What is Podium Commerce?

Podium Commerce is an incentive engine for consumer brands. It connects campaigns, rewards, referrals, and customer identity into one platform — so brands can turn votes, reviews, co-creation, and repeat purchases into measurable growth.

How does Podium work with my existing tech stack?

Podium sits on top of your existing ecommerce, CRM, CDP, and analytics stack as a modular incentive layer. It provides headless APIs, webhooks, and a Node SDK so your team can integrate campaigns and rewards without rebuilding your infrastructure.

Who is Podium built for?

Podium is built for CMOs, growth leaders, product teams, and developers at modern retail and consumer brands — including DTC, beauty, fashion, creator-led brands, and marketplaces.

Does Podium have a developer API?

Yes. Podium offers 64+ RESTful API endpoints, a Node SDK (@podiumcommerce/node-sdk), webhooks, and interactive API documentation. Developers can manage products, users, merchants, orders, wallets, and rewards programmatically.

PodiumID is Podium's unified customer identity system. It connects participation, purchases, and reward payouts into one consent-first profile that works across multiple brands — giving teams a complete view of customer engagement.

Identity + incentives + commerce, programmable in one place

Understand Podium in 10 minutes

This page is designed for marketing, product, and growth leaders who want to evaluate Podium quickly: what it does, how it fits into your stack, and the simplest paths to launch loyalty and rewards.

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The simplest mental model

Podium is the incentive layer your stack doesn't have

You keep your existing checkout (Stripe, Shopify). Podium adds a unified points ledger, programmable rewards, and event-driven workflows that marketing teams can actually iterate on.

Earn

Your systems trigger point grants (visits, purchases, referrals). Podium writes every change to a ledger so teams can audit and iterate.

Reward

Go beyond points: create digital collectibles, tiered memberships, discount perks, and more, all modelled as programmable rewards.

Redeem

At checkout, you read balances from Podium and apply value inside your normal Stripe or Shopify flow. Your payments stay your payments.

What teams actually do

The workflows you'll ship first

Podium is built around a few repeatable loops. Start with loyalty on one site, then expand to richer reward types and automation.

Step 1

Define earn actions

Example: signup +150, purchase +1 pt per $1, referral +500.

Step 2

Write points to ledger

Your backend calls Podium when the action happens.

Step 3

Redeem at checkout

Read balance from Podium, apply discount in Stripe/Shopify.

Stripe checkoutShopify checkoutOn-site UI widgetServer-side ledger

Use case

Single-site loyalty on Stripe or Shopify

Add points earning and redemption to a single site that already has checkout. Podium is the ledger and the rules engine; you keep your existing payment flow.

The flow

1
User does an action
Signup, visit, purchase, referral, quiz completion.
2
Your system calls Podium
Write points to the ledger with metadata for reporting.
3
User sees points
Read balance on account page or at checkout.
4
Redeem
Apply discount in Stripe/Shopify based on points balance.
5
Post-purchase loop
Send an email/SMS, issue bonus, unlock tier, or mint a reward.

No checkout replacementLedger modelAuditableWorks with existing CDP/ESP

Minimal implementation

Award points

Call this from your server when an action happens.

Earning

POST https://api.podiumcommerce.xyz/api/v1/user/{id}/points
Authorization: Bearer <api-key>

{
  "amount": 150,
  "details": {
    "reason": "signup_bonus"
  }
}

Read points for checkout

Use this to decide the discount in your Stripe/Shopify flow.

Redemption

GET https://api.podiumcommerce.xyz/api/v1/user/{id}/points
Authorization: Bearer <api-key>

Redemption pattern

Podium returns the user's balance. Your checkout computes the value to apply (example: 100 points = $1.00) and applies it using your existing payment provider.

Beyond points

Rewards that feel like brand experiences

Podium supports rewards as programmable assets, enabling memberships, access control, and benefits that can extend across apps and brands.

Memberships

Tiered perks and access rules that map to real behaviors.

Collectibles

Digital benefits that can unlock products, discounts, or experiences.

