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Beyond recruiting dedicated affiliates, TrackRev can turn every user of your product into a referrer — the “invite a friend, you both get credit” model. It’s powered by a small in-app widget and two API endpoints, and it pairs naturally with credit rewards.

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The two-sided model

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Enroll each user as a referrer

When a user signs in, the widget (or a server call) enrolls them into your programme and mints their personal referral link — no application needed.
2

They share their link

Their referral link (and optional promo code) is theirs to share. Referred visitors are tracked like any other click.
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A referred signup rewards both sides

When a referred person signs up, you report it to TrackRev. The inviter earns their reward, and (optionally) the new user gets a referee bonus.

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Embed the widget

Add the widget script to your app, authenticated with a publishable key:
  • data-key — a publishable key from Settings → Developers (safe in the browser).
  • data-user-id — your stable user id (external_user_id).
  • data-user-email / data-user-tier — the user’s email and free / paid tier, which determines their reward amount.
The widget enrolls the user and gives them their referral link and share UI.

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Or drive it with the API

Prefer to build your own UI? Call the referral endpoints directly: Both accept a publishable or secret key. report-signup resolves the referrer from a ref_code, a _vid, or an explicit referrer id, and runs self-referral checks before granting a reward.
The full referral flow — enroll, report, reward, credit fulfilment, self-referral protection — is covered end-to-end in the API reference and Credits & fulfilment.