---
title: "How to Add a Maintenance Vendor"
description: "Add the vendors you send repairs to, set up their payouts, and assign them to requests."
url: https://support.payrent.com/en/articles/11132596-how-to-add-a-maintenance-vendor
collection: "Maintenance"
updated: 2026-10-17
language: en
---

# How to Add a Maintenance Vendor

Add the vendors you send repairs to, set up their payouts, and assign them to requests.

Add the people you send repairs to. Vendors work from a link to each job and don't need a PayRent login.

## Before you start

-   Sign in as a landlord.
    
-   Open **Maintenance**. The vendor list is on the **Vendors** tab when maintenance is on your plan.
    

## Add a vendor

1.  Go to **Maintenance**.
    
2.  Open the **Vendors** tab.
    
3.  Select **ADD A VENDOR**.
    
4.  Enter a **Name**. It's required.
    
5.  Optional: enter a **Phone**, **Email**, and **Trades**.
    
6.  Select **Save**.
    

PayRent texts the job code to the vendor's phone and sends the job link to their email. You'll need an email on file before you can set up payouts.

## Edit or remove a vendor

Each vendor row has three icons:

-   The pencil (**Edit vendor**) opens the same form.
    
-   The trash can (**Delete vendor**) asks **Really delete vendor?** A vendor who is still on a request that isn't completed or canceled can't be removed.
    
-   The bank (**Set up payouts**) emails the vendor a Stripe link so they can get paid. If they have no email, add one first. Once payouts are set up, the button is unavailable and its tooltip says **Payouts are set up**.
    

Expand a vendor to see their **Jobs**, **Invoices**, and **Payouts**.

## Assign the vendor to a request

1.  Open the **Maintenance** tab.
    
2.  Add a request, or open **View/Edit** on one you already have.
    
3.  Choose the vendor under **Vendor**.
    
4.  Select **Save**.
    

Saving sends the invite. The first message leaves out the property address and access notes, which the vendor gets after accepting the job.

To send the invite again before they respond, open the request menu (⋯) and select **Resend vendor invite**.

## Related

-   How to File a Maintenance Request
    
-   How to Pay a Maintenance Invoice
    
-   How to Schedule a Maintenance Visit