Polar revenue attribution
Attribute Polar Checkout API orders to their website journey
Talivia connects Polar Checkout API payments with the website session that led to checkout. The integration preserves an attribution signal before leaving the tracked site, waits for the provider to confirm payment, and then shows the source, campaign, landing page, and activity behind the revenue.
How it works
The attribution signal for Checkout API
The API-created checkout carries the session reference into Polar order events, where Talivia can reconcile the paid order. The confirmed provider event remains the source of truth for payment status, amount, currency, subscriptions, and refunds.
Implementation path
How Polar Checkout API attribution works
- 01
Track the website session
Install Talivia before checkout so the current session contains source, campaign, landing page, and visitor activity.
- 02
Carry the checkout signal
Include the current Talivia session ID in metadata when your backend creates the Polar checkout.
- 03
Wait for confirmed revenue
Polar confirms the paid event. Talivia does not treat an opened or incomplete checkout as revenue.
- 04
Verify the paid journey
Open the payment in Talivia and confirm its source, landing page, session activity, and matching method.
Transparent limits
Important attribution limits
- The session reference must be added by the backend creating checkout; Talivia cannot recover a browser session from an unrelated API order.
- If the required session or customer signal is absent, the payment is retained in revenue diagnostics instead of receiving a guessed source.
Questions
Polar Checkout API attribution questions
What must I implement for Polar Checkout API?
The API-created checkout carries the session reference into Polar order events, where Talivia can reconcile the paid order. The required checkout action is: Include the current Talivia session ID in metadata when your backend creates the Polar checkout.
What happens when the Checkout API signal is missing?
The session reference must be added by the backend creating checkout; Talivia cannot recover a browser session from an unrelated API order.
How do I verify Polar Checkout API attribution?
Complete one sandbox or real Checkout API payment, wait for Polar to report it as paid, then open the payment in Talivia and verify the matching method, source, landing page, pageviews, and events.
Explore related workflows
Related revenue tracking guides
Use your own data
Connect Polar Checkout API to the session that paid
Install Talivia, follow the checkout-specific guide, and verify one sandbox or real payment before relying on the report.
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