Recover failed membership payments before members lapse
When a membership payment fails, WebRun reads the failure details from ChamberMaster and Stripe, drafts a polite recovery email in Gmail for staff to review, logs the failed payment to a Google Sheet, and alerts the membership team in Slack.
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How do I automatically recover failed chamber membership payments?
When a membership payment fails, WebRun reads the decline details from ChamberMaster and Stripe, drafts a polite recovery email in Gmail for staff to review, logs the failure to a Google Sheet, and alerts the team in Slack. No charges are retried and no messages send without staff approval.
- Every failed payment gets a drafted recovery email within minutes of the decline
- Decline reasons from Stripe are included in the draft so members know what to fix
- A running Google Sheet log keeps recovery status visible across the team
Built for chambers of commerce · membership directors · finance staff · association billing teams
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.chambermaster.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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ChamberMaster - detect failed payment
chambermaster.com
WebRun opens ChamberMaster to detect failed payment. - Open ChamberMaster and check for any membership payments marked as failed or declined since the last run
- Capture the member's name, membership tier, amount due, and payment method on file
Done when Every failed payment since the last run is identified with the member's details.
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Stripe - read failure reason and member details
stripe.com How to Automate Stripe
WebRun opens Stripe to read failure reason and member details. - Look up each failed transaction in Stripe to read the decline reason (for example: insufficient funds, expired card, or bank blocked)
- Note whether the card on file has expired or if the bank requires re-authorization
Done when Each failed payment has a documented decline reason from Stripe.
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Gmail - draft polite recovery email
gmail.com How to Automate Gmail
WebRun opens Gmail to draft polite recovery email. - Draft a polite payment-recovery email for each affected member, naming the amount due and providing a link to update their payment details
- Tailor the message based on the decline reason where possible
- Leave every draft unsent for staff review before sending
Done when A draft recovery email exists in Gmail for every failed payment.
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Google Sheets - log failed payment to tracker
google.com How to Automate Google Sheets
WebRun opens Google Sheets to log failed payment to tracker. - Append a row to the Failed Payments tracker sheet with the member name, amount, decline reason, and date
- Mark the row as Pending Recovery
Done when Every failed payment is logged in the Google Sheet with its decline reason.
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Slack - alert membership team
slack.com How to Automate Slack
WebRun opens Slack to alert membership team. - Post an alert to the membership channel listing each failed payment with the member name and amount
- Include a link to the Google Sheet tracker
Done when Staff are alerted in Slack about every failed payment.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it charge the member's card again without approval?
No. WebRun never initiates a charge or retries a payment. It only drafts the recovery email and logs the failure. All payment actions require staff to act directly in ChamberMaster or Stripe.
What decline reasons does it capture?
It reads the decline reason directly from Stripe, which can include insufficient funds, expired card, or bank-declined. That context is included in the draft recovery email so members know exactly what to fix.
How do I mark a payment as recovered in the tracker?
Staff update the Status column in the Google Sheet to Recovered once the payment is collected. That keeps the tracker accurate and prevents duplicate follow-ups on already-resolved cases.
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