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Open in Introw: Affiliate campaigns

How it works

Fraud controls are configured per campaign. Click attribution is always signed, so referrals cannot be forged. On top of that you can enable self-referral blocking, disposable-email blocking, deduplication, and new-customer gating, all configured on the campaign’s Quality tab. The campaign’s Links tab then surfaces traffic patterns per link so you can spot abuse and revoke links if needed. These controls run automatically as conversions arrive, filtering or flagging suspect activity before it accrues commission.

Prerequisites

  • A campaign with tracking installed.
  • Write access to campaigns.

Settings & configuration

Fraud controls live on the campaign at Affiliate campaigns.

Self-referral blocking

Block conversions where the converter matches the referring partner, so partners cannot game their own links.

Disposable-email blocking

Reject conversions whose email uses a known disposable domain, filtering out throwaway signups.

Deduplication

Count a customer only once so repeated conversions from the same person do not over-reward a partner.

New-customer gating

Reward only conversions from genuinely new customers, checked against existing records.

Traffic quality

Configure the protections on the campaign’s Quality tab, then monitor traffic on the Links tab, which surfaces click and conversion patterns per link (accepted, declined, and failed counts) and flags links to Review so you can spot anomalies and revoke abusers.

Setup walkthrough

1

Open the campaign

Go to Affiliate campaigns and open the campaign.
2

Enable blocking rules

Turn on self-referral and disposable-email blocking.
3

Set deduplication and gating

Enable deduplication and new-customer gating as needed.
4

Monitor quality

Review the Links tab regularly for links flagged to Review or with a high declined/failed share.

How-to guides

Protect affiliate revenue from fraud

Turn on the campaign Quality-tab controls - self-referrals, disposable emails, deduplication, new-customers-only, excluded domains - and monitor traffic quality in Introw.

Limits & gotchas

Fraud controls reduce abuse but do not eliminate the need for review. Disposable-email blocking depends on a known list of domains, so a brand new disposable domain may slip through until the list updates. New-customer gating depends on your existing records being complete.

Troubleshooting

  • A legitimate conversion was blocked - check whether the email matched a disposable domain or the customer already existed.
  • A self-referral got through - confirm self-referral blocking is enabled on the campaign.
  • Quality looks suspicious - review the link on the Links tab and revoke it if needed.