> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.adclear.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Affiliate monitoring

> Overview of post-publication affiliate monitoring in Adclear: the Monitoring inbox, Affiliates hub, and three channel types.

## Overview

Adclear's affiliate monitoring tools give compliance teams and affiliate managers a structured way to track post-publication activity across **websites**, **Discord**, and **social media**. Once content is live, Adclear continues to evaluate it, raise compliance issues, and build an audit trail over time.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Monitoring" icon="radar">
    The operational inbox where flagged website versions, Discord messages, and social posts are reviewed.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Affiliates" icon="user-group">
    The affiliate-level view with compliance metrics and channel-specific monitor lists.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Website monitoring" icon="globe" href="/monitoring/website-monitoring">
    URL rechecks with version history. See the full guide.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Discord monitoring" icon="discord" href="/monitoring/discord-monitoring">
    Real-time message checks against Approved Copy. See the full guide.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Social media monitoring" icon="instagram" href="/monitoring/social-media-monitoring">
    Social media post monitoring with relevancy filtering. See the full guide.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  Affiliate monitoring covers post-publication activity. Pre-publication financial promotion review (and the associated metrics) is covered separately. See [Analytics](/metrics) for pre-publication metrics.
</Note>

## Intended audience

This guide is written for:

* Compliance managers responsible for reviewing flagged content and maintaining audit records.
* Affiliate managers overseeing affiliate activity, tracking compliance rates, and managing monitor configurations.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Configure monitors">
    Users who can create campaigns typically configure website monitors, Discord servers, and social media handles. This aligns with Marketing and affiliate manager roles in most workspaces.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Review flagged items">
    Users who can review promotions work through the Monitoring inbox and record review decisions. This aligns with Compliance and Legal roles.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Warning>
  The **External Influencer** role cannot access Monitoring. External partners submit promotions through the external submission form but do not see the post-publication inbox.
</Warning>

## Quick start

If you are new to affiliate monitoring, follow these steps to get oriented.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Monitoring">
    Navigate to **Monitoring** from the main navigation. You will see channel tabs: **Website**, **Discord**, and **Social Media** (depending on which add-ons are enabled for your workspace).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Filter flagged items">
    Each tab defaults to **Show: Flagged for Review**. Toggle to **Show: All** when you need the full list.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open a flagged item">
    Select a row to open the detail view. Review the evaluation outcome, the content that was checked, and any issues raised.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Affiliates">
    Navigate to **Affiliates**. Locate an affiliate to view their compliance rate, total monitored sites, and channel-specific monitor lists.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure monitors">
    Open an affiliate and click **Monitor Settings** to configure website URLs, Discord servers, or social media handles for that affiliate.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## The Monitoring inbox

Monitoring is where post-publication checks are reviewed. Each channel has its own tab.

| Tab              | What it lists                                    |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **Website**      | Website monitors and their latest version status |
| **Discord**      | Flagged Discord messages                         |
| **Social Media** | Flagged social media posts                       |

On every tab you can filter by status, affiliate, and date. Use **Show: Flagged for Review** to focus on items that need attention.

When you open an item, use the **Review** actions to record your assessment: **No Issues Found**, **Changes Needed**, **In Review**, or **Escalate**.

## Affiliates

**Affiliates** brings together everything relevant to a specific affiliate: profile details, compliance metrics, and monitored content across channels.

When you open an affiliate's profile, three summary indicators appear at the top.

| Metric                  | What it shows                                                                              |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Total Sites**         | The number of website monitors currently active for this affiliate.                        |
| **Compliance Rate**     | The proportion of monitored content that has passed evaluation, expressed as a percentage. |
| **Avg. Issue Per Site** | The average number of issues recorded across all monitored sites for this affiliate.       |

These metrics are website-centric today. Discord and social media items appear in the Monitoring inbox and on the affiliate's channel tabs, but are not yet reflected in these headline metrics.

Click **Monitor Settings** on an affiliate profile to configure website URLs, Discord servers, and social media handles for that affiliate.

## Recommended operating cadence

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Daily" icon="sun">
    * Check **Monitoring** for newly raised items from overnight checks.
    * Review and action raised Discord messages and social media posts from the previous 24 hours.
    * Confirm that active monitors are running as expected (no error states).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Weekly" icon="calendar-week">
    * Review compliance rates for key affiliates in **Affiliates**.
    * Identify affiliates with a declining compliance rate or rising **Avg. Issue Per Site**.
    * Audit newly added monitors to confirm they are configured correctly, including Approved Copy and social media relevancy settings.
    * Clear any backlog of unreviewed items.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Monthly" icon="calendar">
    * Review all active monitors and confirm they are still relevant and correctly configured.
    * Update Approved Copy and social media keywords or brand assets to reflect current campaigns.
    * Check whether any affiliates need to be removed from or added to the monitoring programme.
    * Use website version history on key monitors to identify content drift over time.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Frequently asked questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="What is the difference between Monitoring and Affiliates?" icon="circle-question">
    **Monitoring** is the operational inbox where you review flagged items day to day.

    **Affiliates** is the affiliate-level summary: metrics, profile details, and monitor lists grouped by channel. Use it when you need the overall compliance picture for one affiliate.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Which monitoring channels are available?" icon="circle-question">
    All workspaces with affiliate monitoring enabled see the **Website** tab. **Discord** and **Social Media** tabs require separate add-ons. Speak to your Adclear contact if a tab is missing.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How does website versioning work?" icon="circle-question">
    Each website is tracked as a single monitor. Every recheck creates a new **version** with a snapshot of the content at that point in time. See [Website monitoring](/monitoring/website-monitoring) for the full workflow.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How should my team run this day to day?" icon="circle-question">
    Assign a daily reviewer to work through the Monitoring inbox. Weekly, review affiliate compliance trends in **Affiliates**. Monthly, audit monitor configuration across all channels.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Website monitoring" icon="globe" href="/monitoring/website-monitoring">
    Set up URL monitors, review versions, and manage rechecks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Discord monitoring" icon="discord" href="/monitoring/discord-monitoring">
    Connect servers, configure Approved Copy, and review messages.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Social media monitoring" icon="instagram" href="/monitoring/social-media-monitoring">
    Configure handles, relevancy rules, and review flagged posts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Feature catalog" icon="sparkles" href="/feature-catalog">
    Every Adclear feature, including monitoring add-ons.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How roles work" icon="users" href="/how-roles-work">
    Who can configure and review monitoring.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics" icon="chart-bar" href="/metrics">
    Pre-publication promotion metrics.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Still need help?

Contact support at [support@adclear.ai](mailto:support@adclear.ai).