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Invite Newly Paying Customers to Your Referral Program Automatically

The moment a trial converts to a paid Stripe subscription, send the happy new customer a personalized invite to your referral program.

difficulty Beginnersetup 25 minresult Every trial-to-paid conversion gets a timely referral invite while satisfaction is highest, growing word-of-mouth.
  1. 1

    Trigger on Conversion

    Add a Stripe Trigger node on customer.subscription.updated and detect the change from trialing to active.

  2. 2

    Generate a Referral Link

    Add an HTTP Request node to your referral platform to create the customer's unique share link.

  3. 3

    Send the Invite

    Add a Gmail node congratulating them on going pro and inviting them to refer friends for a reward.

  4. 4

    Tag the Customer

    Add a step tagging them as referral-invited so you don't re-send the invite.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow and simulate a trial conversion in Stripe test mode. Confirm the invite email arrives.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to ask?

Right after conversion works well, but you can add a short Wait so the customer has a few days of value first.

What reward works best?

Two-sided rewards — a benefit for both referrer and friend — tend to drive the most referrals.

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