels come back on.
Do I have to use it?
No. Bookings work without Mollie — customers reserve online and pay at the studio. You only need Mollie if you want customers to pay online, or to sell gift cards, bundles or products on your minisite.