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# Auto approve orders

By default UpPromote referrals are pending until you review them. Enable Auto approve orders to approve them automatically, with an optional delay in days.

By default, whenever an order is brought to you by an affiliate, its status will be <mark style="color:yellow;">**pending**</mark>.  You need to review its eligibility, and then decide whether to approve or deny it.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
You can only process payouts for approved referrals.
{% endhint %}

Manually reviewing and approving each referral might be very time-consuming, especially when you have a good affiliate team that brings in referrals regularly.  By turning on **Auto approve orders**, all newly tracked referrals will be approved automatically without waiting for you to review.

<figure><img src="https://2915776664-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LnqRFg4of77qA6qOdUp%2Fuploads%2FwNA0heRSFehtoN1Dn1fS%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=44443a9c-e274-40ed-a3d3-318a0aa4d17e" alt="enable auto approve orders"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## **Delay time to auto-approve orders**

If you want to automatically approve referrals after a certain amount of time, you can set a delay time by entering a preferred period into the **Delay time to auto-approve orders** field. Set it to **0 days** if you want the system to approve orders immediately once they are recorded.&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://2915776664-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LnqRFg4of77qA6qOdUp%2Fuploads%2FnawQrVVSawOIZGEslWqY%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=a24722ba-78fb-4eec-bec5-ca60f0f5775c" alt="add delay time" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="success" %}
If your store has a 30-day return policy, set **Delay time to auto-approve orders** to 30 days so that the commissions for the orders are approved only after the refundable period.
{% endhint %}