Affiliate payouts CSV export for manual payouts
Need an affiliate payouts CSV you can review before sending money? TinyAffiliate tracks affiliate performance and exports a clean payout report for manual payouts. See the payouts hub for schedule and threshold templates. Manual payouts by design keeps the workflow auditable, reversible, and easy to explain.
Quick answer
A good affiliate payout CSV should show who earned what, why they earned it, and what adjustments were applied before payout. For most small SaaS affiliate programs, manual payouts are still the safest default because you can review commissions before money leaves your account.
Why this is useful
- • Review payouts before sending money
- • Keep the program reversible early on
- • Avoid payout automation dependencies
- • Pay via PayPal/Wise/bank/anything
What you track
- • Link clicks
- • Stripe-attributed revenue (subscriptions included)
- • Refund tracking on Growth
What an affiliate payouts CSV should include
- • Affiliate name or ID
- • Clicks, referred customers, and attributed revenue
- • Commission amount owed
- • Refund or clawback adjustments
- • Final payout total for the period
Simple monthly payout workflow
- • Close the payout period
- • Export the affiliate payout CSV
- • Review commissions and refund adjustments
- • Send payouts via PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer
- • Archive the CSV as your payout audit trail
Related tools & templates
Manual payouts work best with clear policies. Use these free tools to publish rules and batch payouts safely.
FAQ
Do you automate affiliate payouts?
No. TinyAffiliate is manual payouts by design. You stay in control.
What do I export?
A payout CSV report that helps you calculate what you owe and pay affiliates using your preferred method.
Why manual payouts?
Manual payouts keep the program reversible early on and make payouts explainable and reviewable.
What should an affiliate payouts CSV contain?
At minimum: affiliate identity, attributed revenue, commission amount, refund or clawback adjustments, and the final payout total for that period.
Who should use manual affiliate payouts?
Most early-stage SaaS affiliate programs should. Manual payouts make reviews, clawbacks, and disputes easier to handle before you add payout automation.
What does TinyAffiliate track?
Clicks, Stripe-attributed revenue (subscriptions included), and refunds on Growth.