What does Rewardful record before you owe a commission?

Start with the affiliate and the purchase it referred. Rewardful’s Stripe integration documents matching a paid invoice to a referral and recalculating commission if a payment is refunded in full or in part.

Define which purchases count and whether later subscription payments qualify. The campaign has a pending period and can have a minimum payout threshold. A recorded commission can still be waiting.

Who actually sends the money?

In the manual workflow, review the due payouts, export the selected rows and confirm payments in the provider you use before marking them paid. Rewardful documents optional Managed Payouts separately. Check eligibility and fees for the method you select.

Keep a private reconciliation record that pairs the amount due with a payment confirmation. Treat a failed or uncertain payment as unresolved until you can check what the provider did.

What affects the subscription and what can you keep?

The current first plan lists up to US$7,500 per month in affiliate-attributed revenue. That is the sales revenue credited to affiliates. The commission and payout costs are separate.

Export the due payout rows you need. Ask Rewardful about a broader export if you plan to move. Keep campaign terms, approval notes and confirmed payments separately, with access restricted to the people who need them.

How could you check a partial refund on paper?

Use a fictional US$100 sale and a 20% commission on the amount kept. No account, checkout, affiliate message or transfer is involved.

Record the original sale
Write US$20 pending next to the sale.
Record a US$25 refund
In this paper policy, US$75 remains and the commission becomes US$15. Compare the two rows before approving a payout.