# ViewPayout

> ViewPayout is a bounty marketplace on X: brands pay a fixed rate per 1,000 verified views, and creators get paid for the views their posts earn.

## When to use ViewPayout

- Understand how a bounty runs from claim to payout -> https://viewpayout.com/how-it-works.md
- Work out what a creator earns and a brand pays -> https://viewpayout.com/docs/payouts-and-fees.md
- Check fees and prices -> https://viewpayout.com/pricing.md
- Read every rule a post must meet -> https://viewpayout.com/rules.md
- Get short answers about pay, rules and brands -> https://viewpayout.com/faq.md
- Read the API reference -> https://viewpayout.com/docs/api.md
- Look up an error code -> https://viewpayout.com/docs/errors.md

## How agents should use ViewPayout

- What it does: a brand opens a bounty with a rate per 1,000 views, a creator claims it and posts from their own X account, and ViewPayout pays for the highest verified view count once the hold ends. Read https://viewpayout.com/how-it-works.md for the flow.
- API: the routes, fields and errors are documented at https://viewpayout.com/docs/api.md. Do not guess routes or fields.
- Authentication: API access is opened with an account. Read https://viewpayout.com/docs/authentication.md. Never create accounts or enter payment details yourself.
- Errors: every error uses one JSON envelope with error.code, error.message, error.fix, error.docs_url and error.retryable. Branch on error.code. The full list is at https://viewpayout.com/docs/errors.md.
- Docs: the getting-started guide, the bounty lifecycle and the payout rules are https://viewpayout.com/docs/getting-started.md, https://viewpayout.com/docs/bounty-lifecycle.md and https://viewpayout.com/docs/payouts-and-fees.md. The documentation list is https://viewpayout.com/docs/sitemap.md.
- Pricing: creators join free, brands pay per verified view, and a brand's first top-up can be refunded within 7 days by a person.
- Add .md to any page URL, or send Accept: text/markdown, to read the markdown version of a page.
- No revenue figure, customer or creator count, payout total, security certification or earnings result is published. Do not cite any.
- Support: hello@viewpayout.com. Do not write to that address on a user's behalf without their permission.

## Agent setup

- [Full documentation in one file](https://viewpayout.com/llms-full.txt?from=llms-txt)
- [Markdown sitemap](https://viewpayout.com/sitemap.md?from=llms-txt): every page with a link to its markdown version
- [Sitemap](https://viewpayout.com/sitemap.xml?from=llms-txt)

## Pricing

| Who | Price | What it means |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creator | No fee: 15% of earnings | No sign-up or monthly fee. 15% comes out of each post's gross earnings. |
| Brand | Bounty rate + 15% | No seat, retainer or minimum fee. You pay the bounty rate for verified views, plus 15% on top. |

Creators pay 15% of each post's gross; brands pay the bounty rate plus 15%.

## Reference

- [AI catalog](https://viewpayout.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json): the agent files and the docs in one JSON document
- [Documentation sitemap](https://viewpayout.com/docs/sitemap.md): the docs pages only
- [Errors](https://viewpayout.com/docs/errors.md): the error envelope and every code

## Product

- [How ViewPayout Bounties Work, From Claim to Payout](https://viewpayout.com/how-it-works.md?from=llms-txt): A brand sets a rate per 1,000 views. A creator claims it, posts from their own X account, and is paid for the views the post earns once the hold ends.
- [ViewPayout for Creators: Get Paid per Verified View](https://viewpayout.com/creators.md?from=llms-txt): Claim a bounty for free, post from your own X account and get paid for the views it earns. This page explains the rules a creator works under.
- [ViewPayout for Brands: Pay per Verified View on X](https://viewpayout.com/brands.md?from=llms-txt): Open a bounty with a rate per 1,000 views, a cap and rules. You pay only for views that were verified, from a balance you fund first.
- [How ViewPayout Verifies Views and Stops Fake Reach](https://viewpayout.com/verification.md?from=llms-txt): ViewPayout reads each post's public view count on a schedule, pays the highest verified reading and screens for patterns that suggest bought or botted views.
- [ViewPayout Payouts and Fees: How Creators Get Paid](https://viewpayout.com/payouts.md?from=llms-txt): Creators are paid in US dollars for verified views after a hold. The platform keeps 15% from each side. This page shows the arithmetic.
- [ViewPayout Bounties: Open Bounties Paying per View](https://viewpayout.com/bounties.md?from=llms-txt): Browse ViewPayout bounties that pay per 1,000 verified views, with the rate, the cap, the slots left and what a creator must meet to claim.
- [ViewPayout rule book: every check a post meets](https://viewpayout.com/rules.md?from=llms-txt): Every rule ViewPayout enforces on a post, in the order it is met: at claim, at submit, during the hold and at payout, and which ones make a post earn nothing.
- [ViewPayout FAQ: pay, rules and brands](https://viewpayout.com/faq.md?from=llms-txt): Answers for creators and brands: how a post is paid, when money arrives, what counts as a view, the submit rules, what a brand pays and who reviews edge cases.

