# Commissions Part of Violet Onboarding includes your merchant setting a commission rate so that you and your merchant are both able to take advantage of Violet’s automated payout logic. The Commission Rate is the percentage portion a channel receives from a merchant each time a product is sold. This relationship is agreed upon between you and the merchant, however, when input during the onboarding process, ensures that your portion is transferred at point of sale. It is important to note that you do not control the commission rate and are not able to change it on behalf of your merchant, however, are able to confirm the commission rate that is set on your [Channel Dashboard](https://channel.violet.io/merchants). This commission rate only applies to you. If this merchant works with other Violet Channels, they can have multiple commission rates that are set. You can learn more about commission rates and how they are applied in Violet, [here](/prism/payments/payouts/commission-rates.md). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.violet.io/prism/violet-connect/commissions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.