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Partner quickstart

A brand invited you to be a partner. You don’t need an OpenPartner Network account — you log into that brand’s portal directly.

You got an email titled something like “You’ve been invited to partner with [brand]”. Click the link. It signs you in and lands you on the brand’s portal at app.openpartner.dev/t/<brand-slug> (or the brand’s own deployment if they self-host).

The link is good for 15 minutes. If it expires, the brand can send a fresh one — or you can request one yourself from the login page.

2. Look around

You’ll land on your Dashboard showing:

  • Your share links with click counts + recent activity
  • Commissions broken down by status (accrued, approved, paid)
  • Payouts history
  • A signal whether you’ve connected Stripe Connect (needed to receive payouts)

The sidebar has the same things as top-level entries — Dashboard, Links, Commissions, Payouts, Stripe Connect.

Links lists every share link the brand has set up for you, one per campaign you’re granted. Each row shows the link key (the slug after /r/), the destination URL, click count, and a copy button.

The full URL looks like app.openpartner.dev/r/<brand-slug>/<your-link-key> (or the brand’s custom domain if they set one up). Copy and share — bio links, newsletter, posts.

4. Connect Stripe (so you can get paid)

Stripe Connect in the sidebar. You’ll need:

  • An email
  • Bank account details
  • Government ID (for KYC, depending on your country)

Stripe handles the whole onboarding inside their hosted flow. Takes 5–15 minutes once you have the docs ready. You can come back and finish later — your share links work without Stripe connected; you just won’t be able to receive payouts.

Once connected, payouts auto-flow on the brand’s payout schedule (weekly is common).

5. Start sharing

That’s the whole setup. Drop the link wherever — bio, newsletter, posts, paid ad destinations. Every click → eventual conversion gets attributed to you, accrues commission, and pays out via Stripe.

What’s next

  • Share links — how the slug works, deep linking, when to make a new link
  • Commissions — how the lifecycle works, when commissions approve, when they reverse
  • Getting paid — Stripe Connect deep dive, payout cadence, failed-payout recovery

Direct partner vs Network creator

You’re a direct partner if a brand invited you specifically. You only see that brand’s data; you have no Network account.

If you’d rather have a Network account that can partner with multiple brands across the OpenPartner Network — sign up at app.openpartner.dev/creator/signup and apply to whatever programs interest you. Same email is fine; the Network and direct partner accounts don’t conflict.

See the creator quickstart if that sounds like what you want.