Affiliate Resource Site tag:www.apple.com,2010-01-13:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12 2015-07-06T20:08:09Z Movable Type 4.2-en Apple Music is now live tag:www.apple.com,2015:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1234 2015-07-01T15:55:44Z 2015-07-06T20:08:09Z Apple Music gives access to just about every song ever recorded, along with expert recommendations. You can now earn affiliate commission on qualified memberships to Apple Music. Affiliate Manager Apple Music gives access to just about every song ever recorded, along with expert recommendations. You can now earn affiliate commission on qualified memberships to Apple Music.

If you already have an affiliate account, you can use your existing affiliate token to link to Apple Music and earn commissions. If you do not already have an affiliate account, go to www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates and complete the online application with our affiliate provider PHG. Your application will be reviewed within five business days.

Affiliate partners can earn a one-time when referrals result in a conversion from the trial period to the first paid month for Apple Music. For more information on Apple Music commissions by market, see the affiliate commission table.

Any existing link to iTunes may open in Apple Music if the customer has already become a member. There are some occasions where you may want to override the behavior of a link and open the iTunes store or Apple Music.

How do I create links that always open Apple Music?

For any iTunes artist, album, song, or music video URL, simply append the parameter “app=music”. This parameter can be added before or after other parameters, but be sure all parameters follow the “?” and are separated by “&”.

Apple Music example: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/roar/id690928033?i=690928331&app=music

How do I manually create links to iTunes?

For any existing iTunes artist, album, song, or music video URL, simply append the parameter “app=itunes”. This parameter can be added before or after other parameters, but be sure all parameters follow the “?” and are separated by “&”.

iTunes Store example: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/roar/id690928033?i=690928331&app=itunes

For more information visit the Apple Music FAQs

]]> iTunes Affiliate Program Terms & Conditions Update tag:www.apple.com,2014:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1226 2014-10-23T16:00:50Z 2015-05-27T21:27:24Z There will not be any impact to the commission rate or the purchase window which remain at 7% and 24 hours respectively. Affiliate Manager The Terms and Conditions for the Affiliate Program have been updated. There will not be any impact to the commission rate or the purchase window which remain at 7% and 24 hours respectively.

Here is a brief overview of the changes:

  • Minor changes to unify verbiage used in the platform and program terms

  • Section 2.2 has broader language for qualifying links allowing Store Kit Product Sheet to be supported for app developers

  • All the terms are managed and enforced by Performance Horizon Group in United Kingdom

You can review the new PHG Terms and Conditions here.

The new terms come into effect immediately. If you continue using our services after today, you agree to be bound by these new terms. If you do not agree with the new terms and wish to remove your account, or if you have any questions, please contact us at our Helpdesk.

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]]> Affiliate Linking to App Bundles tag:www.apple.com,2014:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1225 2014-10-02T16:49:18Z 2014-10-02T16:58:38Z App Bundles let you promote multiple apps or games from the same developer at a special price. This is a great way to promot high quality apps and earn more commission with higher value sales. Affiliate Manager App Bundles

App Bundles let you promote multiple apps or games from the same developer at a special price. This is a great way to promot high quality apps and earn more commission with higher value sales.

View App Bundles: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewFeature?id=915131749&mt=8

Grab a link from any App Bundle and append your affiliate token when linking from your own app or website. For more information about how to create an affiliate link, see our basic linking guide.

]]> Affiliate Program Update for App Developers tag:www.apple.com,2014:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1223 2014-08-18T16:15:43Z 2014-08-18T16:22:16Z We are excited to announce that Store Kit Product Sheet is now affiliate commissionable on iOS 8. Affiliate Manager Store Kit Product Sheet

We are excited to announce that Store Kit Product Sheet is now affiliate commissionable on iOS 8. Store Kit Product Sheet allows app developers to promote the purchase of music, apps, books and more directly from a sheet within your app and earn the standard affiliate commission on all sales within 24 hours.

We encourage you to use Store Kit Product Sheet to provide a superior user experience and keep users in your app longer. Learn how to integrate your affiliate token into the Store Kit Product Sheet in the Developer Documentation.

Smart App Banners

Smart App Banners have always been commissionable in the affiliate program. Promote your app with this banner feature when a user is viewing your website in mobile Safari. Learn how integrate your affiliate token in the Developer Documentation.

