Payouts
Commission hold period
A commission hold period is the time a confirmed commission waits before it becomes payable, so refunds and chargebacks can be caught before any money is paid out.
A conversion is not paid the instant it is confirmed. It first matures past the refund window, then is held for a defined period before it can be reserved for payout. On Attribloom that hold is between 7 and 60 days.
The hold is what makes a self-test safe: a test purchase cannot pay out inside the window, so you can confirm attribution and then refund it, and the clawback reverses the accrual before anything settles.
Longer holds trade payout speed for safety. Early in a program, a tighter regime with closer review reduces the risk of paying on a conversion that later reverses.
Frequently asked
Why hold a commission instead of paying immediately?
Most refunds and chargebacks happen soon after a purchase. Holding the commission until that risk window passes prevents paying out on a sale that reverses.
How long is the hold?
Attribloom holds a matured commission between 7 and 60 days before it becomes payable, depending on the program and surface configuration.