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November 9, 2026

What this guide covers

Commissions Report Overview

The Commissions report is where you manage the rewards earned by affiliates for driving conversions. Each commission represents a potential payout that can be reviewed, approved, rejected, or exported.
This report helps you:
  • Review affiliate earnings before payouts
  • Approve or reject commissions in bulk
  • Track recurring, bonus, or other commission types
  • Keep internal notes related to commission reviews

Where to find the Commissions report

You can access the Commissions report from the main navigation:
Conversions → Commissions:

Reviewing and Managing Commissions

Once you’re on the Commissions page, you can review commissions to understand:
  • Whether a commission is pending, approved, or disapproved
  • Which affiliate and program the commission belongs to
  • The commission amount and currency
If automatic approval is enabled, commissions are approved as soon as they’re created. If you need a review window before approving, you can switch automatic approval off in your program’s general settings.

Approving, rejecting, and commenting

You can manage commissions individually or in bulk:
  • Approve commissions that are ready for payout
  • Reject commissions that should not be rewarded (for example, refunds or invalid orders)
  • Add comments to explain a decision to the affiliate, for example why a commission was rejected
💡 Comments are visible to affiliates: they see them when they open the conversion in their portal. Only write what you are happy for the affiliate to read.
After confirming an action, you’ll see a success message. If changes are still processing, Tapfiliate will clearly indicate that updates will take effect shortly.

Why This Changed

We’ve consolidated all commission decisions: review, approval, rejection, into a single section. Now, the approval and disapproval is available in both the conversions and commissions page.
This change also lays the groundwork for our upcoming hands-free payout service. Once available, you’ll be able to see a commission’s payment status: pending or paid, alongside its approval status, right here. This will help in having one clear, end-to-end section for commissions, instead of splitting review and payout view across Conversions and Commissions.
💡 The batch commission management is available in the conversions section and commissions section. You can view individual commissions status from the commissions section

Filtering, Exporting, and Understanding Conversion Context

To work more efficiently, you can filter commissions by criteria such as status, affiliate, program, date range, amount, or commission type. Filters help you focus on exactly the commissions you need to review.
If no commissions match your filters, you’ll see a message indicating that there’s no data to display.
You can also export commissions as a CSV file, which is useful for:
  • Accounting and finance workflows
  • Payout reconciliation
  • Internal reporting

How commissions relate to conversions

Conversions represent actions completed by referred users, such as purchases or sign-ups.
Commissions are the rewards generated from those conversions.

What Affiliates Can See

Affiliates can view their own commissions in their dashboard, including:
  • Commission amounts
  • Approval status
  • Payment status (if payouts are enabled)
  • Comments you added to a commission (shown when they open the conversion)
Affiliates cannot access commissions belonging to other affiliates. This keeps other affiliates’ data private while maintaining transparency.

Still Need Help?

If you have questions or run into issues, contact us at support@tapfiliate.com. Our team is happy to help.

Next Steps

To get more value from commission management, consider:
  • Reviewing your payout settings and approval flows
  • Checking your commission structures for recurring or bonus rewards
  • Exploring related guides on payouts, reporting, and affiliate management