This FAQ answers many of the commonly asked questions about our Geo Deals and Events product. If you have a question that isn't answered here, feel free to email us at affiliates@hyperpublic.com.
What type of data does a call to the deals and events api provide?
This /offers api endpoint returns local daily deals, and local events like concerts and meetups. Let's take a look at one deal example element returned by the API...
Most of the fields are pretty self explanatory. The price field is the cost in dollars of the deal, and the value field is what the deal is presumably worth. The payout field is the amount you will be paid upon each click that your app generates to the url field. The image field is useful for your UI, and the place field gives you location information to plot the deal on a map, or link to a Hyperpublic Places+ place for more information.
How does it work?
After integrating the Geodeals & Events API into your application, Hyperpublic will pay for each click to an offer’s URL. Currently, there is a flat rate per click, but performance-based rates are coming soon.
How much do I get paid?
Every deal has a payout field which lists how much a click to that deal is worth. For each click your app generates to the url given in the url field, you will earn the amount given in the payout field.
How do I get paid?
You will get paid via check within 45 days of the end of the month if you have earned more than $50. If you require payment early, send us an email to affiliates@hyperpublic.com. When you qualify for payment, Hyperpublic will be in touch to determine where to send your check, so be sure your contact info is correct in your application registration page.
When do I get paid?
You’ll be paid by check within 45 days of the end of the month if you’ve earned more than $50. If you require early payment, send an email to affiliates@hyperpublic.com.
Can I see how much traffic I’m generating?
Your Application Management page includes a “Click Data” link for each of your applications. Currently, this provides a tabular view of click volume over various time periods and an option to export the data to CSV format. Improvements to this interface are coming soon.
Why are the Offers’ URLs so long?
Hyperpublic uses long links to track the traffic your application generates. Each link is unique to the application and the particular offer. Users are redirected to the offer vendor’s page. If you would like to serve shorter links, please use a URL shortener like Bit.ly or Goo.gl.
How much do I get paid?
Every deal has a payout field which lists how much a click to that deal is worth. For each click your app generates to the url given in the url field, you will earn the amount given in the payout field.
How do I get paid?
You will get paid via check within 45 days of the end of the month if you have earned more than $50. If you require payment early, send us an email to affiliates@hyperpublic.com. When you qualify for payment, Hyperpublic will be in touch to determine where to send your check, so be sure your contact info is correct in your application registration page.
When do I get paid?
You’ll be paid by check within 45 days of the end of the month if you’ve earned more than $50. If you require early payment, send an email to affiliates@hyperpublic.com.
Can I see how much traffic I’m generating?
Your Application Management page includes a “Click Data” link for each of your applications. Currently, this provides a tabular view of click volume over various time periods and an option to export the data to CSV format. Improvements to this interface are coming soon.
Why are the Offers’ URLs so long?
Hyperpublic uses long links to track the traffic your application generates. Each link is unique to the application and the particular offer. Users are redirected to the offer vendor’s page. If you would like to serve shorter links, please use a URL shortener like Bit.ly or Goo.gl.
Some deals and events have a 0.00 payout. What gives?
Many events are free, or do not pass on affiliate fees. This data is still valuable to developers building certain classes of applications so we still include it. If you would like to get paid for every click you generate, only show deals with non-zero payouts. Our developer docs show how to request only deals with non-zero prices.
I am a deals provider. How do I include my deals in Hyperpublic?
Just email us at affiliates@hyperpublic.com. If you have an API or a daily feed containing all the information about the deals you offer, then we're happy to include your data in our product as soon as possible.
How do I get started?
Our developer docs explain how to use our deals product. First you register for an API key, and then you can begin making calls immediately through your web browser, a command line client like CURL, or through one of our API libraries for the language of your choice.
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