Earned rewards

Track what someone earned, why they earned it, and how it was redeemed.

Settlement

Payments stay in your stack

Use Stripe or Shopify like you do today. Podium adds incentives and can also support payment-gated endpoints via x402 for stablecoin flows when needed.

Stripe or Shopify (most common)

Read points from Podium at checkout, compute a discount or credit, and apply it using native mechanisms in Stripe/Shopify. Podium remains the source of truth for balances and history.

x402 payment-gated routes (optional)

Some endpoints can be protected by x402: call without X-PAYMENT to receive a 402 with payment requirements, then retry with proof.

GET/x402-testx402

Orchestration

Turn commerce into an engagement loop

Podium is event-driven: purchases, redemptions, and reward events can fan out to your tooling (ESP, CDP, CRM) without blocking the user experience.

Real-time actions

The API returns quickly. Anything heavy is queued.

Queues + handlers

Events publish to queues, then webhook-style handlers process in background.

Integrations

Push outcomes to your marketing stack (email, SMS, analytics).

API Explorer

Find the endpoints that matter

Generated from our OpenAPI JSON at build time so every tag group stays current as the API evolves.

Tenant isolation + standard API ergonomics

Podium enforces tenant separation and uses standard HTTP semantics so enterprise teams can evaluate quickly.

Isolation (multi-tenant)

Tenant scoping is enforced at the database layer via row-level security. Org context is resolved from the API key and applied consistently across request handling.

Error handling

Standard HTTP codes: 400 validation, 401 auth, 403 forbidden, 429 rate limited, 500 server error. x402-protected endpoints return 402 with payment requirements.

Common buyer questions

FAQ

Short answers for marketing and product leaders evaluating the platform.

Understand Podium in 10 minutes

Podium is the incentive layer your stack doesn't have

The workflows you'll ship first

Single-site loyalty on Stripe or Shopify

Rewards that feel like brand experiences

Payments stay in your stack

Turn commerce into an engagement loop

Find the endpoints that matter

GETResolve app config for current org/admin/app-config•Admin•Bearer

GETList campaigns by status/admin/campaigns•Admin•Bearer

PATCHUpdate campaign status (admin only)/admin/campaigns/{id}/status•Admin Campaigns Status•Bearer

POSTCreate agentic checkout session/agentic/checkout/sessions•Agentic•Bearer

GETGet agentic checkout session/agentic/checkout/sessions/{id}•Agentic•Bearer

PATCHUpdate agentic checkout session/agentic/checkout/sessions/{id}•Agentic•Bearer

GETGet agentic product feed/agentic/products/feed•Agentic•Bearer

GETGet airdrop by ID/airdrop/{id}•Airdrops•Bearer

GETList delivered airdrop users/airdrop/{id}/delivered•Airdrops•Bearer

GETList airdrop redemptions/airdrop/{id}/redemption•Airdrops•Bearer

POSTCreate a new campaign/campaign•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet campaign by ID/campaign/{id}•Campaigns•Bearer

PUTUpdate draft campaign/campaign/{id}•Campaigns•Bearer

PATCHUpdate published campaign/campaign/{id}•Campaigns•Bearer

DELETEDelete campaign/campaign/{id}•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet analytics for a campaign/campaign/{id}/analytics•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet campaign participants/campaign/{id}/analytics/participants•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet campaign participants count/campaign/{id}/analytics/participants/count•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet campaign participants growth data/campaign/{id}/analytics/participants/growth•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet campaign responses growth data/campaign/{id}/analytics/responses/growth•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet attributes for a campaign/campaign/{id}/attributes•Campaigns•Bearer

PUTUpdate campaign NFT configuration/campaign/{id}/nft•Campaigns•Bearer

PATCHPublish a campaign/campaign/{id}/publish•Campaigns•Bearer

PATCHSubmit campaign for review/campaign/{id}/submit•Campaigns•Bearer

POSTSubmit campaign survey responses/campaign/{id}/survey•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet campaign survey report/campaign/{id}/survey/report•Campaigns•Bearer

