Connect Polar to Makerfolio
Link your Polar organization in 2 minutes using a personal access token. Subscription MRR and one-time revenue are tracked separately — both show up on your verified public profile.
New to Polar? Polar is an open-source payment platform for developers — subscriptions, one-time purchases, and GitHub Sponsors. Free to start at polar.sh.
Setup guide
Create a personal access token in Polar
Go to polar.sh → Settings → Personal Access Tokens and create a new token named "Makerfolio".
Token scope:
✓ subscriptions:read
No write scopes needed
Copy your Organization ID
In Polar, navigate to your Organization settings and copy the Organization ID (a UUID like org_01abc...). Makerfolio uses this to scope subscription queries to your organization only.
Paste both values in Makerfolio
In your Makerfolio project → Connect Polar → enter the access token and your Organization ID. The token is encrypted with AES-256-GCM on save. Only the last 4 characters are stored in plaintext for your reference.
Sync — MRR gets added to your total
Click Sync Now. Makerfolio fetches your Polar subscriptions and adds them to your total MRR alongside any other connected platforms. Your public profile shows the combined verified total with a multi-source badge.
What Makerfolio reads from Polar
| Data | Why | Stored? |
|---|---|---|
| Active subscriptions | Calculate MRR | Only the total MRR cents |
| Order/purchase data | Track one-time revenue | Only the total order revenue cents |
| Subscription plans | Normalize to monthly | No |
| Currency | Multi-currency support | Currency code only |
| Organization ID | Scope queries to your org | Yes — stored encrypted |
FAQ
What is Polar?
Polar is an open-source payment platform built for developers — subscriptions, one-time purchases, and donations. It's popular as a Stripe alternative in the open-source and indie hacker community.
Can I use both Stripe and Polar?
Yes. On the Scaler plan you can connect unlimited integrations. Makerfolio aggregates MRR from both Stripe and Polar into a single verified total on your public profile.
Does Makerfolio support Polar one-time purchases?
Yes. Makerfolio tracks Polar subscription MRR and one-time order revenue separately, so you can always distinguish recurring from non-recurring revenue.
Also available
Stripe Integration
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