Affiliate Program

Earn commissions by referring new users to IndReelForge. Each affiliate gets a unique referral link and earns a percentage of every payment made by users they refer — including recurring renewals.

Commission structure

Commissions are held for 30 days before becoming payable (fraud protection). Payouts are processed automatically on the 1st of each month via PayPal for balances ≥ $50. Performance tiers automatically increase your commission rate as you grow.

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Register as an Affiliate

POST https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/register

Creates your affiliate account and generates a unique referral code. You must accept the affiliate terms.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
terms_accepted	boolean	Yes	Must be true — confirms agreement to affiliate terms
paypal_email	string	No	PayPal email for payouts (can be set later)

curl \
  -H 'Authorization: Apikey YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"terms_accepted": true, "paypal_email": "[email protected]"}' \
  -X POST https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/register

Response

{
  "affiliate": {
    "id": "aff_abc123",
    "referral_code": "IRFABCD1234",
    "status": "pending",
    "commission_rate": 15,
    "has_paypal_email": true,
    "paypal_email_masked": "y**@example.com",
    "payout_method": "paypal",
    "terms_accepted_at": "2026-05-05T10:00:00.000Z"
  }
}

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Get Your Affiliate Dashboard

GET https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/me

Returns your full affiliate profile, stats, referrals, payouts, and commission history.

curl \
  -H 'Authorization: Apikey YOUR_API_KEY' \
  https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/me

Response

{
  "affiliate": {
    "id": "aff_abc123",
    "referral_code": "IRFABCD1234",
    "status": "active",
    "commission_rate": 20,
    "performance_tier": "Silver",
    "total_earned": 245.50,
    "total_paid": 150.00,
    "click_count": 1820,
    "payout_method": "paypal",
    "has_paypal_email": true,
    "paypal_email_masked": "y**@example.com"
  },
  "stats": {
    "total_referrals": 34,
    "confirmed": 18,
    "total_earned": 245.50,
    "total_paid": 150.00
  },
  "clicks_7d": 142,
  "referrals": [...],
  "payouts": [...],
  "commissions": [
    {
      "id": "com_xyz",
      "amount": 12.50,
      "commission_type": "renewal",
      "status": "pending",
      "hold_until": "2026-06-01T09:00:00.000Z",
      "created_at": "2026-05-02T14:30:00.000Z"
    }
  ]
}

Commission types:

• first_payment — new subscriber converted from your referral
• renewal — recurring commission when a referred user renews their plan
• coupon — commission from a user who applied your affiliate coupon code

Commission statuses:

• pending — within the 30-day hold period, not yet payable
• paid — included in a monthly payout
• reversed — reversed due to a refund or chargeback

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Your Referral Link

Share your link to start tracking clicks and referrals:

https://indreelforge.com/ref/YOUR_CODE

Add an optional sub-ID to track which campaign or placement converted:

https://indreelforge.com/ref/YOUR_CODE?sub=youtube_review

The sub-ID is stored on the referral record so you can see which traffic source performed best.

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Click Tracking Redirect

GET https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/ref/:code

Public endpoint. When a visitor hits your referral link, this endpoint:

1. Logs the click (IP, user agent, referrer, sub-ID)
2. Sets a 60-day irf_ref browser cookie
3. Redirects the visitor to the IndReelForge homepage

If the visitor signs up within 60 days, you are automatically credited.

Query parameter	Description
sub	Optional sub-ID (up to 100 chars) for campaign tracking

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Update PayPal Payout Email

PATCH https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/me

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
paypal_email	string	Yes	Your PayPal email for receiving payouts

curl \
  -H 'Authorization: Apikey YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"paypal_email": "[email protected]"}' \
  -X PATCH https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/me

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "paypal_email_masked": "p*****@example.com"
}

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Update Payout Method

POST https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/me/payout-method

Switch between PayPal (automated), Wise, or bank transfer (manual processing).

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
payout_method	string	Yes	paypal, wise, or bank_transfer
paypal_email	string	If paypal	PayPal email
wise_email	string	If wise	Wise account email
bank_name	string	If bank	Bank name
bank_account_last4	string	If bank	Last 4 digits of account number

note

Wise and bank transfer payouts are processed manually each month. PayPal payouts are fully automated.

curl \
  -H 'Authorization: Apikey YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"payout_method": "wise", "wise_email": "[email protected]"}' \
  -X POST https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/me/payout-method

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "payout_method": "wise"
}

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Leaderboard

GET https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/leaderboard

Returns the top 10 active affiliates by total earnings. Names are anonymised (first name + last initial only).

curl \
  -H 'Authorization: Apikey YOUR_API_KEY' \
  https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/leaderboard

Response

{
  "leaderboard": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "display_name": "Rohan S.",
      "referral_code": "IRFABCD1234",
      "total_earned": 1850.00,
      "confirmed_referrals": 94
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "display_name": "Priya M.",
      "referral_code": "IRFXYZ5678",
      "total_earned": 1230.00,
      "confirmed_referrals": 61
    }
  ]
}

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Promo Asset Library

GET https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/assets

Returns the library of promotional materials provided by IndReelForge — banners, email copy, social post templates, and more.

curl \
  -H 'Authorization: Apikey YOUR_API_KEY' \
  https://api.indreelforge.com/api/affiliates/assets

Response

{
  "assets": [
    {
      "id": "ast_abc",
      "title": "728x90 Leaderboard Banner",
      "asset_type": "banner",
      "url": "https://cdn.example.com/banners/728x90.png",
      "preview_url": "https://cdn.example.com/banners/728x90-thumb.png",
      "description": "Standard leaderboard banner for website headers",
      "created_at": "2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "ast_def",
      "title": "Newsletter CTA copy",
      "asset_type": "email_copy",
      "url": null,
      "description": "Paste this into your newsletter: IndReelForge lets you post to 16 platforms in one click...",
      "created_at": "2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ]
}

Asset types: banner, email_copy, social_post, video, landing_page, other

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Performance Tiers

Your commission rate increases automatically as you refer more users:

Tier	Min Confirmed Referrals	Commission Rate
Bronze	0	15%
Silver	10	20%
Gold	25	25%
Platinum	50	30%

Tiers are applied to all future commissions. Existing paid commissions are not retroactively adjusted.

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Payout Schedule

• Payouts run automatically on the 1st of each month
• Minimum balance required: $50.00
• Commissions are held 30 days before becoming payable
• PayPal payouts are processed in a batch — allow 2-5 business days for funds to clear
• Refunds within the 30-day hold period automatically reverse the associated commission