POSTSubmit campaign votes/campaign/{id}/vote•Campaigns•Bearer

GETList creator campaigns/creator/id/{creatorId}/campaigns•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet creator latest campaign/creator/id/{creatorId}/campaigns/latest•Campaigns•Bearer

GETList creator campaign titles/creator/id/{creatorId}/campaigns/titles•Campaigns•Bearer

GETGet all categories/categories•Categories•Bearer

GETGet category details/categories/{id}•Categories•Bearer

GETGet discover data with optional personalization/discover•Discover•Bearer

GETDiscover popular campaigns with optional personalization/discover/campaigns•Discover•Bearer

GETDiscover popular NFT collectibles with optional personalization/discover/collectibles•Discover•Bearer

GETDiscover popular creators with optional personalization/discover/creators•Discover•Bearer

GETGet earned reward by ID/earned-reward/{id}•Earned Reward•Bearer

GETGet users by earned reward ID/earned-reward/{id}/delivered•Earned Reward•Bearer

GETGet earned reward owners growth for time range/earned-reward/{id}/growth•Earned Reward•Bearer

GETGet redeemed earned reward NFTs for time range/earned-reward/{id}/redemption•Earned Reward•Bearer

GETGet featured campaigns by IDs/featured/campaigns•Featured Content•Bearer

GETGet featured creators by slugs/featured/creators•Featured Content•Bearer

GETGet featured products by IDs/featured/products•Featured Content•Bearer

GETGet personalized creators for user/for-you/creators•For You•Bearer

GETGet personalized feed for authenticated user/for-you/feed•For You•Bearer

GETGet group details/group/{id}•Group•Bearer

PUTUpdate group/group/{id}•Group•Bearer

DELETEDelete group/group/{id}•Group•Bearer

PATCHUpdate guest email/guest/{id}•Guest•Bearer

POSTCreate guest order with product/guest/order•Guests•Bearer

GETGet guest order details/guest/order/{id}•Guests•Bearer

POSTProcess guest order checkout/guest/order/{id}/checkout•Guests•Bearer

PATCHProcess guest Coinbase checkout/guest/order/{id}/checkout/coinbase•Guests•Bearer

DELETERemove a product from an order in the given quantity/guest/order/{id}/item/{orderItemId}•Guests•Bearer

POSTMark guest order payment as failed/guest/order/{id}/payment-failed•Guests•Bearer

POSTAdd a product to an order in the given quantity/guest/order/{id}/product/{productId}•Guests•Bearer

GETList intents for authenticated organization/intents•Intent•Bearer

POSTCreate a new reward intent/intents•Intent•Bearer

PATCHUpdate intent settlement settings/intents•Intent•Bearer

GETGet creator by slug/creator/{slug}•Merchant•Bearer

GETGet creator statistics/creator/{slug}/stats•Merchant•Bearer

GETGet creator details by ID/creator/id/{creatorId}•Merchant•Bearer

PATCHUpdate creator by ID/creator/id/{creatorId}•Merchant•Bearer

GETList creator airdrops/creator/id/{creatorId}/airdrops•Merchant Airdrops•Bearer

GETGet latest creator airdrop/creator/id/{creatorId}/latest-airdrop•Merchant Airdrops•Bearer

DELETEArchive creator campaign/creator/id/{creatorId}/campaign/{id}•Merchant Campaign•Bearer

DELETEPermanently delete creator campaign/creator/id/{creatorId}/campaign/{id}/purge•Merchant Campaign•Bearer

POSTRestore creator campaign/creator/id/{creatorId}/campaign/{id}/restore•Merchant Campaign•Bearer

GETGet total campaign participants for a creator/creator/id/{creatorId}/campaigns/analytics/participants/count•Merchant Campaigns Analytics•Bearer

POSTInitialize creator chat/creator/id/{creatorId}/chat•Merchant Chat•Bearer

GETList creator collectibles metadata/creator/{slug}/collectibles/metadata•Merchant Collectibles•Bearer

GETList creator collectibles/creator/id/{creatorId}/collectibles•Merchant Collectibles•Bearer