How tulpn works

Your app tells tulpn what happened. tulpn works out who earned what, and when it's safe to pay them.

If you run the business

Register and set your terms. Choose the commission percentage, whether it's paid once or every month, how long to wait before it becomes payable, and the minimum payout.
Connect your app. Your backend sends a handful of events to the tulpn API: a link was clicked, someone signed up, someone paid, cancelled or got a refund. Most people send them from their billing webhooks.
Invite promoters. They sign up on your own page, yourbusiness.tulpn.com, and get their own link.
Pay out. When a promoter asks for a payout, you get an email. You pay them however you normally pay people.

If you're a promoter

Sign up with your email address. No password: we email you a link whenever you want to log in.
Share your link wherever your audience is.
Watch your dashboard for clicks, referrals and earnings, or let the email digest tell you.
Request a payout once your payable balance reaches the business's minimum.

The life of a commission

This is the part that saves you from paying out on money you never kept.

1. Pending

A referred customer pays. The commission is created and waits out the refund window you chose for that plan type.

2. Payable

The window has passed with no refund or cancellation. The money counts towards the promoter's payable balance.

3. Paid

The promoter asked for a payout and you paid it. Everyone's happy.

If the customer cancels or gets a refund while the commission is still pending, it's voided and nobody gets paid for a sale that didn't stick. A refund after the commission became payable is flagged so you can decide what to do.

Different currencies? No problem

Customers can pay in any major currency. Promoters see one balance in your payout currency. tulpn converts using the European Central Bank rate for the day of the purchase, or you can convert the amounts yourself before you send them.