Knowledge base

Help Center.

The official knowledge base for affiliates and advertisers on Merkle Tree Affiliates. Searchable, kept current with the product, and written by the team running it.

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Browse by topic

Every guide, grouped by category.

Jump straight to the topic you need. Articles are kept current by the team running the platform.

Getting started

3 articles

How it works

4 articles

Payouts & billing

3 articles

FAQ

3 articles

Account & security

2 articles

Public articles below are readable without an account. A few role-specific deep-dives require a signed-in account because they reference your own dashboard.

What's inside

What you'll find here

Pick your role to jump to the most-relevant guides.

For affiliates

Tracking links and Sub-ID strategy. Holding periods, weekly payouts via Stripe Connect / PayPal Payouts / bank / crypto, KYC and tax forms, fraud-score interpretation, compliance uploads, and referrals.

For advertisers

Campaign Builder, attribution, Creative Studio, S2S postbacks, fraud rubric, prepaid wallets, per-affiliate overrides, and the dispute / clawback window.

Platform mechanics (everyone)

What Merkle Tree Affiliates is, how affiliate marketing works here, how the marketplace surfaces vetted offers, public vs private campaigns, and compliance commitments.

Account and billing

Setting up Stripe Connect or PayPal Payouts; topping up an advertiser campaign wallet; switching between Launch, Scale, and Enterprise Custom on the Pricing page; refunding unused wallet balance. White-label is a separate Talk-to-us product.

Workflow

How to use this help center

A 4-step pattern that gets you to the right answer in seconds.

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Search first

The search bar scans article titles, bodies, and categories as you type.

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Then browse by category

Getting started, Tracking, and Payouts cover most questions.

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Use in-article anchors

Long guides support deep links you can share with your team.

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Flag missing content

Every article footer has a "Was this helpful?" widget.

Most-asked

Most-asked starting points

The first reads we hand to every new affiliate and advertiser on the network.

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How affiliate marketing works on Merkle Tree Affiliates
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Building tracking links and using Sub

IDs

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Compliance

KYC and tax forms

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How payouts work
Still stuck?

Can't find what you need?

- Signed-in users — use the in-app help icon. Most replies within one business day. - Public visitors — use search above, or route a question through the contact path on this page.

Signed-in users

use the in-app help icon. Most replies within one business day.

Public visitors

use search above, or route a question through the contact path on this page.

Answers

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the questions we hear from new affiliates and advertisers.

What is the Merkle Tree Affiliates Help Center?
The official searchable knowledge base for affiliates and advertisers, maintained by the operations team.
Do I need an account to read the articles?
Public articles are readable without an account. Role-specific deep-dives that reference your dashboard require sign-in.
How do I search the Help Center?
Use the search bar — it ranks results by relevance across titles, bodies, and categories.
What if I can't find what I'm looking for?
Signed-in users can message support via the in-app help icon. Article footers also accept feedback.
How often is the Help Center updated?
Foundational articles are reviewed quarterly. Feature-tied articles update within one business day of a product change.
Can advertisers see the affiliate articles and vice-versa?
Most articles are cross-audience. A few are role-scoped for privacy.

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