Help & documentation
How to set up and use cli.gs — for merchants and publishers, with the shop integration step by step.
Getting started
What cli.gs is and how to set up your account.
For merchants
Run a partner programme: set-up, rules, publishers and conversions.
- Become a merchantCreate your merchant profile and get verified.
- Credit and costsThe free tier, topping up, what a sale costs, receipts and invoices.
- Create a programmeName, target, allowed domains and the link publishers get.
- Terms and commission rulesWhat you pay, when, and how changes reach publishers.
- Product listsLink publishers to individual products with a CSV file.
- Review and lifecycleSubmitting, pausing, archiving and changing the target.
- Publisher applicationsAccept, decline, revoke and reactivate publishers.
- Review conversionsThe approval window, rejecting and parked conversions.
Shop integration
Connect your shop: capture the ref code, report sales, handle returns.
- Integration overviewThe flow, your API key and the order of steps.
- Capture the ref codeKeep the reference code from the landing page to checkout.
- Report conversionsThe server-to-server postback, its fields and answers.
- Signed requestsProtect your requests with an HMAC signature.
- Returns and reversalsTake back a commission when an order is returned.
- Tracking pixelThe browser fallback and why it needs confirmation.
- Postbacks to your shopReceive status changes, verify the signature, handle retries.
- Testing and diagnosticsTest mode, the diagnostics section and every error code.
For publishers
Promote programmes, track your earnings and get paid.
- Become a publisherCreate your publisher profile.
- Find programmes and applyThe marketplace, applying and what happens next.
- Use your linksYour link, product links, parameters and ad labelling.
- Statistics and conversionsRead your dashboard and follow each conversion.
- Get paidTax profile, credit notes, Stripe and the monthly payout.
- Rules for promotionWhat is allowed, what is not, and what happens on a breach.