From install to first payout
in under an hour.
SplitLayer connects to your Shopify store, listens for orders, processes splits automatically, and tracks every penny — all without requiring any code or configuration beyond defining your policy.
Seven steps to fully automated revenue distribution
Install SplitLayer from the Shopify App Store
Add SplitLayer to your store in one click. SplitLayer immediately authenticates via Shopify OAuth and registers the required webhooks — orders/paid, refunds/create, and more — automatically. No API keys to manage.
Add your creators and partners
Create a profile for each partner — creator handles, agency names, or internal accounts. Each partner gets their own earnings ledger and payout destination. You decide who participates and at what level.
Define your revenue-sharing policy
Use SplitLayer's policy editor to define your rules: what percentage goes to each partner, how platform fees are calculated, how discounts affect the base amount, and whether specific products or collections use different rates.
The policy DSL is human-readable. You can explain your policy to a partner and they'll understand it — no escrow jargon or complex formulas.
Simulate before you go live
Before activating a policy, use SplitLayer's simulation engine to dry-run it against your last 90 or 365 days of real Shopify orders. See exactly how much each partner would have earned, what your platform take would have been, and how it compares to your current setup.
This step is optional but strongly recommended whenever you're changing an existing policy — especially before renegotiating creator terms.
Orders flow in — splits process in real time
Once your policy is active, every new paid Shopify order automatically triggers SplitLayer's processing pipeline. The order amount is evaluated against the active policy, and ledger entries are created for each participant in under a second.
Your partners see their balance update in real time. Processing is idempotent — even if Shopify sends the same webhook twice, you'll never see duplicate entries.
Refunds are handled — no manual reconciliation
When a customer gets a refund on Shopify, SplitLayer receives the refunds/create webhook and automatically creates reversing ledger entries. Each partner's balance is corrected proportionally. No spreadsheet, no email thread, no manual adjustment needed.
Initiate payouts — any time you're ready
When you're ready to pay your partners, open the Payouts screen, review the ledger balances for each partner, and initiate disbursements. SplitLayer tracks every payment status and retries automatically on failure.
Every payout is permanently linked to the ledger entries it settles. Your accountant — and your creator — can trace every dollar from original sale to bank transfer.
Built for reliability at scale
SplitLayer isn't just a CRUD app with a Shopify connection. It's built on event-driven architecture principles that financial systems rely on.
Event-Driven
Every order event flows through a persistent job queue with retry guarantees. No fire-and-forget HTTP calls that silently fail.
Idempotent
Every write operation is guarded against duplication. Webhook replays, network retries — your ledger always stays clean.
Append-Only
The ledger is append-only by design. Nothing is ever deleted, edited, or overwritten — the full history is always preserved.