Quick Start Guide

Get your affiliate program up and running in 5 minutes

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Quick Start Guide

Get your AffiliateBase affiliate program live in under 5 minutes. This guide walks you through the essential setup steps.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you’ll need:

  • A Stripe account (free to create at stripe.com)
  • Access to your website’s code or CMS

Step 1: Create Your Account

  1. Go to app.affiliatebase.com and sign up
  2. Enter your email and create a password
  3. Verify your email address

Step 2: Connect Stripe

After signing up, you’ll be prompted to connect your Stripe account:

  1. Click Connect Stripe
  2. Log in to your Stripe account (or create one)
  3. Authorize AffiliateBase to access your account
  4. Webhooks are configured automatically

Stripe connection enables:

  • Automatic conversion tracking from payments
  • Commission calculation based on revenue
  • Secure payout processing

Step 3: Add the Tracking Script

Add this script to your website’s <head> section:

<script>
  (function(w,r){
    w._abq=w._abq||[];
    w[r]=w[r]||function(){(w[r].q=w[r].q||[]).push(arguments)}
  })(window,'affiliatebase');
</script>
<script
  async
  src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/affiliatebase-tracking@1/src/index.js"
  data-org-id="YOUR_ORG_ID">
</script>

Replace YOUR_ORG_ID with your organization ID from the setup wizard.

Step 4: Create Your First Affiliate

  1. Go to the Affiliates tab in your dashboard
  2. Click Invite Affiliate
  3. Enter their email address
  4. Select a campaign (optional)
  5. Click Send Invitation

Your affiliate will receive an email with instructions to join your program.

Step 5: Test Your Integration

Verify everything works:

  1. Test the tracking script: Visit your site with ?via=test appended to the URL
  2. Check the console: Open browser developer tools and look for AffiliateBase logs
  3. Make a test purchase: Complete a checkout to verify conversion tracking
  4. Check your dashboard: The conversion should appear within minutes

What’s Next?

Your affiliate program is now live! Here are recommended next steps:

Need Help?

If you run into issues during setup: