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# Connect MailerLite to your newsletter referral program

When [creating a newsletter referral program](/knowledge-base/newsletter-referral-programs/how-to-setup-a-newsletter-referral-program), you will be prompted to select your email service provider.

To connect MailerLite:

1. Set up a newsletter referral program and select **MailerLite** or **MailerLite Classic** as the ESP upon creation:<img src="https://mintcdn.com/partnero/hZj0bBJR5darGQef/images/articles/connect-mailerlite-to-your-newsletter-referral-program/e4d451c9.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=hZj0bBJR5darGQef&q=85&s=b9ba9ef543df95f88bd4e22492c27898" alt="" width="2868" height="1436" data-path="images/articles/connect-mailerlite-to-your-newsletter-referral-program/e4d451c9.webp" />
2. Click **Create**.
3. Under **Program Settings**, click **Authorize** next to MailerLite integration:<img src="https://mintcdn.com/partnero/hZj0bBJR5darGQef/images/articles/connect-mailerlite-to-your-newsletter-referral-program/7ae15edb.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=hZj0bBJR5darGQef&q=85&s=4b3cc46842fed7d181ba19a9659fe0a8" alt="" width="1658" height="780" data-path="images/articles/connect-mailerlite-to-your-newsletter-referral-program/7ae15edb.webp" />
4. Enter your MailerLite API key. [Here's how to find it.](https://www.mailerlite.com/help/where-to-find-the-mailerlite-api-key-groupid-and-documentation)
5. Click **Connect**.
6. Once connected, select the subscriber group that will participate in the referral program, as well as the destination group, where new subscribers will be added.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/partnero/hZj0bBJR5darGQef/images/articles/connect-mailerlite-to-your-newsletter-referral-program/f805e74b.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=hZj0bBJR5darGQef&q=85&s=e92b8f96ca708a9f3cdef6dd0948ed87" alt="" width="2858" height="1366" data-path="images/articles/connect-mailerlite-to-your-newsletter-referral-program/f805e74b.webp" />

8. Click  **Update**. Your subscriber list will be synchronized, and every subscriber will receive a unique referral link.


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