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Payout hold can end before clawback
Affiliate payout hold can end while chargeback clawback lag is still open. If hold days are shorter than CB lag, CPA $ is already out when the CB lands. Type hold days, CPA $, and CB lag days.
Pair: Payout hold days on Traffic. Clawback window: affiliate CB clawback. Cap leftover: offer cap leftover.
What you type
Hold days — written days the network holds CPA before payout (offer / network sheet).
CPA $ — payout dollars per conversion at risk (typed from the offer).
CB lag days — days after sale when a chargeback can still claw the payout (typed from terms / history).
Days exposed = max(0, CB lag − hold). Cash at risk per conversion = CPA when hold is shorter than lag; else zero. Lengthen hold or cut CPA when cash at risk is material — do not invent a hold chip.
What not to do
Do not invent hold days. Do not mix card refund windows into affiliate clawback lag. Do not treat a paid CPA as safe while lag remains. Do not ignore zero-hold offers when CB lag is long.
Related: Traffic, affiliate CB clawback, offer cap leftover, lead-cap exhaustion.
Procedure
- Type payout hold days and CPA $.
- Type CB / clawback lag days.
- Lengthen hold or cut CPA when cash at risk is material.
Failure modes
- Inventing hold days.
- Mixing card refund windows into affiliate clawback lag.
- Treating a paid CPA as safe while lag remains.
Worked example
None on this page yet. When one lands it will be a real case: what broke, the number, and what changed. Not a composite.
Glossary
- Payout hold cash at risk
- CPA $ when payout hold days are shorter than chargeback / clawback lag. Per conversion.
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FAQ
- Is this affiliate CB clawback?
- Related clock. [Late CB vs clawback](/manuals/affiliate-cb-clawback) is the clawback window itself. This page asks whether payout already left before that lag closes.
- Is this offer cap leftover?
- Related network. [Offer cap leftover](/manuals/everflow-offer-cap-rollover) values unused cap. This page is payout hold vs CB lag cash at risk per conversion.
- What hold days should I invent?
- None. Type the written payout hold from the network / offer terms.