# The affiliate terms The "affiliate terms" are the default contract between an app and an affiliate.\ Once the affiliate makes a new referral, the commissions will be based on those terms. You can always change the default terms of the app or [change it individually per affiliate](#editing-the-affiliate-terms). ## Terms breakdown * **Commission Rate**: The percentage you are willing to pay the affiliate for every transaction made by a store they referred to. You can read more about [the affiliate commission](/general/the-affiliate-commission.md). * **Commission Rate Period Limit:**\ The period in which the affiliate will earn commissions from transactions made by the referred store In months. If not limited, the affiliate will earn commissions if the referral is active. * **CPI:** Cost Per Install. The amount the affiliate will be rewarded for each successful app install. You can set the amount to '0' if you are not interested in paying per install. * **Minimum Withdrawal:** The minimum amount an affiliate needs to reach in earnings so they can ask to withdraw their balance. In USD. * **Auto Approval:** If checked, every affiliate who applies for your affiliate program will be approved automatically without your manual approval. * **Recurring charges only:**\ If checked, affiliates will receive a share of the revenue solely from recurring payments, and not from one-time fees. ## Editing the affiliate terms You can edit the main affiliate terms of your app when [editing your app](/for-app-owners/managing-your-apps.md). Additionally, you can change the terms individually to a specific affiliate by [editing specific affiliate terms](/for-app-owners/managing-affiliates.md#editing-affiliate-terms). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.shoffi.app/for-app-owners/the-affiliate-terms.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.