Share your Seller Referral link with someone who wants to sell on Whatnot, and you'll earn a bonus when they meet the selling requirements. Your referral will also qualify for the new seller bonus during their first week.
Once your referral completes the selling requirements. and all orders from qualifying shows are delivered, your bonus is added to your Whatnot account balance. You can start a payout to move the funds to your bank.
Bonus amounts vary by region. Check the amount near your referral link to see how much you can earn.
On this page:
- How to qualify
- Steps to earn your bonus
- Check your referral credit balance
- Didn’t get your bonus?
- Terms
How to qualify
To qualify for the Seller Referral bonus:
- You must be:
- An approved live seller with at least one sale from a live show
- Or a verified buyer
- You can only refer sellers in your region
- You must refer someone who hasn’t applied to sell on Whatnot before
Steps to earn your bonus
Step 1: Share your Seller Referral link
Share your referral link with someone new to selling on Whatnot.
Make sure to use the Seller Referral link. Buyer Referral links won’t count.
On whatnot.com
- Go to the Seller Referral page in Seller Hub
- Copy your link and share it
On the Whatnot app
- Tap Seller Hub at the bottom of the screen
- In the top right, open the menu (☰)
- Select Invite a Seller & Earn
- Copy your link or tap Share Invite
Step 2: Your referral meets the selling requirements
The seller you referred must:
- Use your referral link to apply to sell on Whatnot
- Go live and make $/£/€100 in sales
- Sell 5 different buyers
- Items from all qualifying livestreams shipped and delivered
- Qualifying livestreams = all livestreams that contributed to meeting requirements #1 and #2
Notes:
Giveaways, Free Pickup orders, and orders from private shows do not count towards the selling requirements.
You also cannot be one of the 5 buyers if you're the person who referred the new seller.
Step 3: Get your bonus
Once all selling requirements are met and orders from qualifying livestreams are delivered to the buyer:
- Your bonus is added to your Whatnot account balance
- The transaction will appear in your ledger as "Seller Referral Reward"
- Start a payout to send the bonus to your bank
Check your referral bonus balance
Check how much you've earned in Seller Referral bonuses.
On whatnot.com
- Go to the Seller Referral page in Seller Hub
- View your Total Credit Earned
On the Whatnot app
Option 1:
- Tap the gift icon (🎁) in the top right corner of your home screen
- On the Referrals tab, scroll down to the section titled Invite a seller
- Select View Seller Referral History
Option 2:
- Tap Seller Hub at the bottom of the screen
- In the top right, open the menu (☰)
- Select Invite a Seller & Earn
- Tap View Seller Referral History
Didn’t get your bonus?
Your Seller Referral bonus could be missing or delayed for two reasons:
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You or your referral didn’t qualify:
- You’re not an approved seller or verified buyer
- Your referral is outside your region or already applied
- Someone else referred them first
- You used the wrong referral link
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The qualifying sale isn’t complete yet:
- They haven’t met the selling requirements:
- They haven’t gone live and made $/£/€100 in sales
- They haven’t sold to 5 different buyers
- All orders from qualifying livestreams haven’t been delivered
- They made sales that didn’t qualify (Giveaways, Free Pickup, private streams)
- Their seller account is still under review
- They changed their username or email after approval
- They haven’t met the selling requirements:
Still need help? Email referrals@whatnot.com with your username and your referral’s username.
Terms
- Whatnot may suspend or terminate the Seller Referral Program, or a user’s ability to participate, at any time for any reason.
- We reserve the right to suspend accounts, cancel bonuses, or modify referrals if we detect activity that appears abusive, fraudulent, or in violation of Whatnot’s Community Guidelines.
- We may review and investigate all referral activities at our sole discretion.