How Zentry Works
Follow an event from its first idea to the front door, and see how every Zentry identity, ticket, storefront, and payout connects.
Choose your pathWhere do you want to begin?
Choose a goal to see the shortest path through Zentry. One account can eventually use every path.
Organizer path
Host an Event
Create the public host identity that owns and operates an event.
- 01Create or select an Organizer Profile
- 02Connect payouts for paid events
- 03Build and publish the event
- 04Manage orders, staff, and check-in
One person can use more than one path. These choices explain the product; they do not change your account.
One owner, three public identities
Your personal profile, organizer, and storefront serve different purposes while staying connected through the same account owner.
One account owner
User Profile
The person’s base identity on Zentry.
- Follow people and public identities
- Discover events
- Buy and manage tickets
- Connect organizer and storefront identities
Connected by the same owner.
Followed and managed as separate public identities.
Build the event, then make it public
Walk through the actual publishing decisions for paid events and free RSVPs, including what each event status means.
Event builder simulation
Friday Night Live
STEP 01 / 07
Organizer Profile
Create or select the public identity that will host the event.
Tickets become orders and admission
Explore realistic tiers for Friday Night Live, then follow a selection through confirmed payment and QR fulfillment.
Example event
Friday Night Live
What happens next
Early Bird · $10Ticket selected
Customer chooses a tier and quantity.
Checkout begins
Zentry validates price and availability.
Payment completes
Stripe confirms the paid purchase.
Order created
The purchase is recorded for the customer and organizer.
QR ticket issued
Each purchased ticket receives its own QR value.
Organizer sees order
The order and attendee appear in event management.
No sales
DeleteAn unused ticket tier can be permanently removed.
Existing sales
ArchiveThe tier leaves future purchasing while issued tickets and history remain valid.
Storefronts create attributed distribution
An organizer approves the store, eligible tiers, and commission. The promoter then shares a purchase path Zentry can attribute.
Approved event path
From organizer to storefront
- 01
Organizer publishes
Friday Night Live becomes a public event.
- 02
Storefront is approved
The organizer selects the store, eligible tiers, limits, pricing, and commission.
- 03
Promoter shares
The event appears in the storefront with an attributed purchase path.
- 04
Customer buys
Zentry validates the approved promotion before checkout.
- 05
Sale is tracked
The order records the valid store and promotion attribution.
- 06
Commission is earned
A configured commission becomes eligible for the promoter payout flow.
The organizer controls which storefront can sell the event and the terms it can use. A promoter cannot add an arbitrary event or commission on their own.
What happens after purchase?
Click through the customer, organizer, and financial lifecycle, or reveal how a full-order refund safely unwinds it.
Click each stage
One ticket, end to end
Purchase
The customer selects an active tier or claims one free RSVP.
- Primary view
- Customer
- What is tracked
- Chosen event, tier, quantity, and valid promotion context
Match the workflow
Apply what you learned to three people entering the ecosystem from different directions.
Match each person to the Zentry workflow that fits.
0/3Maya
Wants to publish a paid concert, sell three ticket tiers, and manage entry at the door.
Choose one workflow.
Jordan
Has a local audience and wants to earn from approved event sales without producing the event.
Choose one workflow.
Alex
Wants to find Friday plans, buy a ticket, and open the QR code at the venue.
Choose one workflow.