# Auto approve orders

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;

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You can only process payouts for approved referrals.
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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.

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## **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;

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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.
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