> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.dropfans.io/developers/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Money & units

> Prices go in as USD dollars; earnings and sales come out as integer cents; balance is dollars — per endpoint.

- Source: https://www.dropfans.io/developers/concepts/money-and-units
- Section: Concepts
- OpenAPI: https://www.dropfans.io/developers/openapi.json

Everything is **USD**. There is no other currency anywhere in the API. The unit, however, differs by endpoint — this table is the truth:

| Endpoint | Field | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [POST /drops](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/reference/create-drop.md) | `price` (in) | USD **dollars** — `0` (free) or 5–750 |
| [POST /posts](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/reference/create-post.md) | `media[].price` (in) | USD **dollars** — at least 5 when `isPaid` |
| [GET /earnings](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/reference/get-earnings.md) | everything `…Cents` (out) | integer **cents** |
| [POST /drops/check-status](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/reference/check-drop-status.md) | `saleAmountCents` (out) | integer **cents**, gross |
| [GET /balance](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/reference/get-balance.md) | all four buckets (out) | USD **dollars** |
| [GET /links](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/reference/get-links.md) | `web.tipTemplate` `{usd}` | dollars |
| [GET /links](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/reference/get-links.md) | `telegram.tipTemplate` `{cents}` | cents |

> [!WARNING] Refunds are counted differently
> `earnings` excludes refunded and charged-back transactions. `check-status` does **not** — a refunded sale still reports `paid: true`. Use earnings for money truth, check-status for fulfilment.

## Price limits

- Drop price: free (`0`) or between $5 and $750.
- Paid post media: at least $5 per item.
- Tips (via [tip links](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/guides/links-and-deep-links.md)): $5–$750.

## Gross vs net

Dropfans takes a 15% platform fee; the creator keeps 85%. `earnings` reports both: `totalEarningsCents` is **net** (what the creator keeps), `grossEarningsCents` is what buyers paid, and `typeTotals` breaks both down by `drop` / `tip` / `subscription`. `check-status` reports **gross** only.

## Payouts

Daily payouts on a rolling 14-day release. The minimum payout is $20. [GET /balance](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/reference/get-balance.md) shows where the money sits: `pending` (in the release hold), `available` (payable), `processing` (in a payout run) and `paidOut` (lifetime).

## Timezones

`earnings` buckets by day in the timezone you pass as `tz` (IANA name; invalid values silently fall back to UTC) — so your "today" can match the creator’s dashboard. See [Earnings & balance](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/guides/earnings-and-balance.md).

Next: [Agencies](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/concepts/agencies.md) or [Earnings & balance](https://www.dropfans.io/developers/guides/earnings-and-balance.md).

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