# The Animal Traders

> Help documentation for The Animal Traders marketplace

## Docs

- [Changelog](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/changelog.md): Product updates and announcements
- [Buying with card at checkout](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/buyer-checkout.md): A step-by-step guide to the buyer checkout flow — selecting quantity, adding optional services like delivery, how per-mile delivery distance is calculated automatically with Google, applying coupons, and paying the seller securely with Stripe
- [Card payouts and the Stripe Direct model](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/card-payouts.md): How card payments work on The Animal Traders, what the Stripe Direct (direct charges) model means, and what you are responsible for as the merchant of record
- [Cash purchase confirmation](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/cash-confirmation.md): How confirmation codes work for cash deals and how they unlock reviews and feedback
- [Listing Documents](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/listing-documents.md): Upload documents to listings and control who can see them
- [Listing expiration and renewal reminders](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/listing-expiration.md): What happens when a listing is close to expiring, when it expires, and how Extend and Renew work
- [Listing fees and activation](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/listing-fees-and-activation.md): How seller listing fees work, what you pay at Step 5, and how Stripe checkout publishes your listing
- [Listing photos and videos](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/listing-media.md): What sellers can upload when creating or editing a listing, what gets blocked, and how media checks work.
- [Social Promotion & Featured Spotlight](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/listing-promotion-featured-spotlight.md): How listing promotion works, what weekly social media promotion includes, and how browse featured spotlight works for all sellers
- [Listings & Ownership](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/listings.md): Who owns listings, who can edit or delete them, and what happens when you leave an organization
- [Manage listing inventory](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/manage-listing-inventory.md): How inventory changes after cash sales, pricing edits, and restocking work on published listings
- [Manage published listings](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/manage-published-listings.md): Open a published listing from Sell to edit details, update inventory, and change listing status
- [Messages](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/messages.md): Start a conversation from a listing, manage unread messages, and use message actions
- [Moderation & Family Safety](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/moderation.md): How we keep content family-friendly, and what happens when something is flagged
- [Notifications](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/notifications.md): Use the notification center, manage unread alerts, and choose email, in-app, or push notifications
- [Opening app links](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/opening-app-links.md): What to do when email, push notification, review, message, or listing links do not open in the app
- [Organizations](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/organizations.md): Create and manage organizations for shelters, farms, and breeders
- [Privacy & Location](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/privacy-location.md): How pickup locations work, what buyers see, and fixing the "Anywhere" location
- [Privacy Policy](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/privacy-policy.md): How The Animal Traders collects, uses, and shares information
- [Proposing new certifications and traits](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/propose-new-certifications-traits.md): How "propose a new certification" and "propose a new trait" works, what happens after you submit, and why the extra context matters
- [Proposing new species and breeds](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/propose-new-species-breeds.md): How "propose a new species" and "propose a new breed" works, what gets accepted, and what happens after you submit
- [Referrals and listing credits](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/referrals-and-listing-credits.md): Share your referral code, accept a friend's code, and understand when referral listing credits are earned
- [Reviews & reputation](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/reviews.md): How buyer reviews, seller feedback, and profile reputation work on The Animal Traders
- [Roles & Permissions](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/roles.md): User roles, seller status, and differences between individual sellers and organizations
- [Search sellers & organizations](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/search-sellers.md): Find a seller or org by name and filter Browse results to their listings
- [Sales tax and seller responsibility](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/seller-sales-tax.md): Why each seller is responsible for collecting and remitting their own sales tax under Stripe Connect direct charges, and what role The Animal Traders plays as a platform
- [Troubleshooting](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/troubleshooting.md): Common issues and how to resolve them
- [Trust badges](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/trust.md): How seller, buyer, and member trust badges work on The Animal Traders
- [Update your profile](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/update-profile.md): Change your name and avatar on iPhone, Android, and web
- [Verification](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/help/verification.md): What verified means for users and organizations, and how to get verified
- [Welcome](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/index.md): Start here.

## OpenAPI Specs

- [openapi](https://docs.theanimaltraders.com/api-reference/openapi.json)