Commerce (advanced)

Affiliates and commissions

Run a referral program.

4 min readaffiliates, commissionsUpdated 2026-05-25 · v2
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Goes to /commerce/affiliates

Why use this

Open Affiliates and commissions when you want others to drive sales and get paid automatically out of completed orders.

Benefits:

  • Recruit affiliates without standing up a separate platform
  • Pay commissions automatically out of completed orders
  • Give affiliates a real-time portal with their own balance
  • Scale distribution without scaling a sales team

What this is

Affiliates manages your referral program: one program per tenant, unique referral codes per affiliate, idempotent commission ledger, pending-to-paid balance tracking.

Who can access it

Owner, admin, member, viewer, agency, founder.

What it does

  • Configure the program (percent or fixed).
  • Add affiliates.
  • Track conversions and pending balance.
  • Trigger payouts when a balance threshold hits.

How to use it

  1. Open /commerce/affiliates.
  2. Configure program.
  3. Add affiliates; share their codes.
  4. Watch conversions accrue.

Rules and limits

  • Payouts require Stripe Connect.