Migrating from LeadDyno

This guide is for brands switching from LeadDyno to Rekomi. LeadDyno is a long-running affiliate tracker for e-commerce and SaaS. The primary path is a one-key API pull: paste your LeadDyno private API key and Rekomi imports your affiliate roster (with each affiliate's ?afmc= code, PayPal email, and lifetime visitor count), your Registered leads, and your commission history in one run.

Most teams complete the cutover in a single afternoon. Migration is on Starter or higher; auto-notify is on Growth or higher.

Import via API (recommended)

LeadDyno's dashboard exports are decent, but they are range-scoped and split across four surfaces; the API is the complete surface and also brings lifetime aggregates the exports lack.

1. In LeadDyno, open Account → Profile and copy your API private key.
2. Open /dashboard/settings/migrate, pick LeadDyno, choose your target Rekomi campaign, and paste the key. It is used once, in memory, and never stored, logged, or shown again.
3. Leave the Import leads and Import commission history toggles on (or switch either off) and click Pull from LeadDyno.

What the pull imports:

• Affiliates: email, first and last name, PayPal email, and status (archived affiliates import as Paused; see the mapping below).
• Referral codes: each affiliate's ?afmc= code (their custom affiliate code when set, else the code parsed from their affiliate URL) is preserved as their Rekomi slug when it passes the standard slug checks. afmc is one of Rekomi's built-in attribution params, so existing ?afmc= links keep attributing out of the box.
• Visitor counts: each affiliate's lifetime total_visitors aggregate carries over into their Rekomi click counter.
• Leads: LeadDyno leads in the explicit Registered state (gave an email, never purchased) import as zero-money lead records attributed to their affiliate. Customer rows are excluded here because their purchases arrive through the commission history instead.
• Commission history: commissions with the commission amount, the underlying purchase total, per-row currency, the customer's email (from the purchase's lead), and the paid flag. LeadDyno reports money as decimal strings in major units ("20.0" means $20.00); Rekomi converts with the currency's real minor-unit scale. Cancelled commissions are skipped. Everything imports as settled, locked history: nothing becomes payable from the API pull.

What the pull cannot import: payable balances (use the Step 2 CSV flow with its preview), visitor-level click logs (only the lifetime aggregate is portable), and lddy.no short links (they are LeadDyno-hosted redirects; the underlying ?afmc= links on your own domain carry over instead). One plan caveat: LeadDyno plans below Unlimited retain roughly the last 18 months of historic data, which bounds what their API returns. Each list is fetched up to 5,000 rows; the result tells you if a fetch was cut off.

Re-running the pull is safe: affiliates dedupe by email and history rows dedupe on LeadDyno's own ids.

The CSV fallback

LeadDyno has a documented roster export: Affiliates → Manage → Export to CSV (direct download). It carries the affiliate link (with the ?afmc= code), affiliate code, PayPal email, and status, so it works well as a roster fallback. The CSV fallback covers the roster only; leads come from the API pull, and commission history from the API pull or the Step 2 generic-columns CSV flow.

What the CSV importer brings across

Status mapping

Blank maps to Approved because LeadDyno auto-approves affiliates by default, so a roster with no status column is a working roster. Archiving is reversible in LeadDyno, so archived affiliates import as Paused, keeping their history importable.

How slug preservation works

LeadDyno's tracking links use the ?afmc= query parameter, for example brand.com/?afmc=alex, and the code is merchant-editable. afmc is one of Rekomi's built-in attribution params, so existing ?afmc= links keep attributing on Rekomi the moment you swap the tracking snippet.

The importer preserves the slug itself when the code passes the standard checks (3-64 characters, alphanumeric plus hyphen, globally unclaimed). Default LeadDyno codes are long hexadecimal hashes, which pass those checks and are preserved verbatim; custom codes like alex are preserved too. lddy.no short links cannot carry over (the redirector is LeadDyno's domain).

Step-by-step cutover

1. Run the API pull

Copy your private key from Account → Profile in LeadDyno and run the pull under /dashboard/settings/migrate. Export early if you are on a lower LeadDyno plan: their 18-month retention window keeps sliding.

2. Attribution params: nothing to configure for afmc

afmc is one of Rekomi's built-in attribution params and is always recognized, so existing LeadDyno links resolve to the right affiliate on Rekomi with zero configuration.

3. Check the import result

The import runs synchronously and shows a row-by-row result. Every job is listed under Import history with a per-row detail panel and an Undo button.

4. Opt into auto-notify (Growth+ only)

Check Notify affiliates after import, compose a short personal note, and send a sample to yourself before the throttled bulk send.

5. Swap the tracking snippet

Install Rekomi's tracking snippet, then remove LeadDyno's script. Existing ?afmc= links on your domain attribute to Rekomi immediately. Keep LeadDyno active for a 24-48 hour shadow period if you like; then cancel.

What is NOT imported

Common gotchas

The affiliate code doubles as a coupon code. Some LeadDyno setups use the affiliate code as a discount code at checkout. The code carries over as the tracking slug; mint matching Rekomi coupon codes if you also need coupon attribution.

Commission-only rows. LeadDyno commissions without an attached purchase (manual bonuses) import with a zero sale amount and the commission value intact.

Zero-decimal currencies. Amounts convert with the currency's real scale, so a 500 JPY commission imports as 500 minor units, never 50,000.

Verifying the import landed clean

1. Open /dashboard/affiliates and spot-check 3-5 rows against the LeadDyno source.
2. Open one affiliate's detail page and confirm the preserved afmc slug.
3. Click an affiliate's existing ?afmc= link with the new snippet installed; confirm a click row appears within a few seconds.
4. Send a sample notification to yourself before firing the bulk send.

Importing history and earnings

The API pull already imports your commission history (and leads) as locked, settled records; LeadDyno's paid flag decides which rows carry a paid date. Use the Step 2 CSV flow when you want open balances made payable on Rekomi: only the CSV flow previews the exact unpaid balance and asks you to authorize it. A Step 2 file for LeadDyno uses the generic columns (affiliate email, amount, commission, currency, date, paid); LeadDyno amounts are major units like 20.00. See the migrations overview for the full reference.

Where to go next

• Tracking and attribution: the afmc param, cookie window, and stickiness.
• Migrating from other platforms: the broader URL-preservation matrix.
• Plans and trials: what each tier includes and how the 14-day free trial behaves.