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# Offer rewards and collect identifiers

> Reward participants for completing an interview and collect a way to reach them.

A reward gives participants a reason to finish the interview. Your agent announces it during the interview, and Pillow collects a contact identifier so you can reach the people you owe.

<Note>
  Pillow doesn't process or pay out rewards. You decide and fulfill the reward yourself (a gift card, store credit, swag) using the identifiers you collect here.
</Note>

## Set up a reward

Configure rewards in the **Study Builder** when you create or edit a study. After a study is live, you can review the configuration read-only on the **Reward** tab in study settings.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enable the reward">
    In the builder, open the reward settings and turn on **Enable reward**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose how it's given">
    Set **Attribution** to decide who receives the reward (see below).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Describe what you're offering">
    Enter the reward in **What you're offering**. The agent uses this text verbatim, so write it the way you want participants to read it, for example `a 50€ Amazon gift card` or `a free t-shirt`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Collect an identifier">
    Turn on **Collect an identifier** and pick what the agent asks for.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Choose how the reward is given

**Attribution** controls who gets rewarded:

| Attribution          | Who receives it                                                                        | Extra setting         |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| **Draw**             | A limited number of winners chosen at random from everyone who completes the interview | **Number of winners** |
| **Automatic reward** | Every participant who completes the interview                                          | None                  |

Use a **Draw** when you want to cap cost (one \$100 winner), and an **Automatic reward** when every completion should be rewarded (a discount code for all).

## Guide the agent <Badge>Optional</Badge>

Use **Agent instructions** to tell the agent how to handle the reward. For example, "share voucher code `SUMMER15OFF` at the end of the interview," or private notes the agent should follow but never reveal to the participant.

## Collect an identifier

So you can reach winners or send rewards, the agent asks each participant for one identifier at the **end** of the interview.

| Identifier       | What participants share                                      |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Email**        | Their email address                                          |
| **Phone number** | Their phone number                                           |
| **Username**     | Their account username                                       |
| **Custom**       | Whatever you define; set the exact label, like `employee ID` |

<Tip>
  Already passing contact info as session [metadata](/guides/customize-metadata)? Turn **Collect an identifier** off so the agent doesn't ask for something you already have.
</Tip>

## Download collected identifiers

Identifiers are extracted from participant replies after each interview is summarized, then listed on the **Reward** tab in study settings.

1. Open your study and go to **Settings → Reward**.
2. Under **Collected identifiers**, see the running count and when the last one arrived.
3. Click **Download CSV** to export the full list.

<Note>
  Collected identifiers are personal data, so handle the CSV in line with your privacy policy.
</Note>

## What's next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create a study" icon="plus" href="/guides/create-study">
    Set up your agent, goals, and reward in the builder.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customize metadata" icon="tag" href="/guides/customize-metadata">
    Pass contact info you already have instead of collecting it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Broadcast your study" icon="share" href="/guides/broadcast-study">
    Get your reward in front of more participants.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI disclosure" icon="shield-check" href="/guides/ai-disclosure">
    Understand what participants are told about the agent.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
