Earn 10%, recurring, on every customer you refer
Share your referral link. When someone you referred spends on delivered SMS and OTP messages, you earn 10% of that spend — recurring, with no end date, for as long as your partner account is in good standing. Sign in with Google and start today: there is no application form and no approval step.
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- 10%
- Of delivered-message spend
- 60
- Days the referral cookie lasts
- ₹1,000
- Minimum balance for a payout
- 25
- Payout day, every month
From sign-in to payout
Four steps, and only the first one needs anything from you.
Sign in with Google
There is no application to fill in and nobody to wait on for approval. Your partner account is active the moment you sign in, and your referral link is already on the dashboard.
Share your referral link
Your link carries a unique ref code and clicks are recorded server-side. The last referral link clicked in the 60 days before someone signs up is the one that gets credited.
Commission accrues automatically
A batch job runs roughly every 48 hours and credits you 10% of what your referred customers spent on delivered messages. OTP messages are charged at ₹0.25 each.
Your payout is raised on the 25th
Once you have 10 referred customers who have made a payment, at least ₹1,000 of unpaid commission and your UPI or bank details saved in the portal, the run on the 25th (Indian time) raises your payout automatically. The team then sends the money by UPI or bank transfer, so it lands shortly after the 25th rather than on the day itself.
What the program actually guarantees
These are properties of how the system is built, not promises we make in marketing copy.
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Attribution is permanent
Once a customer you referred signs up, they are tied to your account for good. Nobody can re-cookie them afterwards, so a competing link cannot take back the customer you brought in.
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Your rate is snapshotted
Every commission entry stores the rate it was calculated at. If the program rate changes later, it applies to new earnings only — it cannot rewrite what you have already earned.
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One message, one payment
Each commission entry is keyed to a single delivered message, and that key is unique. A retry or an overlapping batch cannot pay twice, and every rupee traces back to a specific message.
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Recurring, with no expiry
Commission carries no expiry date and no fixed term. It keeps accruing on delivered messages for as long as the referred account keeps sending and your partner account stays in good standing — a suspended partner account stops both attribution and accrual.
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A dashboard that shows the working
Referrals are listed with their status and their signup and first-payment dates, with customer emails masked. Earnings are one line per delivered message — the customer's spend, your rate, the commission and whether it is available, paid out or reversed — and every payout keeps its own record with the amount, period, destination account and reference.
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Nothing to build
The referral link is the entire integration. Click tracking, accrual, reconciliation and payout accounting all run on our side.
The conditions, stated plainly
Everything below is part of the program as it runs today. We would rather you read it before you join than discover it after your first month.
Before your first payout
- Three conditions, all required. At least 10 referred customers who have made a payment, at least ₹1,000 of unpaid commission, and payout details saved in the portal — a UPI ID, or an account number with its IFSC. A payout cannot be issued until all three are in place: a partner with no payout details on file is passed over by the run. Until then the balance carries forward untouched.
- Payouts run once a month. The run happens on the 25th, Indian time, and raises your payout automatically; the team then sends the money by UPI or bank transfer, so it arrives shortly after the 25th rather than exactly on it. We collect an account name, number and IFSC — or a UPI ID — along with your PAN.
How earnings appear
- Accrual is batched, not instant. The job runs roughly every 48 hours, so a message delivered today shows up in your balance a day or two later.
- It is measured on spend. Commission is 10% of what a referred customer spends on messages that were actually delivered, not on the amount they load into their wallet.
When commission is reversed
- Refunds, chargebacks and fraud. Commission that has already been credited can be reversed if the underlying payment is refunded or charged back, or if the activity is found to be fraudulent.
- Self-referral does not qualify. A signup that uses your own email address is rejected automatically, and other accounts you control can be blocked by an administrator.
The 10% rate, the ₹0.25 price of an OTP, the 60-day referral window, the 10-referral threshold, the ₹1,000 minimum and the 25th payout day are all runtime settings an administrator can change at any time — and the rate can additionally be overridden for an individual partner — so every one of those numbers is current as of 8 August 2026 rather than fixed. Because every commission entry stores the rate it was calculated at, a change to the rate applies to future earnings only.
Partner program — frequently asked questions
Is there an application or an approval step?
No. Sign in with Google at partners.startmessaging.com and your partner account is active immediately. There is no form to submit and nobody to wait on.
What exactly do I earn commission on?
10% of what your referred customers spend on delivered messages. It is calculated per delivered message — OTP is charged at ₹0.25 each — and it recurs with no end date, for as long as the referred account keeps sending and your partner account is in good standing.
How long does the referral link stay attached?
The cookie window is 60 days, and the last referral link clicked in that window before signup is the one credited. After signup, attribution is permanent: a customer belongs to exactly one partner and cannot be reassigned later.
When and how do I get paid?
Three conditions must all hold: at least 10 referred customers who have made a payment, at least ₹1,000 of unpaid commission, and your UPI ID or bank account and IFSC saved in the portal — with no payout details on file the run passes over you. Once all three hold, the run on the 25th (Indian time) raises your payout automatically and the team sends it by UPI or bank transfer in Indian rupees, so the money arrives shortly after the 25th. We collect your PAN.
Why has my balance not updated yet?
Accrual runs as a batch roughly every 48 hours rather than in real time, so messages delivered in the last day or two may not be reflected in your balance yet.
Can commission be taken back once credited?
Yes, in specific cases. Commission is reversed if the underlying payment is refunded or charged back, or where fraud is found. Self-referral — referring yourself or accounts you control — can be blocked.
Can I refer customers outside India?
Commission accrues on delivered SMS and OTP traffic and payouts are made in Indian rupees by UPI or bank transfer, so the program as it stands is built for India. If you work in another market, get in touch and we will tell you what we can support there.
Start referring today
Sign in with Google and your referral link is waiting on the dashboard. Free to join, no application, no approval, no fee and no exclusivity.