Invite to release, in the order money moves.

Escrow, tracked links, verification, and disputes. Every step involves someone’s funds.

Three ways to work together

PactReach supports distribution campaigns, file-only production, and rights extensions. Each path uses the same escrow rules but different delivery checkpoints.

CAMPAIGN

Post and measure

Creators publish with tracked links. Escrow releases after verification and the measurement window.

PRODUCTION

Files without posting

Order creator content, thumbnails, or edits. Creators upload to the deal room. You approve files and escrow releases on approval.

RIGHTS

Extend usage

Renew amplification windows or start a rights-only deal from completed production. License PDFs export after funding.

Where the money sits

A brand tops up a PactReach wallet. Publishing a campaign does not move that money: it is still theirs and still spendable. The hold happens at the moment a creator accepts an offer: the exact deal amount plus fees moves out of the brand’s available balance and into escrow against that specific deal.

From that point neither side controls it. The brand cannot spend it on another campaign and cannot withdraw it. PactReach cannot move it either, other than by the rules below. A manual ledger adjustment requires two separate administrators to approve, and every one is recorded.

Illustrative deal amount

₦2,800,000

Moves into escrow when the creator accepts. Releases to the creator wallet after PactReach verifies delivery.

Want the full release and refund rules? Read the settlement guide. Disputes and partial releases are in How it works.

From invite to release

Invite, negotiate, creative direction, draft, go live, verify, release. Escrow locks on accept and pays out when PactReach verifies the placement.

Same escrow lifecycle. Different seat at the table.

Brand · Invite or apply

Invite or apply

Search Discover by platform, audience, and reliability, or publish a listing open to creators. Nothing leaves the wallet yet.

No wallet move yet
Creator reviewing a campaign invite on a tablet

How we know it ran

Platforms differ in what they will tell us. Every placement is labelled with the tier it was verified at, and the tier limits which pricing models can be used.

API metrics

Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube

Post-level insights come from the platform’s own API. Views, impressions and engagements are measured, so CPV and CPE pricing can settle against them.

Tracked links

X, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Threads

X and Snapchat settle on PactReach tracked clicks (identity + short links). LinkedIn and Threads are hybrid: soft likes/comments plus PactReach clicks - we never invent post impressions from followers. LinkedIn also does not give personal follower counts, so LinkedIn audience size is never a campaign or Discover filter. Prefer CPC or flat when the mix is link-heavy.

Screenshot proof

Screenshot proof

A screenshot can back a story or a placement the API could not confirm. We check it for duplicates and tampering, then a person reviews it. Those figures are labelled as estimates and never auto-release escrow. Screenshot proof does not unlock CPV or CPE; those still need a platform that shares API metrics (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or YouTube).

Self-declared

Self-declared

The creator declared the figures. PactReach has not verified them. They never auto-release escrow.

Campaign Analytics and deal Track never invent empty charts. Read campaign measurement.

What counts as a click

Each deliverable gets its own short link. When someone taps it, PactReach records the click and forwards them to the brand’s destination. Because we own that redirect, click-priced deals settle on a number we measured rather than one either party reported.

Not every click qualifies. Repeat clicks from the same visitor within a short window, known datacentre and bot traffic, and clicks that never reach the destination are excluded. Both sides see the total and the qualified count, and only the qualified count is paid on.

When the two sides disagree

Either side can raise a dispute while a deal is live. Escrow freezes immediately: nothing releases and nothing refunds while it is open. Both parties submit evidence, and everything already in the deal room is available to the reviewer.

The resolution splits the escrow between the two sides in proportion to what was actually delivered, which is often not all-or-nothing: a creator who published one of two agreed Reels has earned something. The split, the reasoning and the reviewer are recorded on the deal, and a large one requires a second administrator to approve before any money moves.

Public API

Brands on Growth and above can connect their own systems. Mint an API key, subscribe to signed webhooks for deal and escrow events, and record conversions from an ad network with an Idempotency-Key. This does not replace escrow: money still moves only after verified delivery.

Read the public API docs for authentication, webhook signatures, and the endpoint catalogue.

Put it to work

Brands fund campaigns into escrow. Creators join on Creator Free with clear offers and a publish checklist. Checkout and wallet detail live on pricing.