Create a pre-registration

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Reserve a referral code and claim code for an email address.

Scopesaffiliates:write
POST/v1/affiliates/pre-registrations

Reserves a referral code for an email address and emails the recipient their link and claim code.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
emailstring, requiredWhere to send the claim code. Must be unique within your firm.
metadataobject, optionalUp to 20 string values of 500 characters. Returned unchanged.

Request

curl -X POST https://api.proppertrading.com/v1/affiliates/pre-registrations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_a1b2c3d4_9f83c2e15b7a4d6e8091c3f5a7b9d1e2" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: 8f14e45f-ea0d-4d1f-9c4b-3e11f0f2c0a1" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "metadata": { "name": "Jamie", "utm_source": "launch-page" }
  }'

Response

201 Created

{
    "data": {
        "id": "aff_pre_zd95p9x9prp3cga9thjusesr",
        "object": "affiliate_pre_registration",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "referral_code": "0WWI7YCQ",
        "referral_url": "https://acmefunded.com/r/0WWI7YCQ",
        "status": "pending",
        "source": "api",
        "metadata": { "name": "Jamie", "utm_source": "launch-page" },
        "created_at": "2026-08-03T17:44:13+00:00",
        "expires_at": "2026-09-02T17:44:13+00:00",
        "claimed_at": null,
        "last_sent_at": "2026-08-03T17:44:13+00:00",
        "claim_code": "HR5QPH7NPP"
    },
    "meta": { "request_id": "req_01kz4bkr1aj1gv63d8fv3133ey" }
}

claim_code is shown once

This is the only response that ever contains claim_code. Listing or retrieving the reservation later will not repeat it. If it is lost, use resend to email it again.

Errors

StatusCodeMeaning
400pre_registration_disabledTurn pre-registration on in your dashboard
400missing_idempotency_keyAdd an Idempotency-Key header
409email_already_registeredThat address already has a reserved code
422validation_failedSee errors in the response

Showing it to the visitor

Return both values to your page so the person can copy them right away. Do not store the claim code in your own database unless you have to; it is a credential, and we already email it.