Microworkers

Microworkers

Crowdsourcing marketplace: employers post campaigns, workers submit proof, employers rate Satisfied / Revise / Not satisfied. Charged only for Satisfied tasks.

Workflow

1. Categories — list categories; fetch one with include=sub_categories for min pricing and a sub-category id.
2. Template — HTML with <input name="...">, <textarea>, <select>; questions auto-parsed from input names. Follow Policy below.
3. Campaign — template id, sub-category id, payment ≥ minimum, positions (Basic ≥30, HG ≥1), funded balance. New campaigns start PENDING_REVIEW.
4. Approval — admin review typically takes up to 24 hours. Accounts can earn auto-approve after successful history (80%+ success rate, SMS verified, compliant formatting). If review stalls with no API blocked_reason, check the support inbox (below).
5. Slots — poll NOTRATED; rate OK (pay), REVISE or NOK with comments. Unrated slots may auto-OK after TTR.
6. Async jobs — campaign restart and task-group create return a job id; poll until Uploaded.

Policy

Copy: Clear numbered steps; general audience; no ALL CAPS steps, rude tone, or CAPS warnings/threats. Proofs in the proof box only — never email. Targeting: Intl campaigns for broad workers (country exclusion OK). Fair review: Satisfied when requirements met; Revise if incomplete; Not satisfied with reason if not met. Allowed: Articles, social actions, bookmarks, signups/referrals, transcription, extraction, app/site testing, file up/download, etc. Forbidden: Worker payments (cards, bank, fees, auto-charge trials), spam/ad clicks, negative or fake reviews, dating/adult, phone-activated tasks, survey/offer-wall farming, >3 connected tasks, off-platform contact or payment. Blocklist: CPA/offer programs, ad-click tasks, Google/Yelp/Amazon/Craigslist reviews, crypto exchanges, dating/adult, and many named platforms (Yelp, Amazon, Google AdSense, Binance, OnlyFans, Trust Pilot, etc.).

Fees

Deposits: card, Skrill, Dwolla (US). Not charged for Not satisfied ratings.

• Basic: 7.5% task fee; $0.75 approval fee (waived on restart); +$0.01/task for file proof.
• HG: 10% task fee (≥$0.10/task) or $0.01 below; $0 approval; +$0.01 file proof. Rough Basic estimate: positions × payment × 1.075 + surcharges.

Campaign types & tasks

• Basic — all workers in geo zone (int, west1, europe1/2, asia1, caribbean1). Min 30 positions.
• HG — curated worker group. Min 1 position.
• Fixed — same template for every worker; no tasks array.
• Unique — per-worker data (URLs, labels, etc.) via tasks array or task groups.

Slot flow: UNTAKEN → LOCKED → NOTRATED → OK/NOK/REVISE (+ REFUNDED, NOTREVIEWED).

Support inbox

Review blockers often appear only in employer INBOX, not in campaign GET, the dashboard, or API v2 — the campaign may stay PENDING_REVIEW with no blocked_reason while admin asks for URL/copy/geo fixes.

1. List INBOX messages (filter by campaign id in subject/body).
2. Fix the issue (correct create body, stop/recreate, etc.).
3. Reply on the thread with type E-CAMPAIGN.

Legacy API: api.microworkers.com. Message IDs in URL path, not query params. Types: O-GENERAL, E-CAMPAIGN, E-ENABLE-CHAT, E-OTHER — pass include=message_types when listing.

Reviewing slots

Each slot includes answers (form responses), assigned_task_data (key-value pairs from the assigned task), and task_ids. For unique campaigns, compare assigned data against answers.

Gotchas

• Speed 1–1000 (higher = faster completion); employer-only rating (method 3) default.
• ${VAR} in template HTML populated from task data for unique positions.
• File proof download URLs require auth.
• Some categories (e.g. Offer/Sign up) force qualification test regardless of parameter.
• File-proof creates: set number_of_file_proofs=1 when creating a campaign; PATCH cannot add proofs later.
• Omit internalTemplate.numberOfSubTasks when referencing an existing template id with file proofs only (no inline html_code).
• Prefer typed campaign, slot, template, hire-group, and worker operations before the generic REST passthrough.