]]> Korea and 19 More Countries Added this Week tag:www.apple.com,2014:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1221 2014-04-17T21:17:49Z 2014-04-22T19:15:08Z The Affiliate Program is now supporting 147 countries on one easy to use platform. Start earning commission today when you link to music, apps, books, and more. Affiliate Manager Korea and 19 more countries have been added this week. The Affiliate Program is now supporting 147 countries on one easy to use platform. Start earning commission today when you link to music, apps, books, and more.

If you are already signed up for the Affiliate Program then you are automatically opted-in to start earning commission in these new countries.

New Countries added April 2014
Albania Algeria Angola
Azerbaijan Benin Bhutan
Cambodia Dominican Republic Iceland
Korea Laos Malawi
Montserrat Palau Seychelles
Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Tajikistan
Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands  

Click here for a full list of all countries in the Affiliate Program.

If you have not already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG you can go to http://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/apply to apply and start earning commission

]]> 33 New Countries Added, Now Over 100 Supported tag:www.apple.com,2014:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1220 2014-02-18T05:10:24Z 2014-02-18T05:49:48Z We've done it again. We have expanded support of our Affiliate Program to 33 new countries added today on the PHG platform. Affiliate Manager We've done it again. We have expanded support of our Affiliate Program to 33 new countries added today on the PHG platform. Also, as part of our expansion two weeks ago into Europe and South America, we added six more countries that had previously not been supported. Over 100 countries are now supported.

If you are already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG then you are automatically opted-in to start earning commission in these new countries.

New Countries added February 17, 2014
Anguilla
 Antigua and Barbuda Belize
Brunei Burkina-Faso Cape Verde
Fiji Gambia Ghana
Grenada Guinea-Bissau Guyana
Jamaica Kyrgyzstan Macedonia
Micronesia Mongolia and Tobago Mozambique
Namibia Nepal Niger
Pakistan Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and The Grenadine São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone Suriname Swaziland
Tunisia Virgin Islands Zimbabwe
New Countries added February 3, 2014
Bolivia
 Ecuador Guatemala
Nicaragua Uruguay Venezuela

Click here for a full list of all countries in the Affiliate Program.

If you have not already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG you can go to http://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/apply to apply and start earning commission in over 100 countries.

]]> Important News for Europe and South America tag:www.apple.com,2014:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1218 2014-02-03T17:08:47Z 2014-02-03T18:45:19Z Last year we introduced our new affiliate platform partner, PHG, providing added countries and unified program reporting. Today we are announcing the migration of 39 Europe and South America countries to this single platform. Affiliate Manager Last year we introduced our new affiliate platform partner, PHG, providing added countries and unified program reporting. Today we are announcing the migration of 39 Europe and South America countries to this single platform.

If you are already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG then you are automatically opted-in to start earning commission in every country we support. If you are currently participating in the affiliate program for Europe or South America, you need to migrate your links to PHG before 3/31 in order to continue earning affiliate commission. Click here for a full list of all countries in the Affiliate Program.

Latin & South America
Argentina
 Brazil Chile
Colombia Costa Rica
El Salvador
Honduras
 Panama
Paraguay
Peru


Europe
Austria
 Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus Czech Republic
 Denmark
Estonia
 Finland France
Germany Greece Hungary
Ireland Italy Latvia
Lithuania Luxembourg Malta
Netherlands Norway Poland
Portugal
 Romania
 Slovakia
Slovenia
 Spain
 Sweden
Switzerland
 United Kingdom

Learn more about this transition. If you have not already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG you can go to http://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/apply to apply and start earning commission in all 94 countries.

]]> Affiliate Reporting Holiday Shutdown tag:www.apple.com,2013:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1173 2013-12-18T18:46:21Z 2013-12-18T18:51:18Z As a reminder, the iTunes Connect holiday shutdown schedule will also impact the affiliate program tools. Affiliate Manager As a reminder, the iTunes Connect holiday shutdown schedule will also impact the affiliate program tools.

Affiliate program reporting may be impacted from approximately from Saturday, December 21 to Friday, December 27, 2013. Some of the affiliate tools will be temporarily suspended or updated less frequently.

  • The Enterprise Partner Feed will be taken offline for the duration of the iTunes Connect shutdown.

  • The Search API, Link Maker, Banner Builder, RSS Generator and Widget Builder will be kept online.

We thank you for your understanding and wish you the best of luck in the coming weeks with your affiliate sales.

Happy Holidays,

The Affiliate Team

]]> Affiliate Reporting Planned Downtime tag:www.apple.com,2013:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1161 2013-10-16T02:04:16Z 2013-10-16T02:16:26Z As part of a planned downtime affiliate reporting will be delayed this week by 3 to 4 days. Affiliate Manager As part of a planned downtime affiliate reporting will be delayed this week by 3 to 4 days.

