How to Send Fluent Affiliate Data to Sendlane

Sendlane is a email marketing platform for managing subscribers and campaigns. If you want Fluent Affiliate an affiliate registers or a referral is generated synced to Sendlane, you could pay for a cloud automation service. Or you could do it directly from WordPress. This is the direct route.

Why connect directly?

Cloud automation tools like Zapier charge per task and route your data through external servers. AFI processes everything on your WordPress site. No per-referral fees, no external dependencies.

What you will need

• A WordPress site with Fluent Affiliate installed and configured.
• A Sendlane account.
• The Advanced Form Integration plugin (free from WordPress.org).

Connect Sendlane to AFI

1. Log in to your Sendlane account.
2. Go to Settings → API and copy your API Key and Hash.
3. In WordPress, go to AFI → Settings → Sendlane.
4. Enter the API Key, Hash, and subdomain, then click Save.

Setting up the integration

1. Create a new integration

Go to AFI → Add New. Name it Fluent Affiliate to Sendlane.

2. Pick your trigger

Select Fluent Affiliate as the form provider. AFI fires when an affiliate registers or a referral is generated, giving you access to affiliate details, referral amounts, and commission data.

3. Select Sendlane as the destination

Choose Sendlane from the platform dropdown and pick Add Contact. This adds a contact to Sendlane.

4. Map fields

Match each Sendlane field on the left to the corresponding Fluent Affiliate field on the right. Common mappings include affiliate name, email, referral ID, commission amount, and status. You can also use smart tags like {{_submission_date}}.

5. Add conditions if needed

Only want to send certain referrals? Set up a conditional rule based on any field value.

6. Save and test

Click Save Integration. Trigger a test event in Fluent Affiliate. Check Sendlane to confirm the data arrived. If anything looks wrong, open AFI → Log to see the exact request and response.

Free vs Pro

The free version maps email, first name, and last name to Sendlane with unlimited referrals. Pro adds custom field mapping and tag assignment. No per-referral fees on any plan.

Frequently asked questions

Which Fluent Affiliate events trigger the integration?

AFI fires when an affiliate registers or a referral is generated. This covers new affiliate registrations, referral creations, and commission status changes.

Will adding this slow down my site?

No. AFI sends data to the destination after the affiliate event completes. Your site performance is not affected.

Can I send affiliate data to multiple platforms?

Yes. Create a separate integration for each destination, and every event flows to all of them simultaneously.

Get started

Install Advanced Form Integration free from WordPress.org and connect Fluent Affiliate to Sendlane in minutes.