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# Quick Add Referral Verification

When using the [Quick Add referral](https://support.referralhero.com/campaign-management/subscribers/quick-add-referral) feature, new referrals can be required to verify their email and/or SMS before being officially added to your campaign.

### **What is Quick Add Referral Verification?**

Quick Add Referral Verification requires referrals added by an existing subscriber to confirm their email and/or SMS before they are enrolled in your campaign. This helps you:

* Avoid fake or mistyped contact entries
* Ensure referrals are real and have explicitly opted in
* Comply with privacy and anti-spam regulations

### **How to Enable the 'Quick Add' Invitation Email/SMS?**

1. Go to your campaign dashboard > Edit Campaign > Automations > Welcome Emails/SMS Messages
2. Locate 'Quick Add' Invitation Email/SMS
3. Customize the content of the email/SMS
4. Save the changes

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{% hint style="warning" %}
If this email is enabled, the referred subscriber **must** click the confirmation link before being added to your campaign.
{% endhint %}

### **How Verification Works**

1. A current subscriber logs in to their dashboard and uses the Quick Add form to refer someone by entering their name, email, and/or SMS
2. If the **Quick Add Invitation Email/SMS** is enabled, an email or SMS is automatically sent to the referred person, asking them to confirm their details
3. The referral must click the confirmation link in the email/SMS to complete their signup and officially join your campaign
4. Once confirmed, the referral appears as a verified subscriber, and the advocate will receive rewards (if applicable)
5. If a referral remains unverified, the Quick Add Invitation Email/SMS will be triggered again after 6 hours

### **Thank You Page**

When subscribers verify their email address, you have two options:

1. Display their dashboard (default behavior)
2. Send them to a custom thank you page

{% hint style="success" %}
This option is not available for Quick Add Invitation SMS messages.
{% endhint %}

#### Redirect to a custom URL

If you want to redirect subscribers to a custom URL of your choice:

1. Go to your campaign dashboard > Edit Campaign > Automations > Welcome Emails > Quick Add Invitation Email&#x20;
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and switch on the toggle **After email confirmation, send subscribers to a custom thank you page**
3. Enter the URL of your custom thank-you page and save your changes

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When redirecting subscribers, ReferralHero will append the following parameters to your URL:

* **rh\_email**, with the subscriber's email
* **rh\_name**, with the subscriber's name
* **rh\_code**, with the subscriber's unique referral code
* **rh\_subscriber\_id**, with the subscriber's ID
* **rh\_position**, with the subscriber's position in the list

#### Showing ReferralHero's Sharing Screen on Your Custom Thank-You Page

If you redirect people to a custom thank you page on your website, you would normally need to design this page yourself, including code to grab the referral link, generate sharing buttons, etc. However, there’s a simpler way:

1. Go to your campaign dashboard > Edit Campaign > Widget Builder > Advocate Dashboard > Dashboard > Template Settings
2. Switch on **Open sharing screen if already signed up**
3. Add the ReferralHero Advocate Dashboard Widget to your custom thank you page

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Now when people are redirected to your custom thank you page, ReferralHero will recognize them and automatically open the sharing screen.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**NOTE**: Since ReferralHero uses cookies (which are device-specific), this won’t work if users confirm their email address from a different device than the one they used to sign up (e.g., sign up on a desktop but confirm via phone).
{% endhint %}