> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hiveku.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Referral Links

> Share your referral link so organic signups are attributed to you and earn commission.

There are two ways an account becomes *yours* (linked to you for commission):

1. **You register it** for a client from the console — see
   [Managing clients](/partners/managing-clients). You're added as an admin.
2. **They sign up through your referral link** — the new account is attributed to
   you for commission, but you are **not** a member of it (the client owns it).

## Your referral link

Find your link in the Partner Console (**Workspaces → Partners**). It looks like:

```
https://app.hiveku.com/r/<your-code>
```

Share it anywhere — your site, proposals, email. When someone clicks it we
remember your code and attribute their new account to you when they sign up.

## How attribution works

1. A prospect opens your `/r/<code>` link. We store your code in their browser.
2. They sign up and create their account as normal.
3. On their first session, the account is linked to you (`partner_account_id`).
4. From then on, their invoices accrue [commission](/partners/commissions) to you.

<Note>
  Attribution is first-touch and one-time: an account can only be linked to one
  partner, and only if it isn't already linked. You never gain access to a
  referred account's data through a referral link — only commission attribution.
</Note>

## Register vs refer

|                        | Register an account | Referral link |
| ---------------------- | ------------------- | ------------- |
| Who creates it         | You                 | The client    |
| Your access            | Admin member        | None          |
| Appears in your picker | Yes                 | No            |
| Earns commission       | Yes                 | Yes           |

Use **register** when you're setting clients up hands-on; use the **referral
link** for self-serve signups you want credit for.