Ko-fi donation alerts that actually do something in OBS
Ko-fi already emails you when someone tips. This makes the tip land on stream instead — as a reaction on your model, or a thrown tomato.
How it works
Ko-fi can send every donation to a webhook. Vplank gives you a personal webhook URL, receives the donation server-side, and passes it to whichever overlay you have running in OBS.
Reactions only play while the overlay is open in OBS. A tip that arrives while OBS is closed still reaches your Ko-fi account, but it is not replayed on stream when you open OBS again.
Set it up
- Get your webhook URLDashboard → Connections → Ko-fi. Copy the URL shown there; it is unique to your account and works as its own key.
- Paste it into Ko-fiOpen https://ko-fi.com/manage/webhooks, paste the URL into the Webhook URL field and save.
- Choose what a donation triggersReaction tiers on your VTube Studio model, or objects thrown at your avatar.
- Add the overlay to OBSCopy the overlay URL into an OBS browser source and place it over your model.
- Test itKo-fi's webhook page has a test button, and the Vplank dashboard has one too. Either fires the whole chain.
Questions
Do I need Ko-fi Gold?
No. Webhooks are available on a normal free Ko-fi account.
Does the money go through Vplank?
Never. Ko-fi pays you directly. Vplank only receives the notification that a donation happened.
What about shop orders and memberships?
Membership payments fire a reaction just like donations, and the amount decides which tier. Shop orders and commissions do not: they are purchases, not tips, so Vplank ignores them.
Is there a delay?
Ko-fi posts the webhook immediately and the overlay reacts within a second or two.