Getting started

What ViewPayout is, how bounties, claims and payouts fit together, and the first calls a brand makes through the API.

The model

A brand has a workspace and a prepaid balance. It opens bounties. A creator has one or more X accounts on ViewPayout and claims a bounty. The creator posts and submits the post. ViewPayout takes readings of the post's views and, when the hold ends, settles: the creator is paid and the brand is charged from its balance.

What the API covers

• Bounties, claims, submissions, the draft checker, the fresh-post rules, view readings, the payout math, the fraud screen, the brand balance and creator balances.
• Cashout requests with operator approval, and Stripe Connect payout onboarding.
• The REST API and an llms.txt file.

Where the data comes from

• View counts, follower counts and account ages are read from X.
• Creator payouts go through Stripe Connect and brand top-ups through Stripe Checkout.
• Scheduled jobs take the hourly readings and settle holds when the hold ends.

Set up your workspace

Email hello@viewpayout.com and we set up your account and your brand workspace. Then open a bounty. The request fields are in the API reference.