Payouts & commercial terms
How and when LinkApprove pays
This is the page third-party directories get wrong, so it is published here as the single source of truth. If anything below conflicts with a figure you have read elsewhere, this page is correct.
This page supersedes any payout figure published about LinkApprove elsewhere. Affiliate directories and review sites carry out-of-date numbers, a $100 minimum and monthly-only payouts are the two most commonly repeated. Neither is correct. The minimum is $100 on wallet methods and schedules run to daily by volume tier.
Last reviewed by the LinkApprove partnerships team.
- $100
- Minimum on wallets
- Same day
- Fastest settlement
- 30-60d
- Typical hold
- 90%
- Max revenue share
6 of 7 rails
Crypto rails, network fee only
Until the advertiser validates
By validated monthly volume
Revenue share
Where the money actually goes
Our share comes out of the commission the advertiser pays us not out of your balance, and not out of the customer’s price. Here is the same sale followed all the way through.
- A reader buys$100.00basket at the advertiser
- The advertiser pays commission$8.008% program rate
- LinkApprove keeps$0.8010% of the commission
- You keep$7.2090% of the commission
What the 90% is a share of
90/10 at the maximum share
A $100.00 order pays $8.00 in commission
The program rate is 8% of the basket, so $8.00 is the entire pool there is to share. The other $92.00 stays with the advertiser and never reaches this page.
That $8.00 is what gets split, not the $100.00
You keep 90% of it, which is $7.20. LinkApprove keeps 10%, which is $0.80.
The two bars are drawn to different totals, and showing both is the point. The first is the $100.00 basket, with the commission as the block at its left edge. The second is that same block on its own at full width, so the 90/10 split is a split of $8.00 and never of $100.00.
- Paid to you$7.20
- Withdrawable once the advertiser validates the order.
- Retained by LinkApprove$0.80
- Covers the upstream approvals, tracking and payout rails.
The $100.00 basket and the 8% rate are round numbers picked so the arithmetic is checkable, not a claim about any advertiser. Real rates vary by program and are published on each program page. Your applicable revenue share is shown against every program in the partner panel before you generate a link. Nothing is added to the customer’s price: commission comes out of the advertiser’s margin.
Minimums
Payment methods and thresholds
Thresholds differ by method because transfer costs differ, not because some partners are worth paying faster. Balances below the threshold roll forward and never expire.
- PayPal
$100
- Speed
- 1-2 business days
- Our fee
- None
- Wise
$100
- Speed
- 1-2 business days
- Our fee
- None
- Payoneer
$100
- Speed
- 1-3 business days
- Our fee
- None
- USDT (TRC-20)
$100
- Speed
- Same day
- Our fee
- Network fee only
- Bitcoin
$100
- Speed
- Same day
- Our fee
- Network fee only
- Skrill
$100
- Speed
- 1-2 business days
- Our fee
- None
- ACH / Bank wire
$1,000
- Speed
- 3-5 business days
- Our fee
- None
All figures in USD equivalent. The higher threshold on bank transfer reflects the fixed cost of the transfer, it is not a fee we retain.
Schedule
Payout frequency by tier
New accounts start monthly. Faster schedules unlock on validated monthly volume, not on request.
A faster schedule is not a shorter hold
Commissions are released once the advertiser validates the sale, typically 30 to 60 days after the transaction date. No network can release commission an advertiser has not yet validated. Travel is slower still, because commission is often confirmed only once a stay has been completed.
Balances you can hold
- USD
- GBP
- EUR
Balance, reporting and withdrawal all run in the currency you pick.
- MonthlyDefault for new accounts
- Bi-weeklyAll approved partners
- WeeklyVerified partners above $500/month
- DailyfastestVerified partners above $2,000/month
Bar length is the monthly validated volume each tier requires. Bi-weekly and monthly have no threshold, every approved partner qualifies.
Hold period
When commission is released
Commission is not payable the moment a sale tracks. The advertiser validates it first, and the wait differs by vertical because return and cancellation windows do.
- 1Sale tracksinstantlyThe click and the order are recorded against your link the moment checkout completes.
- 2Advertiser validates30-90 daysThey confirm the order was not returned, cancelled or refunded. This is the only stage whose length changes.
- 3Released to balancenext payout runOnce validated it moves from pending into your withdrawable balance.
