Managing partners

Partner Lifecycle

Partners in your program go through several stages:

Partner Statuses

Status	Description
Pending	Partner has signed up, awaiting approval
Active	Partner is approved and can earn commissions
Suspended	Partner is temporarily disabled
Archived	Partner has been removed from the program

Recruiting Partners

Every program has a public signup page where partners can apply:

https://partners.yoursite.com/signup

Customize the signup form to collect relevant information:

Name and email (required)
Company/website
Social media profiles
How they plan to promote

Invite Partners Directly

Invite specific partners via email:

Dashboard
API

Navigate to Partners → Invite
Enter partner email addresses
Customize the invitation message
Click Send Invitations

curl -X POST https://api.partnero.com/v1/partners:invite \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "send_invitation": true
  }'

Create Partners Programmatically

Use the API to create partners from your own systems:

curl -X POST https://api.partnero.com/v1/partners \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "key": "partner_123",
    "metadata": {
      "source": "website",
      "tier": "gold"
    }
  }'

Managing Partner Details

Viewing Partner Information

Access detailed partner information from the dashboard:

Overview - Performance metrics and status
Referrals - List of referred leads and customers
Transactions - Sales attributed to the partner
Rewards - Commission history
Payouts - Payment history

Updating Partners

Dashboard
API

Go to Partners and select a partner
Click Edit to modify details
Update fields and save

curl -X PUT https://api.partnero.com/v1/partners/partner_123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "John Smith",
    "metadata": {
      "tier": "platinum"
    }
  }'

Partner Approval Workflow

Auto-Approval

Enable auto-approval for all new partners:

Go to Program Settings → Partner Signup
Toggle Auto-approve new partners

Manual Approval

Review each partner application:

Navigate to Partners → Pending
Review partner details and application
Click Approve or Reject

Use manual approval to vet partners and maintain program quality.

Partner Tiers & Groups

Organize partners into tiers for different commission rates:

{
  "tiers": [
    {
      "name": "Bronze",
      "commission_rate": 15,
      "requirements": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Silver", 
      "commission_rate": 20,
      "requirements": {"min_sales": 10}
    },
    {
      "name": "Gold",
      "commission_rate": 25,
      "requirements": {"min_sales": 50}
    }
  ]
}

Suspending & Archiving Partners

Suspend a Partner

Temporarily disable a partner (preserves data):

curl -X POST https://api.partnero.com/v1/partners/partner_123/archive \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Restore a Partner

Reactivate a suspended partner:

curl -X POST https://api.partnero.com/v1/partners/partner_123/revoke-archive \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Delete a Partner

Permanently remove a partner:

Deleting a partner is irreversible and removes all associated data.

curl -X DELETE https://api.partnero.com/v1/partners/partner_123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting started

Programs

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Postbacks

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Managing partners

Partner Lifecycle

Partner Statuses

Recruiting Partners

Invite Partners Directly

Create Partners Programmatically

Managing Partner Details

Viewing Partner Information

Updating Partners

Partner Approval Workflow

Auto-Approval

Manual Approval

Partner Tiers & Groups

Suspending & Archiving Partners

Suspend a Partner

Restore a Partner

Delete a Partner

Next Steps

Referral Links

Partners API

​Partner Lifecycle

​Partner Statuses

​Recruiting Partners

​Partner Signup Page

​Invite Partners Directly

​Create Partners Programmatically

​Managing Partner Details

​Viewing Partner Information

​Updating Partners

​Partner Approval Workflow

​Auto-Approval

​Manual Approval

​Partner Tiers & Groups

​Suspending & Archiving Partners

​Suspend a Partner

​Restore a Partner

​Delete a Partner

​Next Steps

Referral Links

Partners API

Partner Lifecycle

Partner Statuses

Recruiting Partners

Partner Signup Page

Invite Partners Directly

Create Partners Programmatically

Managing Partner Details

Viewing Partner Information

Updating Partners

Partner Approval Workflow

Auto-Approval

Manual Approval

Partner Tiers & Groups

Suspending & Archiving Partners

Suspend a Partner

Restore a Partner

Delete a Partner

Next Steps