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## Resource: Introduction

## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/marketing/referral-program/referred-friends/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# About the Referred Friends API

The Referred Friend API allows you to manage referred friends in a referral program on a site.

With the Referred Friend API, you can:

+ [Create a referred friend](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/marketing/referral-program/referred-friends/create-referred-friend.md) to add new participants to a referral program.
+ [Get a referred friend](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/marketing/referral-program/referred-friends/get-referred-friend.md) to retrieve details about a specific referred friend.
+ [Get a referred friend by contact ID](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/marketing/referral-program/referred-friends/get-referred-friend-by-contact-id.md) to find a referred friend using their contact information.
+ [Update a referred friend](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/marketing/referral-program/referred-friends/update-referred-friend.md) to modify information about an existing referred friend.
+ [Delete a referred friend](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/marketing/referral-program/referred-friends/delete-referred-friend.md) to remove a referred friend from a program.
+ [Query referred friends](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-management/marketing/referral-program/referred-friends/query-referred-friend.md) to search for and retrieve multiple referred friends based on specific criteria.

## Before you begin

It's important to note the following points before starting to code:

- The Referred Friend API requires a Business or higher plan for Wix Editor, or a Plus or higher plan for Wix Studio.
- You must have at least one of these apps installed: Wix Stores, Wix Bookings, Wix Events, Wix Pricing Plans, or Wix Restaurants Orders.

## Terminology

- **Referred friend**: A person who clicks on a referral URL shared by a referring customer.
- **Referring customer**: A site member who shares a referral URL with potential new customers.
- **Referral code**: A unique code assigned to a referring customer.
- **Referral program**: A feature that allows your site members to refer friends to your business by sharing referral URLs. You have the option to reward both the customer doing the referring and the friend being referred.
- **Status**: The current state of a referred friend in the referral program. For example, `"SIGN_UP_COMPLETED"` or `"ACTIONS_COMPLETED"`.

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