--- title: "Add Web Monetization to your sites with Snippet Injection" description: "Curious about the new Web Monetization W3C proposal? Here" source: "https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/12/14/add-web-monetization-to-your-sites-with-snippet-injection/" last_updated: "2026-08-05T06:05:21.000Z" --- Welcome to Blogvent, day 14! In case you haven’t heard of it before, [Web Monetization](https://webmonetization.org/) is “a JavaScript browser API that allows the creation of a payment stream from the user agent to the website.” It’s currently being proposed as a W3C standard at [the Web Platform Incubator Community Group](https://discourse.wicg.io/t/proposal-web-monetization-a-new-revenue-model-for-the-web/3785), and uses the open protocol [Interledger](https://interledger.org/) to transfer money. ## I want that! If you want to enable Web Monetization in your websites, you first set up a web monetized wallet, and a payment pointer. Right now you’ll want to use one of these Interledger-protocol-enabled providers to do so: - [Uphold](https://uphold.com/) - [GateHub](https://gatehub.net/) Your payment pointer will be something that looks like a URL but starts with a `$` sign, like `$wallet.example.com/something`. Now, with that payment pointer, you can use the `monetization` meta tag! ``` ``` ## Where do I put this tag? You can add it into the `` of your website, and it’s done! But, if you don’t want to make code changes in your repo, there’s an even simpler way with **Snippet Injection.** Head do your Site Settings on Netlify, then Build & Deploy, then down to Snippet Injection. Make a new snippet, make it “Insert before ”, and add your tag in the HTML, like so: ![Snippet injection panel with monetization meta tag](/v3/img/blog/snippetmonetization.png "Snippet injection panel with monetization meta tag") Now, your web monetization will be automatically added into your site’s build, without you having to update your `` across your codebase. Enjoy! 🤑 ### Share - [X (fka Twitter)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Add Web Monetization to your sites with Snippet Injection&url=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/12/14/add-web-monetization-to-your-sites-with-snippet-injection//) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netlify.com%2Fblog%2F2020%2F12%2F14%2Fadd-web-monetization-to-your-sites-with-snippet-injection%2F%2F) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/12/14/add-web-monetization-to-your-sites-with-snippet-injection//) - [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Add Web Monetization to your sites with Snippet Injection+https://www.netlify.com/blog/2020/12/14/add-web-monetization-to-your-sites-with-snippet-injection//) * * * ### Tags - [blogvent](/blog/tags/blogvent/) ## Keep reading ![](/images/blog-fallback-thumbnail.svg) Guides & Tutorials December 12, 2020 [ ### Deploy from CodePen to Netlify in less than 30 seconds ](/blog/2020/12/12/deploy-from-codepen-to-netlify-in-less-than-30-seconds/) - ![Profile picture of Cassidy Williams](/_astro/a62099fab0f946e063c4b84ff4b4d9c94f9aa7a5-400x400_ZdakPa.webp) Cassidy Williams ![](/images/blog-fallback-thumbnail.svg) Guides & Tutorials September 6, 2018 [ ### Promoting Open Source with Netlify Snippet Injection ](/blog/2018/09/06/promoting-open-source-with-netlify-snippet-injection/) - ![Profile picture of swyx](/_astro/80b626ea43991ffa04b42658abd64d8ed2a4c762-80x80_Z1CrLdW.webp) swyx ## Recent posts Opinions & Insights July 28, 2026 [ ### Open Weights and the 2nd World ](/blog/open-weights-and-the-2nd-world) - ![Profile picture of Mathias Biilmann](/_astro/f193d4707a6391d843d5aaa73338b5a5971ec5cc-960x960_1Yylqm.webp) Mathias Biilmann Tools & Services July 28, 2026 [ ### MCP goes stateless and extensible ](/blog/mcp-goes-stateless-and-extensible) - ![Profile picture of Sean Roberts](/_astro/bbf2243f8171dbddd80ab2103622106cef84d125-512x512_Z1d2LKE.webp) Sean Roberts News & Announcements July 28, 2026 [ ### New Netlify projects are now private by default ](/blog/new-netlify-projects-are-now-private-by-default) - ![Profile picture of Taylor Barnett-Torabi](/_astro/cf4624da8c1286738397b6fecb53bad504df140b-400x400_ZsvK0s.webp) Taylor Barnett-Torabi ![](/_astro/3f255b372fa958df35802666ee33b4609b2d71bd-1200x1586_1VtE2D.webp) ### How do the best dev and marketing teams work together? [Access the report](https://www.netlify.com/reports/2024-leadership-trend-report/access/)