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Understand referral and payment attribution

See how a free referral remains connected when the user pays later.

4 min readUpdated 2026-07-29

60-second summary

Quick answer

Automateed stores the referral on the user profile, so later eligible platform payments can attribute commission to the same affiliate. The dashboard separates account creation from revenue-generating referrals.

Before you start

What you need

  • The visitor must arrive through a valid referral link so the account relationship can be recorded.
  • The referred user must complete an eligible payment before a paid-user commission can be expected.

Procedure

Complete the task step by step

  1. 01

    Visitor opens your link

    The referral code is captured before registration.

    Current app screenAutomateed Free Users, Paid Users and Total Commission cards
    Free Users confirm registration attribution; Paid Users and Total Commission confirm payment attribution.
  2. 02

    User creates an account

    The code is attached to the new user profile when attribution succeeds.

  3. 03

    User pays later

    Eligible platform payments can use the stored referral relationship.

  4. 04

    Dashboard updates

    Paid status and commission appear after the eligible payment is recorded.

Success check

Confirm that it worked

  • The referred account first appears as a Free User when it joins without a qualifying payment.
  • After an eligible payment is processed, the account appears as Paid and the associated commission is reflected in affiliate performance.

Important notes

  • The dashboard presents 20% Lifetime Commission; commission appears after an attributed user completes an eligible processed payment.
  • Attribution is stored as an account referral relationship rather than relying only on a browser cookie.

Troubleshooting

If it still does not work

A later payment has no corresponding commission

Confirm that the customer is present in Referred Users and that the payment is eligible and processed, then provide the referred user and payment reference for investigation.

The visitor clicked the link but never appears as a referred user

Verify that the full ref URL was used before account creation and distinguish a tracked hit from a completed account registration.

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