Use Case — Price Comparison

High-intent users who don't convert.
Pass them to PipeIQ — monetise the exit.

High-intent users who don't convert. Pass them to PipeIQ — monetise the exit.

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Price comparison sites convert 2–5% of visitors — the rest leave with nothing

A homeowner searches for a boiler installer, gets three quotes, and leaves without booking. You spent money acquiring that visitor and earned nothing. Exit-intent popups and retargeting ads have low conversion and high friction. The user was ready to act — just not ready to commit to a quote. There's an uncaptured revenue moment in that gap, and currently you're leaving it completely blank.

On exit intent, offer to connect the user with a local tradesperson directly — earn a referral fee

What the contact received — for real

pipeiq.co.uk ✓ Delivered
"Hi Emma, CompareTrades has matched your roofing enquiry with a local roofer. They will call you today to arrange a quote."
Sent 07 Aug 2026, 16:46 BST · Confirmed delivered · Reply STOP to opt out

A message, sent and delivered live on the platform. TPS-screened before every send. ICO registered: ZC164080.

User exits. PipeIQ routes them to a local tradesperson in seconds.

A user who has finished comparing is handed on; you POST their number and postcode. Only those two fields are required — who to reach and where the job is. Everything else is optional attribution.

POST https://app.pipeiq.co.uk/api/leads/register POST
curl -X POST https://app.pipeiq.co.uk/api/leads/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PipeIQ-Token: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "mobile_number": "07700900000",
    "postcode": "CF10 1NS",
    "selected_trade": "plumbing",
    "utm_source": "exit-intent",
    "utm_campaign": "boiler-quotes"
  }'

A 201 Created response means the lead was registered and the welcome SMS was dispatched; the body returns the matched postcode sector. mobile_number accepts 07xxxxxxxxx or 447xxxxxxxxx. selected_trade takes plumbing, gas, electrical, roofing, building or all; it is not validated, so an unrecognised or omitted value is recorded as Other rather than rejected. Full field and response reference on the Partner API page.

Seven response codes, and what your integration should do with each

Lead distribution fails quietly when nobody handles the unhappy path. One of these you must never retry.

CodeMeaningWhat to do
201Lead registered, welcome SMS dispatchedStore the returned postcode sector against the lead.
400Missing or invalid fieldsFix the payload; do not retry unchanged.
401Invalid or missing API keyCheck the header. Never put the key in client-side code.
405Wrong HTTP methodPOST only. OPTIONS returns 200 for CORS preflight; everything else is rejected.
422Number previously opted outDo not retry. Mark the lead unreachable by SMS and route it another way.
429Daily call limit reached (100 per key per 24h)Back off and resume; email support to raise the cap. Sandbox keys share this status.
500Unexpected server errorRetry with backoff; contact support with your request id if it persists.

The 422 is the one worth designing around. It is not a transport failure, it is a lawful-basis answer: that person has told us not to text them. Retrying it is the easiest way to turn a compliance feature into a compliance incident.

What price comparison partners see within 30 days

8%
Average tradesperson reply rate on exit-intent referrals from comparison sites
450+
Monetised exit events per month on a mid-traffic comparison portal
0
Changes to your existing comparison funnel — widget is non-intrusive and additive