Getting Started

ITEDA Solutions ("bridGe")

You've just installed bridGe from the Google Workspace Marketplace. Here's what happens next.

1. Auto-configure

Open the form you want to collect payments on, then go to Extensions → bridGe → Open bridGe. bridGe automatically adds a "Phone Number" question to your form and links a response spreadsheet with the payment-tracking columns it needs (status, amount, M-Pesa receipt, and so on).

2. Connect M-Pesa

Choose where the money goes. You can send it straight to your own Paybill, Till, or bank account, or let bridGe collect payments and pay you out on a schedule. This is also where you'd come back later if you ever need to change the payout destination.

3. Add the checkout section

bridGe adds a Payment section to your form so respondents can see their total before they submit — no surprises at the M-Pesa prompt.

Turn on Collect Payments

Once the three steps above are done, flip on Collect Payments in the bridGe sidebar. That's what actually makes the form live for taking money — until it's on, submissions won't trigger an M-Pesa prompt.

You can reopen bridGe any time from any Google Form via Extensions → bridGe → Open bridGe.

Before sharing your form widely, test it yourself with a small real payment — say, KSh 1 — to confirm the prompt arrives and your sheet updates correctly.