Setup Overview

Get started with Cello in 4 easy steps

Setup Steps

If you did not find your integration guide, complete these steps to integrate Cello, regardless of your tech stack or payment gateway.

1. Integrate the referral component

   Effort: ~3-4 hours

   Add referral functionality to your web application with Cello’s embeddable Referral Component.

   Referral Component Quickstart

   You can also integrate the Cello Referral Component into your mobile apps. Choose the appropriate SDK for your platform:

   iOS SDK

   Android SDK

   React Native SDK
2. Capture referral codes on landing pages

   Effort: ~1-2 hours

   Set up a Referral Landing Page and capture referral codes (ucc) when users click referral links. For Web signup flow, follow this guide:

   Web signup flow

   Or choose the appropriate guide for your flow:

   Mobile signup flow

   HubSpot forms

   Typeform forms
3. Track signups

   Effort: ~1 day

   When users sign up or express interest in your product, attribute these events to their referrer for potential future rewards.

   Choose your preferred method to send signup events to Cello:

   Track signups

   Complete guide for tracking signup events

   POST /events endpoint

   API reference for sending events

4. Track purchases

   Effort: ~1 day

   Complete the conversion tracking by sending purchase events to Cello when users make payments.

   Choose your integration method based on your payment gateway:

   Track purchases

   Complete guide for tracking purchase events

   Apply discounts

   Apply discounts to referred users when creating a subscription

   Stripe Webhook

   Stripe webhook integration for purchase events

   Chargebee Webhook

   Chargebee webhook integration for purchase events

Integration Guides

Effort: ~1-2 days

Ready-to-use webhook integrations for Stripe and Chargebee provide the fastest path to track referral conversions automatically.

These guides are optimized for the typical freemium scenario with Stripe or Chargebee.

Use one of these guides if you:

• Create a Stripe or Chargebee customer on signup
• Use the Stripe or Chargebee webhook to send Cello referral conversion events

Stripe Webhook Quickstart

Chargebee Webhook Quickstart