Shopify integration
Run an affiliate program on Shopify
Shopify runs the storefront, but it has no built-in way to recruit partners and pay them for the sales they actually drive. Siren Cloud connects to your Shopify store, reads every order, and attributes it to the affiliate, influencer, or customer who sent the buyer, then pays out on your terms.
Can you run an affiliate program on Shopify?
Yes, with Siren Cloud. Shopify has no native affiliate or partner engine, so Siren connects to your store over the Shopify API and webhooks, attributing each order to the partner who referred it and calculating commission automatically. Unlike a single last-click app, Siren can tie a sale to a code, a link, a landing page, or a product, so the right partner gets credit and coupon hunters do not. Best fit for stores that want one program across affiliates, influencers, and customer referrals.
What Siren fixes for Shopify stores
Shopify takes the order. Siren credits the partner who drove it and sets what they get paid.
Without Siren
- Shopify tracks the sale but cannot credit the partner who drove it
- Discount codes leak to coupon sites and pay creators for orders they had no part in
- A different app for affiliates, another for influencers, another for referrals
- A revenue-share fee or order cap that grows as your program does
- Manual payout math at the end of every month
With Siren
- Every Shopify order credited to the partner who drove it
- Attribution bound to what the buyer used, a code, link, landing page, or product, so it holds up even when an AI assistant absorbs the click
- Affiliates, influencers, and customer referrals tracked side by side in one program
- A flat plan with no per-order fee skimmed from your store
- Reconciled payout statements each period, full refunds reversed automatically
How Siren connects to Shopify
Siren Cloud listens for paid orders and refunds through Shopify webhooks, so a paid checkout becomes a tracked, attributable event in Siren within seconds. A small storefront snippet and Shopify checkout pixel carry the referral from the visit to the order. Nothing else in your theme or checkout changes.
Shopify
A customer checks out and the order is paid.
Paid order
Shopify sends the order to Siren Cloud by webhook, with the referral the snippet saved.
Siren attributes
Matches the buyer to the referring partner by code, link, or product, and applies your rules.
Payout
Paid out through Stripe Connect or reconciled into a statement each period, full refunds reversed.
What Siren does with Shopify
Every capability this integration implements, and which edition supports it. Not all of them live in every edition.
Track Shopify orders as conversions
Reads orders, line items, and discounts as the source of sales, so each one attributes to the partner who referred it.
Attribution that survives the AI checkout
Binds the partner to what the customer actually used, a code, a link, a landing page, or a product line item, instead of a click an AI assistant can absorb. The partner who caused the sale gets paid, even when the click never fires.
Track refunds
Reverses commission when a Shopify order is fully refunded, so payouts only reward real revenue. A partial refund keeps the commission and adds a note for you to review.
Pay partners directly or by statement
Calculates what each partner is owed with your rates, tiers, and thresholds, then pays them through Stripe Connect or produces a reconciled statement you pay from.
What you can track, reward, and run on Shopify
The events Siren reads from Shopify, the rewards it can pay on them, and the program types you can build.
Events Siren tracks
- Order paid
- Discount or coupon code used
- Full refund
- Partial refund (the commission stays, with a note)
- Subscription renewals (a subscription app's recurring orders arrive as new orders)
- Abandoned checkout
Rewards you can pay
- Percentage of order value
- Flat amount per order
- Per-product or per-collection rate
- Tiered by volume or revenue
- Milestone, contest, or signup bonus
- Tiered rates that step up with a partner's volume or revenue
- One-time referral bounty
Program types
- Affiliate program
- Influencer and creator program
- Customer referral program
- Ambassador program
- Revenue share or royalty program
- Performance and milestone bonus program
- Reseller or distributor partner program
Starter recipes for Shopify
Pre-built program setups to start from and adjust, not from a blank page.
Recipe
Reward creators by code, not guesswork
Hand each creator a unique code or link. Siren ties every Shopify order placed with it back to that creator and pays on the real sales, not flat sponsorship fees.
Recipe
Pay creators for the sales they caused
When a code leaks to a coupon site, it can pay a creator for orders they never influenced. Siren gives each partner a unique code and can also attribute by link, landing page, or product, so credit lands on the partner who really drove the order.
Recipe
Pay different commission on different products
Set a higher rate on a hero product and a lower one on accessories. Siren reads each Shopify line item and applies the right rate per order.
Recipe
Turn buyers into a referral channel
Let a happy customer refer a friend and earn cash when that friend's first Shopify order clears, tracked in the same program as your affiliates and creators.
Recipe
One partner record, every channel you sell on
Sell on Shopify and WooCommerce, or bill on Stripe alongside? Siren Cloud keeps a single partner record per person across all of them, so a creator who drives sales on two channels is paid as one partner, not reconciled by hand across two apps.
