Ultimate Discounts integration
Out of the box, the referee side of a referral is a simple percentage or fixed discount. If you run Dollarlabs: Ultimate Discounts, you can hand the referee discount over to one of its discounts instead. That brings the app's more advanced discount logic to your referral program while DollarBack keeps handling codes, attribution, and referrer rewards.
Prerequisites
A live referral config. See Set up your referral program.
The Dollarlabs: Ultimate Discounts app installed on your store, with at least one discount configured in it that uses the required function type (the integration lists only compatible discounts).
What changes when the integration is on
Referee discount
DollarBack's built-in Discount Type / Discount Value
The connected Ultimate Discounts discount
Referral codes
Pooled on DollarBack's shared discount
Pooled on the connected integration discount
Referrer reward
DollarBack store credit
Unchanged; still DollarBack store credit
Attribution & analytics
DollarBack
Unchanged
Step 1. Enable the integration
Go to DollarBack admin → Referral and find the Dollarlabs: Ultimate Discounts integration section.
If the app isn't installed yet, you'll see an Install App button; the integration requires the app to be present (status shows Installed once it is).
Turn on Enable Integration ("Enable integration to offer advanced referee discounts").
Step 2. Connect the discount
With the integration enabled, a Select Referee Discount selector appears (showing "— Select a discount —" until you choose).
Pick the Ultimate Discounts discount that should apply to referred orders. The summary confirms your choice: "Using [discount title] from Dollarlabs discount app".
If the list is empty you'll see: "No discounts found, make sure discounts with the required function are configured." Create a compatible discount in Ultimate Discounts first, then reopen the selector.
Save. Referral codes need to attach to the connected discount, so a bulk sync may run and lock the editor until it completes. See Referral codes & bulk sync.
Step 3. Verify at checkout
Grab a customer's referral code from the storefront (widget or account page).
In an incognito window, build a qualifying cart as a new customer and apply the code at checkout.
The discount that applies should be the connected Ultimate Discounts discount. Check that the discount line matches its rules rather than the old built-in value.
Complete the order and confirm the referrer's reward still lands in Analytics → Referral: the referrer side is untouched by the integration.
Don't delete the connected discount inside Ultimate Discounts while the integration is live; the referral codes are attached to it. Disconnect or switch the discount in DollarBack first.
Common issues
The selector shows no discounts → the discounts in Ultimate Discounts don't use the required function; recreate the discount with a compatible type.
Codes apply the old built-in discount → the sync to the integration discount may still be running, or the save didn't complete; check for the bulk-operation banner.
Referral code rejected at checkout → the connected discount's own rules also apply now, on top of your referral conditions; test the discount by itself in Ultimate Discounts, then see A referral wasn't tracked.
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