# Referral payouts (/docs/brands/payouts/referral-payouts)

Pay creators a flat bonus when someone they referred becomes an active creator, and record when you've paid it.

Referral payouts reward creators who bring in other creators. When a referred creator becomes an active member of your brand, Bloss records a flat payout for the creator who referred them. You pay it outside Bloss and mark it paid.

## Turn it on [#turn-it-on]

<Steps>
<Step>

### Enable the feature [#enable-the-feature]

In <UiPath>Settings › Rules › Features</UiPath>, turn on **Referral Bonus**.

</Step>
<Step>

### Set the amount [#set-the-amount]

Enter the **Referral payout amount** and click **Save**. This is the flat amount the referrer earns for each referred creator who becomes active.

</Step>
</Steps>

The sidebar now shows **Referral Payouts**.

<OpenInBloss to="admin/referrals">Open Referral Payouts</OpenInBloss>

## When a referral payout is created [#when-a-referral-payout-is-created]

A payout is recorded when **both** are true:

- The new creator joined through an invite link that's assigned to another creator (the referrer). See [Inviting creators](/docs/brands/creators/inviting-creators).
- The new creator becomes **active**: they join directly when trials are off, they pass their [trial](/docs/brands/creators/trials) (Bloss checks after each sync), or you move them out of trial yourself, for example with **Skip Trial** on their profile.

Each referred creator creates at most one referral payout. The amount is the one set in Settings at that moment; changing it later doesn't change payouts already recorded. Referral Bonus must be on, with an amount saved, when the creator becomes active.

## Pay a referral [#pay-a-referral]

<Availability is="full-admin" />

The **Referral Payouts** page lists every referral:

| Column               | Meaning                             |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| **Referrer**         | The creator who earned the payout.  |
| **Referrer PayPal**  | Their PayPal email, or **Not set**. |
| **Referred Creator** | The creator they brought in.        |
| **Joined**           | When the payout was recorded.       |
| **Amount**           | The referral payout.                |
| **Status**           | **Pending** or **Paid**.            |

Pay the referrer yourself (for example by PayPal), then click **Mark Paid** on the row.

<Callout title="Not part of payout cycles">

  Referral payouts aren't sent through your payout provider and don't appear in
  cycles. Marking one paid only records that you paid it.

</Callout>

## Related [#related]

<Cards>
  <Card title="Feature flags" href="/docs/brands/settings/feature-flags">

    Every switch in Settings › Rules › Features.

</Card>
  <Card title="Referrals (creators)" href="/docs/creators/earning/referrals">

    What creators see.

</Card>
</Cards>