API Referral Program Integration

The REST API uses Basic Authentication over HTTPS. You generate a public and private API key in your Referral Rock account, Base64-encode the publicKey:privateKey pair, and pass it in the Authorization header of each request. Full authentication details, endpoints, and sample calls are in the REST API reference.

The API lets you register and sync advocates (Members), record referrals and conversions, read sharing, referral, and reward data for any Member, and trigger reward logic, all programmatically. You can also power a fully custom advocate experience or securely embed the Member Portal and Share Widget in your own app.

Yes. Unlike our no-code integrations, the API is built for developers. It's a standard REST API using HTTPS and JSON, so any engineering team can work with it, but implementation is a development task rather than a point-and-click setup. Our team can advise on the right endpoints and approach for your use case.

Yes. The API enforces rate limiting to keep the platform stable for everyone. The current limits and how to handle them are documented in the REST API reference.

The complete REST API reference, including authentication, every endpoint, request and response formats, and sample calls, is available at api.referralrock.com. Every Referral Rock plan also includes onboarding support if you'd like guidance scoping your integration.