Earning Rewards as a Developer

Earn automatic rewards by facilitating coin creation and trading on the Zora Coins Protocol. Developers can earn from both creating coins and facilitating trades, with rewards distributed automatically in the backing currency.

SDK Integration

For the easiest implementation, use the Zora SDK:

Creating Coins - SDK guide for coin creation with referrals
Trading Coins - SDK guide for trading with referrals

Reward Types and Distribution

There are two types of referral rewards available to developers:

Create Referral Rewards

Set once during coin creation
Earns from all future trades for the coin's entire lifespan
Sticky - permanently associated with the coin

Trade Referral Rewards

Set per individual swap
Earns only from that specific trade
Can be different for each transaction

Reward Percentages

The reward distribution varies by coin type:

Content Coins - Developer Earnings from Swaps

Recipient	% of Market Rewards	% of Total Fees
Create Referral	15%	10%
Trade Referral	15%	10%
Creator	50%	33.33%
Protocol	15%	10%
Doppler	5%	3.33%

Creator Coins - No Developer Rewards Available

Creator Coins do not offer referral rewards to developers.

Technical Implementation

Create Referral Setup

Set the platformReferrer parameter when creating coins to earn from all future trades. This address is permanently set for the coin's entire lifespan:

// Deploy a Content Coin with create referral
address coin = factory.deploy(
    payoutRecipient,         
    owners,                  
    uri,                     
    name,                    
    symbol,                  
    poolConfig,              
    YOUR_PLATFORM_ADDRESS,   // 🎯 This address earns create referral rewards
    postDeployHook,          
    postDeployHookData,      
    coinSalt                 
);

Trade Referral Setup

Include your address in the hookData parameter when facilitating swaps. Unlike create referrals, trade referrals are set on a per-swap basis.

Building Hook Data

When executing swaps through Uniswap V4, encode your platform address as the hook data:

// Encode your platform address as hookData
bytes memory hookData = abi.encode(YOUR_PLATFORM_ADDRESS);

This hookData should be included in your swap parameters when calling the Uniswap V4 router. The hook data tells the Zora Coins hook which address should receive trade referral rewards for that specific swap.

How Rewards Work

Automatic Distribution: Rewards are distributed automatically on every swap - no manual claiming required
Multi-Hop Conversion: All rewards are automatically converted to the backing currency (typically ZORA) before distribution
Immediate Payout: Rewards are sent directly to recipient addresses with each trade

For complete information about reward distribution, fee structures, and economics, see Coin Rewards.