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These guides walk through running an affiliate program from the Tolt dashboard. Many of these steps, such as managing partners, customers, and commissions, can also be driven through the API. If you are setting Tolt up for the first time, follow them in order. The Tolt dashboard: revenue, leads, customers, your top partners, and recent referrals at a glance. The Tolt dashboard: revenue, leads, customers, your top partners, and recent referrals at a glance.

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The path

Everything in Tolt follows one path:
1

Set up your program

Configure the program partners join: its name, currency, and payout rules. See Set up your program.
2

Invite and approve partners

Add partners or approve the ones who sign up. Each gets a referral link. See Invite and approve partners.
3

A visitor converts

Someone follows a partner’s link and becomes a customer. When their payment matches one of your commission flows, Tolt creates a commission for that partner. See how tracking works.
4

Review commissions

Approve the commissions that should be paid. See Review and approve commissions.
5

Pay partners

Run a payout for approved commissions. See Run a payout.
6

Track performance

Watch revenue, conversions, and your top partners in Reports.

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The home screen

The overview is the first thing you see. It shows the current program’s revenue, clicks, leads, and customers, your top partners by revenue, and the most recent referred customers. Switch programs from the selector in the top left.
Prefer the API? Partners, customers, commissions and reporting are all in the API. Program setup and payouts are dashboard-only.