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# Voucher attribution

Voucher attribution (code-based attribution)

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Voucher attribution is crediting a sale to a partner because the shopper used that partner’s discount code (voucher), even without clicking a tracked link.

## What is Voucher attribution?

Voucher or coupon attribution matches the code on an order to the partner who owns it. It catches sales link tracking misses, such as a viewer who heard a code in a podcast or video and typed it at checkout. **The trade-off:** codes leak. Once a code reaches coupon sites, browser extensions or group chats, code-only attribution pays partners for sales they didn’t drive. **How Spark! handles it:** Spark! can set up discount codes for creators, but credits a sale only when the shopper also tapped the creator’s tracked link in the same browser. A code typed on its own doesn’t earn a commission, so creators should share the link with the code.

## Example

A podcaster reads out a code. A listener types it at checkout without clicking anything. Under voucher attribution the podcaster is credited; under link-based tracking they are not.

## Why Voucher attribution Matters

Whether codes alone earn commission changes what partners promote and how much leaked codes cost you.

## Voucher attribution FAQ

Is voucher attribution better than link tracking?

Voucher attribution catches offline and audio-driven sales, but leaked codes can be credited wrongly. Many brands combine the two.

Does Spark! credit a sale from a code alone?

No. Spark! credits an order when the shopper tapped the creator’s tracked link; the code works as the reason to tap it.

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