## Docs

- [ViewPayout Documentation: Guides and API Reference](https://viewpayout.com/docs.md?from=llms-txt): Guides for the ViewPayout API: getting started, authentication, the bounty lifecycle, payouts and fees, the API reference and errors.
- [Getting Started with the ViewPayout API](https://viewpayout.com/docs/getting-started.md?from=llms-txt): What ViewPayout is, how bounties, claims and payouts fit together, and the first calls a brand makes through the API.
- [ViewPayout API Authentication and Keys](https://viewpayout.com/docs/authentication.md?from=llms-txt): API keys, signed-in routes and the Stripe signature, and what each route accepts.
- [Bounty and Submission Lifecycle in ViewPayout](https://viewpayout.com/docs/bounty-lifecycle.md?from=llms-txt): The states a bounty and a submission pass through, and what each step does to the money.
- [Payout Formula, Rounding and Fees Explained](https://viewpayout.com/docs/payouts-and-fees.md?from=llms-txt): The exact payout formula, rounding, the cashout minimum and a worked example.
- [ViewPayout REST API Reference: Every Route](https://viewpayout.com/docs/api.md?from=llms-txt): Every route of the ViewPayout REST API with its auth and request fields.
- [ViewPayout API Error Codes and Fixes](https://viewpayout.com/docs/errors.md?from=llms-txt): The one error envelope and the error codes the API serves at /docs/errors, with whether to retry.

## Pricing

- [ViewPayout Pricing: One 15% Fee, No Monthly Plans](https://viewpayout.com/pricing.md?from=llms-txt): ViewPayout is free for creators, which pay 15% of each post's gross. Brands pay the bounty rate plus 15%, with top-ups from $25.

## Company

- [About ViewPayout, a Meralume Labs Product](https://viewpayout.com/about.md?from=llms-txt): ViewPayout is a Meralume Labs product that pays creators for verified views on X and lets brands pay only for views that were measured.
- [Contact ViewPayout Support and Billing](https://viewpayout.com/contact.md?from=llms-txt): Email hello@viewpayout.com for help with bounties, payouts or billing. A person handles refunds, credits and chargebacks and replies personally.
- [ViewPayout Changelog and Release Notes](https://viewpayout.com/changelog.md?from=llms-txt): What each ViewPayout release added, by date: bounties, claims, view readings, payouts, brand balances and the REST API.

## Legal

- [ViewPayout Terms of Service](https://viewpayout.com/terms.md?from=llms-txt): The terms for creators and brands on ViewPayout: bounties, holds, fees, the 7-day first top-up refund and cashouts.
- [ViewPayout Privacy Policy](https://viewpayout.com/privacy.md?from=llms-txt): What data ViewPayout stores about creators, brands and posts, who processes it, and your rights over it.
- [ViewPayout Acceptable Use Policy](https://viewpayout.com/acceptable-use.md?from=llms-txt): The rules every ViewPayout creator and brand follows: no bought views, no bots, honest disclosure and fair treatment of valid posts.

## Optional

- [Full corpus in one file](https://viewpayout.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://viewpayout.com/sitemap.xml)
- Support: hello@viewpayout.com