Set Up a Belong CheckIn Venue Campaign Before Guests Arrive

What it does

Belong CheckIn gives venue operators a structured way to launch a check-in campaign for customers. The Venue Quick Start covers the complete setup capability: choosing how customers check in, configuring rewards and payment settings, funding the campaign, preparing the QR code and going live.

The setup begins with a venue or hub and a Belong CheckIn account. You can sign in with email, Google or a Belong account. USDC is used to fund customer rewards, although the documentation notes that it can be added later.

A campaign can support different kinds of visits and entry. The available check-in modes are Free, Venue payment, NFT ticket and NFT membership. Free is intended for meetups and free community visits. Venue payment applies to cafés, bars, restaurants and paid experiences. NFT ticket is for ticketed events and gated entry, while NFT membership is for clubs and member-only spaces. A payment or free mode can also be combined with a membership option.

Beyond entry, venue settings bring together the payment network, accepted tokens, LONG handling, visitor rewards, promoter rewards, daily check-in limits and verification. Each venue also has a payment account, displayed as a venue wallet, where an operator can add reward balance, view the network, copy the address and check whether the venue is active.

How it works

Choose a check-in mode. Open Hub details → CheckIn → General and select the mode that fits the venue or event. Choose Free for a meetup or free community visit, Venue payment for a café, bar, restaurant or paid experience, NFT ticket for ticketed or gated entry, or NFT membership for a club or member-only space. A payment or free mode can be combined with a membership option.

Configure payment and rewards. In Venue settings, select BNB Chain Mainnet as the payment network and choose USDC, LONG or both as accepted tokens. Set LONG handling to auto-stake, auto-convert to USDC or direct transfer. Configure visitor rewards as a fixed visit bounty, a percentage of spend or both. Promoter rewards can likewise be a fixed referral bounty, a percentage of spend or both. Set the daily check-in limits and either location-based verification, QR-based verification or both.

Review the venue payment account. The payment account appears as a venue wallet. Use it to add reward balance, see the network, copy the address and confirm whether the venue is active. These details sit alongside the campaign settings used for customer and promoter rewards.

Fund the campaign. Deposit USDC into the venue account to fund customer and promoter rewards. Deposit fees apply, with discounts for staking LONG. The first two deposits waive the platform fee.

Get the QR code ready. Open the General → Check-in QR Code card. From there, print, download, copy or share the QR code. The documented placement options include a table, the bar, the register and a receipt, so the code can be positioned where customers will scan it.

Use a Pay request when staff confirm the amount. Switch the QR from Check-in to Pay request and add a label such as Table 12. This option is intended for staff-confirmed amounts.

Go live and review activity. After the campaign is funded and configured, customers can scan and check in. In the venue’s CheckIn area, review recent requests and reward activity.

Who it’s for and when to use it

The Venue Quick Start is for a venue operator preparing a first check-in campaign. It applies when a venue or hub needs a defined customer check-in method, configured rewards, a funded venue account and a QR code ready for customers.

The mode should follow the type of visit. A meetup or free community visit can use Free. Cafés, bars, restaurants and paid experiences can use Venue payment. A ticketed event or gated entrance can use NFT ticket, while a club or member-only space can use NFT membership. If membership also matters to a free or payment-based visit, the documentation allows those modes to be combined with a membership option.

Operators can also use the setup to decide how visitors are verified and how check-ins are controlled. Verification may be location-based, QR-based or both. Daily check-in limits can be configured in the venue settings. Once the campaign is live, recent requests and reward activity remain available in the venue’s CheckIn area.

At the event

Consider a venue using Venue payment with a QR code placed at the bar. Before customers scan, the operator has configured BNB Chain Mainnet, selected the accepted tokens, chosen how LONG is handled and set visitor and promoter rewards. The venue account has been funded with USDC for those rewards.

If staff need to confirm an amount, the operator can switch the QR from Check-in to Pay request and give it a label. The documentation uses Table 12 as an example. The QR can be printed, downloaded, copied or shared, and it can also be placed at a table, register or on a receipt.

After customers begin scanning, the operator can use the venue’s CheckIn area to review recent requests and reward activity. The same area supports the final stage of the quick-start flow: moving from a configured and funded campaign to active customer check-ins.

Get started

Start with the Belong CheckIn Venue Quick Start. Before setup, have a Belong CheckIn account and a venue or hub for the campaign. USDC is required to fund customer rewards, but it can be added later.

Then open Belong CheckIn, choose the check-in mode in Hub details → CheckIn → General, configure payment and rewards in Venue settings, fund the venue account and prepare the QR code from General → Check-in QR Code. Once those settings are complete, go live and review recent requests and reward activity from the venue’s CheckIn area.

FAQ

Which check-in modes can a venue choose?

Belong CheckIn offers Free, Venue payment, NFT ticket and NFT membership. Free or payment mode can also be combined with a membership option.

Where can the venue QR code be placed?

The Venue Quick Start suggests placing the QR code where customers will scan it, including a table, the bar, the register or a receipt. It can be printed, downloaded, copied or shared.

What can an operator review after going live?

From the venue’s CheckIn area, an operator can review recent requests and reward activity after the funded and configured campaign goes live.