# donista

> donista is a charity donation platform that converts affiliate commissions from online shopping into donations for charitable projects — at no extra cost to the shopper.

donista makes giving effortless: users shop at their favorite online stores as usual, and donista automatically redirects the affiliate commission to a charitable project of the user's choice.

## How It Works

1. User browses a partner shop (e.g. Amazon, OTTO, Zalando)
2. donista earns an affiliate commission from the purchase
3. The commission is donated to a charitable project selected by the user
4. The user pays nothing extra — the donation comes from the shop's marketing budget

## Key Pages

- /home — Dashboard for logged-in users showing donation impact and favorite shops
- /projects — Discover charitable projects to support
- /start — Landing page explaining how donista works
- /discount-codes — Browse discount codes & coupons for partner shops — use them and donate at the same time

## Browser Extension

The donista browser extension (available for Chrome and Firefox) automatically activates donation tracking when a user visits a supported shop. It shows a notification reminder so users never miss a chance to donate through their everyday shopping.

Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/donista-automatic-donatio/jmjionpdmejlolhikpnpdagbpclcppfh

## Mobile App

The donista mobile app (iOS and Android) lets users browse shops, track their donation impact, and manage their supported projects on the go.

## API

donista provides a public-facing REST API for accessing shop and project data. Endpoints include:
- GET /shops — List partner shops with donation rates
- GET /projects — List charitable projects
- GET /shops/{slug} — Shop details including categories and description
- GET /projects/{slug} — Project details including impact metrics
- GET /discount-codes — List active discount codes (filterable by category)