Purchases with Link

Brea can buy things on websites for you. It pays with your Link wallet from Stripe. You approve every payment in Link, and each purchase uses a new one-time card. Brea never sees the card number.

Connect your Link wallet

1. Open Wallet in your settings.
2. Click Connect Link.
3. Sign in to Link and allow access.
4. You come back to the Wallet page. It says Link wallet connected.

If you see “Link did not connect your wallet. Try again.”, click Connect Link again.

If you ask Brea to buy something before your wallet is connected, Brea texts you a link. The link preview says “Connect your wallet to Brea”. Open it to go to the Wallet page. If you’re asked, click Sign in to continue first.

If Link needs one more step

If Link needs something from you before it can approve payments, like checking your identity, the Wallet page shows a warning. Click Continue in Link and finish the step there.

Choose the card

Under Pay with on the Wallet page, choose the card Brea asks Link to charge. Link default uses your default card in Link. Choosing a card here doesn’t change your default in Link.

If you set spending limits in Link, the page shows them on a line that starts with “Link limits”.

To add or remove cards, click Manage cards in Link.

Buy something

1. Tell Brea what to buy and where, like “Buy the blue running shoes in size 10 from this page.” Give it the shipping address and contact details if it doesn’t have them.
2. Brea finds the total, with shipping and tax. Then it asks Link for the payment. Brea texts you a link to approve it, or Link sends a notification to the Link app.
3. Approve or decline the payment in Link.
4. When you approve, Brea starts the purchase by itself. You don’t need to text Brea.
5. Brea tells you when the order is confirmed.

Brea doesn’t ask for your approval again in chat, because you already approved the payment in Link. During that checkout, Brea can make only the purchase you approved.

A purchase stays on the seller’s website. If the site sends the browser to another website, Brea asks you before it opens it. A yes covers that one task only.

Rules for purchases

• One payment can be up to $500. This is Link’s limit.
• One approved payment pays for one checkout.
• Brea never pays with a card or balance saved on the website.
• Never send a card number, bank details, or a security code in a text. Brea doesn’t need them.

If Brea isn’t sure the order went through

A purchase is complete only when Brea sees an order confirmation. If the checkout stops before that, Brea tells you the order may or may not have been placed. Check your email or the seller’s website. Brea doesn’t try the same purchase again unless you ask.

Disconnect your Link wallet

On the Wallet page, click Disconnect. The box asks “Disconnect your Link wallet? Brea will not be able to pay for anything.” Confirm. After that, Brea can’t pay for anything.