Affiliate Creation
Quick and easy creation of new affiliates can be done via API call or via the affiliate portal. In addition to the predefined product partners, other payment recipients can also be added. After creation/registration, each affiliate receives an email from Novalnet AG with his access data for the Novalnet Admin Portal (merchant ID, authentication code, user ID, password). Our system transmits the unique affiliate identification data (for payment processing) via an asynchronous API call to the stored URL of the marketplace operator in its system. In order to allocate the revenue share, the system of the marketplace operator can thus correctly transfer the associated ID of the Novalnet to the affiliate during the payment call.
Contract/on-boarding and identification of the contractual partners (KYC) via the video identification process
Novalnet offers its contractual partners its own contract portal in which each contractual partner and affiliate can register itself online. Here, contractual partners and affiliates can enter all data easily and conveniently and upload the necessary documents. Once they have duly filled in all the details and all the necessary documents are complete, the contractual partner can be "switched to live mode". From that point onwards, Novalnet can accept payments and handle entire payment processing.
Generally, the creation of an account and the inception of the contract are based on the following criteria:
Contract/on-boarding and identification of the contractual partners (KYC) via the video identification process
This can be done conveniently online via our contract portal. Once the contract has been successfully created, the portal transmits the data to our compliance department in real time.
Verification by our compliance department and account setup
After receiving the data, our compliance department; in accordance with our in-house policy verifies the created online account within one working day and switches the account live (or rejects it, stating the reason).
Creation of affiliates (partners)
Affiliate creation can be done in three ways:- By Link
- By Direct API
- Via Batch File Upload
By Link
Create the affiliate manually through the Novalnet Admin portal using the following URL:
URL Syntax:
https://admin.novalnet.de/?nn_ref=[Reference]⟨=[Language]#register
By Direct API
You can use our Direct API for the creation of the affiliates Please refer the sample code and script in our API Reference section
You can send the above link to your affiliates per email, through which later each of your affiliate can register on their own. If you want to prefill the values of some fields on this webpage (displayed to your affiliates), then you must send the required values of those fields by adding the parameter names and the values in the above URL.
Via Batch File Upload
The batch file upload method is recommended when you need to create multiple affiliate accounts in bulk.
Step 1: Prepare the Batch File
- File Name:
Novalnet_affiliate_creation_batch_file_<YYYYMMDD>.csv - Format Requirements
- The file must be in CSV (UTF-8) format
- Use the provided template and strictly maintain the required structure, including the exact header format shown in the sample files.
- All mandatory fields must be included. For detailed information on mandatory, optional, and conditional fields, please refer here.
- Refer sample CSV file https://developer.novalnet.com/docs/?file=Affiliate_Creation_Batch_File.csv
Step 2: Upload the CSV File in Novalnet Admin Portal
- Log in to the Novalnet Admin Portal.
- Navigate to Marketplace/Affiliate > Affiliate Info.
- Select the project under which the affiliate (co-supplier) should be mapped.
- Click the Upload icon.
- Browse to and select the prepared CSV file from your local system, then click Submit to upload it.
Step 3: Check File Status & Download Response
- After upload, a confirmation window titled “Recently Uploaded Files” will appear.
- In the Status column, you can monitor the current state of your file:
- Processed
- In-Progress
- Declined
Note: File processing typically takes 1 to 3 hours, depending on the number of records. - Once processing is complete, download the response file by clicking the Download icon in the corresponding row.
- In the response file, check the status_desc column:
- If successful, it will include the MID of the affiliate merchant account, which is required for mapping and future reference.
On completion of affiliate creation/registration
On completion of the affiliate creation/registration, each of the affiliates will receive an email from Novalnet their basic authentication details such as vendor id, authentication code, login and password to the Novalnet Admin Portal. In the information about the newly registered affiliate will be sent parallelly through Novalnet via email as well as per API call on vendor script.