“One program for affiliates, influencers, and customer referrals, attributed to the partner who drove each sale.” How Siren handles Shopify
Programs you can run on Shopify
Pre-built recipes that work on Shopify. Install one in a click, or open its page for the Shopify-specific details.
Store Affiliate
Recruit affiliates and pay a share of every Shopify order they drive.
Affiliate program on Shopify CloudInfluencer Program
Give creators a link or code and reward the sales it produces.
Influencer program on Shopify CloudCustomer Referral
Pay a flat cash reward when a friend someone refers buys.
Referral program on ShopifyWhich edition you need
Shopify runs on the editions marked below. Here is what each gives you, what it costs, and what you will need to get going.
Editions
- WordPress Not available
Not available. The WordPress plugin runs on your own site and connects to WooCommerce, not Shopify. Shopify is a hosted, non-WordPress platform, so it connects through Siren Cloud.
- Cloud Available
The hosted, sign-up-yourself edition. Connect your Shopify store yourself and run the program, with the same order, coupon, and refund tracking as managed Cloud.
- Full-Service Available
Siren Cloud connects to your Shopify store over its API and runs the program for you, hosted, set up, and supported.
Custom. Hosted and managed.
What you will need
- A Shopify store you can connect, with read access to orders.
- A Siren Cloud plan. Start with the 30-day free trial, or have our team set it up on Full-Service.
- Optionally your email or loyalty tool, so referrals can reach your existing customers.
- No engineering. You paste a storefront snippet and a checkout pixel, and add Siren's webhook in Shopify.
- Siren reads Shopify orders to calculate commission, then pays partners directly through Stripe Connect, or produces a reconciled statement you pay from, whichever you prefer.
- It is your store and your commission rules. Siren calculates what each partner is owed and can pay them for you through Stripe Connect, or hand you a reconciled statement to pay from.
- Selling on both Shopify and WordPress? Siren Cloud can track both and keep one partner record per person across them.
- Attribution starts when an order is paid. Abandoned checkouts are not billable events.
Shopify questions answered
Does Shopify have a built-in affiliate program?
No. Shopify runs your store and checkout, but it has no native affiliate, influencer, or referral engine. Stores usually stitch together separate apps for each. Siren Cloud adds one layer that connects to your store over the Shopify API and turns orders into tracked, attributable partner sales.
How is this different from the affiliate apps already on Shopify?
Most Shopify affiliate apps, such as Refersion, UpPromote, or Shopify Collabs, charge a monthly fee plus a share of the revenue your program drives, and they credit the last click, which can pay creators for orders they never influenced. Siren Cloud is a flat plan with no per-order skim, and it can attribute a sale by code, link, landing page, or product, not just the last click. It also runs affiliates, influencers, and customer referrals in one program instead of one app per use case.
How do you stop discount-code leakage from inflating creator payouts?
A code that leaks to a coupon site can pay a creator for orders they never influenced. Siren issues a unique code per partner, so a code that spreads still ties back to one partner instead of a shared code anyone can grab. And because Siren can also attribute by link, landing page, or product, credit lands on the partner who really drove the order.
What happens to attribution when people buy through AI assistants like ChatGPT?
AI checkout can absorb the click an affiliate program normally tracks, so a last-click app sees a direct sale and the creator who drove it earns nothing. Siren attributes on what the customer used, a code, a landing page, or a product, not only a click, so the right partner still gets credit when the click never fires.
I already run a program on another app. Can you bring it over?
Yes. Tell us about your existing partners, their codes, and your commission structure, and our team plans the move so your partners and their rates carry over. You are not starting your program from zero.
How does Siren actually pay my partners?
Two ways, your choice. Siren can pay partners real money directly through Stripe Connect, where each partner self-onboards and gets paid automatically each period. Or it produces a reconciled statement and you pay from it through your own process.
Can I run more than a basic affiliate program on Shopify?
Yes. The same Cloud engine runs affiliate, influencer, customer referral, ambassador, royalty, revenue-share, and performance-bonus programs, including tiered rates and distributor bonus pools. Set up the rules yourself, or tell us the program shape and our team configures them on Full-Service.
Is the Shopify integration available in the WordPress plugin?
No. The WordPress edition runs on your own site and connects to WooCommerce. Shopify is hosted elsewhere, so Siren reads it through Siren Cloud rather than the plugin.
What does a Shopify affiliate program with Siren cost?
Self-serve Siren Cloud is a flat monthly or annual plan, starting with a 30-day free trial. Full-Service, where our team sets it up for you, is custom-priced. There is no per-order fee and no revenue-share cut skimmed from your store, so the cost does not climb just because your program works.
I want to get paid for promoting a Shopify store. Is this for me?
No. Siren is for the merchant running the program, not for affiliates joining one. If you run a Shopify store and want to recruit and pay partners who drive sales, that is what this is.
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Build your Shopify affiliate program on Siren Cloud
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