How to Create a Multi-Vendor Marketplace on Bubble

Create 'Vendor' with: user (User), store_name, description, logo, stripe_account_id, is_approved (yes/no), commission_rate (number, default 10). Create 'Product' with: vendor, title, description, price, images (list), category, stock, is_active. Create 'Order' with: buyer (User), vendor, items (list of OrderItems), total, status, commission_amount, vendor_payout, stripe_payment_id. Create 'OrderItem' with: product, quantity, price_at_purchase.

Create an 'Apply as Vendor' page with a form for store name, description, and logo. The workflow creates a Vendor record (is_approved = no). An admin reviews and approves vendors. When approved, trigger Stripe Connect onboarding: use the API Connector to call Stripe's Account creation endpoint, creating a Connected Account for the vendor. Redirect the vendor to Stripe's hosted onboarding to complete identity verification. Store the Stripe account ID on the Vendor record.

1{
2  "type": "express",
3  "country": "US",
4  "email": "vendor@example.com",
5  "capabilities": {
6    "transfers": { "requested": true }
7  }
8}

Create a 'vendor-dashboard' page (only accessible to users with a Vendor record). Show sections: Product Management (add/edit/delete products), Orders (incoming orders for this vendor), Earnings (total sales, commissions, payouts). The product management section includes a form for adding products with title, description, price, images, category, and stock quantity.

Create a marketplace home page with search, category filters, and featured products from all vendors. Product detail pages show vendor information alongside product details. The cart supports items from multiple vendors. At checkout, create separate Order records per vendor (grouping cart items by vendor). Process a single Stripe payment from the buyer, then use Stripe Connect transfers to split the funds: platform keeps commission, vendor receives the remainder.

When processing checkout payment, use Stripe's Payment Intents with transfer_group and separate transfers. For each vendor's order: calculate commission (order total * vendor's commission_rate / 100), calculate vendor payout (order total - commission). After successful payment, create a Stripe Transfer to each vendor's Connected Account for their payout amount. The platform automatically retains the commission.

Create an admin dashboard with: Vendor Applications (approve/reject new vendors), All Orders (view across all vendors), Revenue Analytics (total GMV, commissions earned, vendor payouts), Dispute Management (handle buyer complaints), and Platform Settings (default commission rate, category management). For complex marketplace operations, RapidDev can help implement advanced features like dynamic commission tiers and vendor performance scoring.