All sales are still being recorded and will be recognized by PHG and TradeDoubler respectively once reporting is resumed.

  • Clicks will still be reported to PHG and TradeDoubler
  • Free items will still be reported daily on the PHG platform

Only paid items are impacted by this downtime.

If you have any questions please contact the Affiliate Helpdesk at http://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/support.

]]> 20 Additional Countries Added to the PHG Platform tag:www.apple.com,2013:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1159 2013-09-30T19:07:38Z 2013-09-30T19:17:45Z We are happy to announce the continued expansion of the Affiliate Program with 20 new countries added today to the PHG platform. Affiliate Manager We are happy to announce the continued expansion of the Affiliate Program with 20 new countries added today to the PHG platform. This brings the total of new countries to 43. The total number of countries on the PHG platform (existing plus new) is 49, providing a tremendous opportunity for iTunes affiliates.

If you are already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG then you are automatically opted-in to start earning commission in these new countries.

New Countries
Armenia
 Bahamas Bahrain
Barbados Belarus Bermuda
Botswana
 Cayman Islands Croatia
Dominica Kenya Mauritius
Moldova Nigeria Oman
Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Uganda
Uzbekistan Yemen

Click here for a full list of all countries in the Affiliate Program.

If you have not already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG you can go to http://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/apply to apply and start earning commission in all 49 countries.

]]> 17 New Countries Added to the PHG Platform tag:www.apple.com,2013:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1153 2013-09-04T23:03:54Z 2013-09-04T23:04:46Z If you are already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG then you are automatically opted-in to start earning commission in these new countries. Affiliate Manager We are very happy to announce the expansion of the iTunes Affiliate Program with 17 new countries now available on the PHG platform.

If you are already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG then you are automatically opted-in to start earning commission in these new countries.

Egypt India Indonesia
Israel Jordan Kazakhstan
Kuwait Lebanon Macau
Malaysia Philippines Qatar
Saudi Arabia Thailand Ukraine
United Arab Emirates Vietnam

Click here for a full list of all countries in the Affiliate Program.

If you have not already signed up for the Affiliate Program on PHG you can go to http://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/apply to apply and start earning commission in all 29 countries.

]]> iOS Apps from PHG and TradeDoubler tag:www.apple.com,2013:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1152 2013-08-29T19:00:43Z 2013-09-04T20:24:52Z Did you know PHG and TradeDoubler offer iOS apps to keep track on how you are performing? Affiliate Manager Did you know PHG and TradeDoubler offer iOS apps to keep track on how you are performing?

Get the PHG ExactView app

Get the TradeDoubler app

]]> Important Affiliate Program Changes tag:www.apple.com,2013:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1149 2013-08-19T14:59:33Z 2013-08-19T17:23:47Z We're introducing a new affiliate platform partner, PHG, which will support the Affiliate Program's expansion to more countries and provide improved reporting tools. Affiliate Manager We're introducing a new affiliate platform partner, PHG, which will support the Affiliate Program's expansion to more countries and provide improved reporting tools. If you are currently participating in the Affiliate Program in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, or New Zealand, you will now be supported by this new platform. To continue earning commissions without interruption, set up a new affiliate account and update all existing links by October 1, 2013. Join now or learn more.

]]> Tools Update tag:www.apple.com,2013:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1116 2013-06-17T21:27:21Z 2013-06-18T15:26:58Z The locations for Link Maker and RSS Feed Generator have recently been updated. Affiliate Manager The locations for Link Maker and RSS Feed Generator have recently been updated.

Link Maker at https://linkmaker.itunes.apple.com.

RSS Feed Generator at https://rss.itunes.apple.com.

Please be sure to update any bookmarks you may have as the old locations will become unavailable soon.

]]> Affiliate Support Forums tag:www.apple.com,2013:/itunes/affiliates/resources//12.1103 2013-02-22T17:58:23Z 2013-09-18T16:01:01Z The iTunes, App Store, iBookstore and Mac App Store affiliate program has a great new way to get your questions answered. Affiliate Manager The iTunes, App Store, iBookstore and Mac App Store affiliate program has a great new way to get your questions answered. We encourage you to visit our new support forums to ask and respond to questions.

It's easy to get started on the forums, just create a free developer account:
Register as an Apple Developer

Then check out the new forum topics:
- Developer Forums: App Store Affiliate Program
- Developer Forums: Mac App Store Affiliate Program
- Developer Forums: iBookstore Affiliate Program

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