# payments.connectStarRefBot

> Join a bot's [affiliate program, becoming an affiliate »](https://core.telegram.org/api/bots/referrals#becoming-an-affiliate)

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Join a bot's [affiliate program, becoming an affiliate »](https://core.telegram.org/api/bots/referrals#becoming-an-affiliate)

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](/API_docs/types/InputPeer.html) | The peer that will become the affiliate: star commissions will be transferred to this peer's star balance. | Optional|
|bot|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser](/API_docs/types/InputUser.html) | The bot that offers the affiliate program | Optional|


### Return type: [payments.ConnectedStarRefBots](/API_docs/types/payments.ConnectedStarRefBots.html)

### Can users use this method: **YES**


### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Can bots use this method over a business connection with the `businessConnectionId` flag: **NO**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$payments_ConnectedStarRefBots = $MadelineProto->payments->connectStarRefBot(peer: $InputPeer, bot: $InputUser, );
```