Affiliate tracking for Recurly
Recurly has no affiliate plugin or add-on marketplace, so affiliate tracking runs through its webhooks and API. Here is how Trackli does it, and what it does and does not do.
Is there a Recurly affiliate plugin?
Straight answer: no. Recurly does not ship an affiliate module, and it has no plugin marketplace to install one from. Every affiliate tool that works with Recurly, Trackli included, connects the same way: Recurly's webhooks tell the tool what happened to a subscription, and the tool matches that event to the affiliate who referred the customer. That is a 20-minute setup, not a plugin install, and it means nothing runs inside your Recurly account.
How Trackli tracks a Recurly sale
Trackli's Recurly integration is webhook and API based. You add a webhook endpoint in Recurly pointed at Trackli, subscribe to the subscription and payment notifications, and pass the affiliate's referral code through to Recurly (a custom field on the account or subscription works, or send the conversion to Trackli's REST API from your own backend).
From there Trackli does what it does on every platform: attributes the sale to the affiliate that referred it using a 90-day first-party cookie, applies your commission rate, percentage or flat with optional tiers, recurs the commission on every renewal, and reverses it automatically when a refund comes through. Commissions are calculated on the gross sale price; if you want affiliates paid on a different basis, set the rate accordingly.
Setup
1. Add a webhook endpoint in Recurly. Recurly admin, Integrations, Webhooks: create an endpoint with Trackli's webhook URL and choose JSON.
2. Subscribe to the events that matter: new_subscription_notification, renewed_subscription_notification, updated_subscription_notification, canceled_subscription_notification, expired_subscription_notification, successful_payment_notification and successful_refund_notification.
3. Pass the referral code through. Store the affiliate's ref code on the Recurly account or subscription when the customer signs up, or post the conversion to Trackli's API.
4. Set your commission plan in Trackli: percentage or flat rate, tiers optional, recurring on renewals.
5. Invite your affiliates by bulk CSV or email list. They get a self-serve portal showing clicks, conversions and earnings.
What Trackli does when the money moves: it tracks commissions and lets you bulk-approve them. You pay your affiliates however you already do. Trackli does not move money on your behalf.
Pricing
Free forever for up to 5 referred customers a month. After that the Tracking plan is $29/mo flat, with no percentage of your affiliate revenue and no cap on affiliates or tracked conversions. Growth ($99/mo) and Pro ($199/mo) add affiliate discovery and outreach.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a Recurly affiliate plugin?
Does Trackli track Recurly renewals, upgrades and downgrades?
What happens when a Recurly customer refunds?
Does Trackli pay my Recurly affiliates?
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