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# Create Payout Session

**GoAffPro** provides you with the option to create payout sessions for paying affiliates.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can choose to make the payment to the affiliate outside the app and then mark it as paid in GoAffPro.
{% endhint %}

To create payout sessions, go to the **Payments** section in the **Payouts** tab of the GoAffPro admin panel.

<figure><img src="/files/eSXtxe6a9K04uExRBdnG" alt=""><figcaption><p>Payouts > Payments</p></figcaption></figure>

## Create Payout Session

Here, click on **Start payout**.

<figure><img src="/files/QSYOS6PKwZmRRYv5fYCP" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click on Start payout</p></figcaption></figure>

Now, click on **Start new payout session**.

<figure><img src="/files/7f9jmbkQX3rHZJLz0QSI" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click on Start new payout session</p></figcaption></figure>

Here, enter the session title

<figure><img src="/files/0B87cgTYKGcaqCM1HnJE" alt=""><figcaption><p>Enter the session title</p></figcaption></figure>

Now, click on **Submit**.

<figure><img src="/files/dVi4Guhi51btKJmzA90W" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click on Submit</p></figcaption></figure>

## Mark Payment as Paid

This will open up the payout session section.

<figure><img src="/files/aWJAErCYg0IE9izciKvI" alt=""><figcaption><p>Payout session</p></figcaption></figure>

Here, select the transaction up to date and click on **Get Unpaid Transactions**.

<figure><img src="/files/xP45OrNwA1fkbW2gEi3I" alt=""><figcaption><p>Select the transaction up to date > Click on Get Unpaid Transactions</p></figcaption></figure>

Now, click on **Select all**.

{% hint style="info" %}
If you click on **Choose transactions you want to pay for**, you can select the transactions you want to pay for in the choose transactions window.
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/Er9ITLNYG6101EvLx6Z8" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click on Select all</p></figcaption></figure>

After this, the payout summary section will open up.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/Aq0Y76nQDAwiW3lQkqPx" alt=""><figcaption><p>Payout Summary</p></figcaption></figure>

Here, select the "**Pay the affiliates manually**" option.

{% hint style="info" %}
Here, you can also filter payments by minimum or maximum amount and enable the bulk mode.
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/Y4OWFQKXJEwzkNFRvBR3" alt=""><figcaption><p>Select the "Pay the affiliates manually" option</p></figcaption></figure>

Now, click on **Mark as paid**.

{% hint style="info" %}
You generally mark the payment as paid, only after you have made the payment directly to the affiliate outside the app.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/Rrt6qS3wUAL0DYXIIrJV" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Finally, click on **Create Payment Note**.

{% hint style="info" %}
Here, you also have the option to add an admin note and partner message.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/WilXKuzNBAHS9D0UkMzh" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click on Create Payment Note</p></figcaption></figure>

The payment will get marked as paid.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/axGeBbMastDl3CpzI6aL" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/8AYo4M5AeTs>" %}
Create Payout Session
{% endembed %}
