Getting paid
Every finished bill carries a QR code the tenant scans in their own banking app. There is nothing for them to install and no account for them to have.
The four ways to be paid
| Method | Where | What you enter | Amount in the code |
|---|---|---|---|
| PromptPay | Thailand | Your registered mobile number | Yes |
| VietQR / NAPAS 247 | Vietnam | Your bank's BIN and your account number | Yes |
| KHQR / Bakong | Cambodia | Your Bakong account and name | Yes |
| Your own QR | Anywhere | A photograph of your bank or wallet QR | No — the tenant types it |
Where the standard supports it, Doorbook writes the exact amount due into the code, so the tenant cannot mistype it and you are not reconciling odd amounts at the end of the month. Where it does not, the total is shown large beside the code.
Sending the bill
A finished bill can be sent to the tenant through whichever messenger they actually use: LINE, WhatsApp, WeChat, KakaoTalk, Zalo or Telegram. Doorbook suggests the one that matches your language and lets you set a different one per room, because one building is rarely all on the same app.
Cash
Plenty of rent is still handed over in notes. Mark the room paid and the ledger treats it identically — the QR is an option on the bill, not a requirement of it.
What Doorbook does not do
- It does not connect to your bank, and it never sees a transaction.
- It does not move money, hold money or take a percentage.
- It cannot tell you a payment has arrived. You mark the room paid when you see it in your own bank app.
Read next
How the bill is worked out
What goes into a Doorbook bill: rent, internet, metered electricity and water, a one-off discount or surcharge, and anything left unpaid from last month.
NextClosing the month
Closing a cycle in Doorbook files the month into history, turns this month's meter readings into next month's baseline and carries any unpaid balance forward.