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# Referred clients threshold for payouts
**Referred Clients Threshold for Payouts** lets you require a minimum number of paying referrals before an affiliate partner can request their earned commissions. This setting helps ensure partners have generated a meaningful level of engagement before payouts are made, with options to count referrals either per payout or in total.
> Example: A partner has to have at least three paying referrals to be able to submit a payout request.
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### How to set a referred clients threshold
To set a referred clients threshold:
1. In your program, go to **Settings** and then scroll to the **Payout settings** section: 
2. Referred clients threshold will be set to OFF by default. 
You can choose from the following options when enabling:
**Per payout** - sets the number of referred clients in a single payout request. E.g., a commission must be generated from at least 2 different referralsto submit a payout request.
**In total** - sets the number of referrals that an affiliate partner has to have in total. E.g., an affiliate partner must earn commission from at least 3 referred clientsto submit a payout request.
3. Choose the limit option and enter the number.
4. Click **Update** to save your changes. 
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