- 4Paid outsame day, 5 daysOn your schedule and chosen rail, once the balance clears the minimum.
Stage 2, by vertical
Validation takes longer where the thing being bought can be returned later, or has not happened yet. A hotel booking cannot be validated until the stay is over, which is why travel is the slowest column on the site.
| Vertical | Hold period | Validated on |
|---|---|---|
| Retail and fashion | 30-60 days | Order not returned |
| Beauty and skincare | 30-60 days | Order not returned |
| Home and furniture | 45-60 days | Delivery completed |
| Travel | 60-90 days | Stay completed |
| Subscriptions | 30-45 days | First billing cleared |
Reversals
Why commission gets clawed back
Reversals are normal in retail affiliate marketing, and pretending otherwise sets partners up to be disappointed.
Commission is reversed when the underlying order is returned or cancelled, when a competing coupon is applied at checkout, or when the traffic breaches program terms. In fashion and footwear, reversal rates of 15% to 30% are typical because category return rates are high, this is a property of the category, not of the network.
Your dashboard reports validated earnings by default rather than pending, specifically so you are not planning against figures that will later be removed. Pending commission is still visible, clearly labelled as pending.
Persistent, concentrated clawbacks indicate either a traffic-quality problem or content that oversold a product. We raise it with you before it becomes a reason to remove access.
The rest of the commercial terms
- Commission types
- CPS (sale), CPL (lead), CPA (action)
- Cookie window
- Set by each advertiser, shown on every program page
- Cross-device tracking
- Included on all programs that support it
- Deep linking
- Any product URL on any approved advertiser
- Sub-ID tracking
- Up to 5 sub-IDs per link
FAQ
Payout questions
What is the minimum payout at LinkApprove?
The minimum payout is $100 for PayPal, Wise, Payoneer, Skrill, USDT (TRC-20) and Bitcoin. Bank wire and ACH carry a higher $1,000 minimum because of the fixed cost of the transfer. Balances below the threshold roll forward to the next payment run rather than expiring.
How often does LinkApprove pay?
New accounts are paid monthly by default. Approved partners earning above $500 per month can move to weekly, and partners above $2,000 per month can request daily payouts. Bi-weekly is available to all approved partners on request. Schedule changes take effect from the next payment run.
What payment methods does LinkApprove support?
PayPal, Wise, Payoneer, Skrill, USDT on TRC-20, Bitcoin, and ACH or international bank wire. Balances can be held and paid in USD, GBP or EUR.
How long before commission becomes payable?
Commission is released once the advertiser validates the sale, which typically takes 30 to 60 days from the transaction date. Travel programs are slower because commission is usually confirmed only after the stay has been completed, which can take 60 to 90 days. Pending commission is visible in your dashboard throughout.
What revenue share do partners receive?
Partners receive up to 90% of the commission LinkApprove receives from the advertiser. The rate depends on your monthly validated volume and the specific program. The applicable rate is shown against every program in the partner panel before you generate a link.
Why was commission reversed from my balance?
Commission is reversed when the underlying order is returned, cancelled, paid with a competing coupon at checkout, or found to breach program terms. Reversal rates of 15% to 30% are normal in fashion and footwear because of category return rates. Your dashboard reports validated earnings by default rather than pending, so the figures you plan against are the ones that will actually be paid.
What currencies can I be paid in?
Balances are held and paid in US dollars, pounds sterling or euros. You choose the currency on your account, and commission from programs in other currencies is converted into it, so you clear one threshold rather than several part-filled balances in different currencies.
What happens to a balance below the minimum?
It rolls forward to the next payment run rather than expiring. There is no fee for carrying a balance and no deadline by which it must be withdrawn, so a slow month simply adds to the next one.
Does LinkApprove charge fees on withdrawals?
No fee is charged on PayPal, Wise, Payoneer, Skrill, ACH or bank wire. Cryptocurrency withdrawals carry only the network fee, which goes to the blockchain rather than to us. What is deducted before payout is the revenue share, which is stated against every program before you generate a link.
How quickly can I be paid after requesting a withdrawal?
Cryptocurrency rails settle same day. PayPal, Wise, Payoneer and Skrill typically take one to two business days, and ACH or bank wire three to five. Payment frequency itself ranges from monthly by default up to daily for verified partners above $2,000 a month.
No surprises at withdrawal
Everything above is what you will actually see in the panel. Join free and check for yourself.