Finally figured out how to auto-post Clickbank conversions to Voluum. (14)

Thought this might be a big timesaver to people using Clickbank with Voluum, as uploading the TIDs gets tiring after a while. I don't know if this has been posted before, but I know I've searched before for a solution and couldn't find it.

First, create a .php file, and use the below code:

<?php


if($_POST['ctransaction'] == 'SALE' or $_POST['ctransaction'] == 'BILL' or $_POST['ctransaction'] == 'TEST') {

 $transid = $_POST['ctid'];
 $advsub = $_POST['ccustemail'] . '-' . $_POST['ctransreceipt'];

 if($_POST['ctransaction'] == 'BILL') { $amount = $_POST['crebillamnt']; }
 else { $amount = $_POST['corderamount']; }
 $amount = $amount / 100; // Clickbank sends the amount in cents

 $convurl = "http://xxxxx.trackvoluum.com/postback?cid={$transid}&payout={$amount}&txid={$advsub}";
 $convresp = file_get_contents($convurl);

}

?>

If I could thank you twice, I would. Going to test this out!!!

No, you deserve a medal, seriously, Voluum support couldn't give a decent answer and also mentioned this was not voted as important so unlikely anything would be done to make automatic conversions possible with Clickbank.

Will try this too, but 1000x thanks!!

Just a heads up, I realized sometimes the conversions would post much larger than the actual amount, like over $1000, and I think the reason must have something to do with how Clickbank sends the order amount, which is in cents. That's why the "$amount / 100" is there, but I'm thinking there are some transactions where they send it back with more than 2 digits for the cents, like tenths of cents or something, and it'll throw everything off. Not sure, but maybe someone with better experience can add a workaround.

Wow, this has been giving me the biggest headache!

I've also been back and forth with Voluum support over the last few days and got the following final response "As mentioned previously, unfortunately Clickbank's INS isn't currently integrated in Voluum to track conversion events. As such, I'll consult with our development team to see if integration of CB's INS is viable in the near future."

I'm going to give this php a try, in the meantime I hope someone can come up with a workaround for the tenth of cents problem!

Just one thing, based on the tokens in your php, what does your hop look like?

At the moment I'm using the following as suggested by Voluum - http://xxxx.hop.clickbank.net/?tid={transaction_id}&cid={clickid}

Thanks

I answered you in PMs, but for anyone else, your hoplink should look like this: http://xxxx.hop.clickbank.net/?tid={clickid}

And if you pass keyword and querystring from Bing your Voluum tracking link looks like: http://YOURvoluumTrackingDomain.com/eadfdeiei383838383383838/?KeyWord={KeyWord}&QueryString={QueryString}

Yep, it's not too hard to set up but the information isn't so easy to find.

I did figure this out using CB-trax but the product is no longer available and I didn't feel comfortable disseminating their code without permission (http://stmforum.com/forum/showthread...8and-others%29).

I'm glad someone else has figured something out!

Originally Posted by coalission

Thought this might be a big timesaver to people using Clickbank with Voluum, as uploading the TIDs gets tiring after a while. I don't know if this has been posted before, but I know I've searched before for a solution and couldn't find it.

First, create a .php file, and use the below code:

Code:

<?php


if($_POST['ctransaction'] == 'SALE' or $_POST['ctransaction'] == 'BILL' or $_POST['ctransaction'] == 'TEST') {

 $transid = $_POST['ctid'];
 $advsub = $_POST['ccustemail'] . '-' . $_POST['ctransreceipt'];

 if($_POST['ctransaction'] == 'BILL') { $amount = $_POST['crebillamnt']; }
 else { $amount = $_POST['corderamount']; }
 $amount = $amount / 100; // Clickbank sends the amount in cents

 $convurl = "http://xxxxx.trackvoluum.com/postback?cid={$transid}&payout={$amount}&txid={$advsub}";
 $convresp = file_get_contents($convurl);

}

?>

Change the value of $convurl to your Voluum postback URL, and make sure the tokens go into the correct parameters. Upload the file to your server.

Now go to your Clickbank account, go to Settings > My Site, and then under Advanced Tools, click Edit. For the Secret Key, you can put anything, and then under the first Instant Notification URL spot, put the URL to the .php file you created earlier. Make sure you select version 4.0, as 6.0 won't work because it's a different format, and then click "Test IPN". It should change to "Verified", and you're all done.

Would Voluum Automatically Track Clickbank Upsells as well, With this method?

well I'm going to test it and see.

This is so awesome its not even funny

I used to just manually upload my clickids back to Voluum at the end of each day

Is this method working? Would Voluum automatically track Clickbank upsells and rebills as well with this method?