![](/logo.png)Clean Links # Amazon Link Cleaner Amazon URLs pick up `tag=`, `ascsubtag`, `pd_rd_*`, and `ref=` as you browse — the affiliate and recommendation IDs that credit whoever sent you and log which widget, search, or sponsored slot you came from. `a.co` and `amzn.to` short links hide the full trail until you click. Clean the Amazon link before you share. Paste Clean Link Settings [4.9·148 ratings on the App Store](/reviews) Before and After Tracked link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0EXAMPLE?tag=affiliate-20&ascsubtag=Example&pd\_rd\_w=abc&pf\_rd\_r=XYZ Clean link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0EXAMPLE Removed - tagAmazon affiliate credit tag. - ascsubtagAmazon affiliate sub-tag. - pd\_rd\_wAmazon recommendation-placement ID. - pf\_rd\_rAmazon merchandising-placement ID. ## Why Amazon Tracks Links Amazon adds affiliate and recommendation IDs so it can pay the referrer, measure which shelf or search produced the click, and rebuild your browsing path. Every \`tag=\`, \`ref=\`, and \`pd\_rd\_\*\` pair gives Amazon and the affiliate one more hook on the URL before the page loads. ## Install Clean Links on Any Device Pin the web cleaner as a progressive web app on Chrome, Edge, and Android, or install the iPhone, iPad, and Mac app for on-device cleaning, Share Sheet actions, Safari extension, QR scanning, and Shortcuts. Install web app[![Download on the App Store](/app-store/download-badge/en/download.svg)![Download on the App Store](/app-store/download-badge/en/download-dark.svg)](/download)Install as a web app instead Add Clean Links to your Home Screen 1. Tap the Share button in Safari, then choose Add to Home Screen. 2. Tap Add. Clean Links launches like a native app from your Home Screen. Open your browser menu and choose Install Clean Links or Add to Home Screen. ## Why You Should Clean Amazon Links - Strip `tag=` so no one you didn't choose earns affiliate credit from your clicks - Remove `ref`, `pd_rd_*`, `pf_rd_*`, and `ascsubtag` attribution IDs - Expand `a.co` and `amzn.to` so you see the full product URL first - Share a clean `amazon.com/dp/ASIN` link that still opens the exact product ## Examples of Amazon Trackers and Redirects Clean Links Removes `tag` - Amazon Associates affiliate tag credited on the next purchase`linkCode`, `ascsubtag` - Associates link type and sub-ID tracking`ref`, `ref_` - referrer and in-site navigation trackers`pd_rd_w`, `pd_rd_i`, `pd_rd_p`, `pd_rd_r` - product detail recommendation IDs`pf_rd_r`, `pf_rd_p`, `pf_rd_m` - promotional feature and slot tracking`a.co/d/...` and `amzn.to/...` - Amazon short link wrappers`qid`, `sr`, `keywords` - search session and rank tracking ## Why not just clean Amazon links manually? Amazon keeps adding IDs as you navigate, and short links like \`a.co\` hide the full trail until you open them. Manual trimming misses new parameters and can drop the ASIN by accident. Clean Links follows the short link, preserves the ASIN, and cleans the final URL safely. ## FAQ: Amazon Link Cleaner - Does cleaning change the product the link opens? No. Clean Links keeps the ASIN in the path so the same product page loads. It only removes the IDs Amazon uses to pay affiliates and track the session. - What is the \`tag\` parameter in an Amazon URL? It is the Amazon Associates affiliate tag. When someone opens a link with \`tag=abc-20\` and buys within the cookie window, the account behind \`abc-20\` gets the commission. Cleaning the tag removes that routing. - Is it legal to strip \`tag=\` from an Amazon affiliate link? Yes. The tag is metadata Amazon uses to credit an affiliate — it is not part of the product URL. Cleaning a link someone else created is the same as typing the plain \`amazon.com/dp/ASIN\` yourself. - Will cleaning break an Amazon affiliate link I'm sharing on purpose? Yes. If you are sharing your own Associates link, cleaning strips \`tag\`, \`linkCode\`, and \`ascsubtag\`. Only clean your own Amazon affiliate link when you want to share a neutral product URL. - What about \`a.co\` and \`amzn.to\` short links? Clean Links expands both to the full Amazon URL, keeps the ASIN, and drops the tracking. You see the real product before you tap. - Will the variation selector still work? Yes. Clean Links preserves functional parameters like \`th=1\` when they select a specific size, color, or subscription option. Only tracking IDs are removed. - Does Clean Links send data to servers? The Apple app cleans Amazon links on-device. The web cleaner currently sends the link to the Clean Links API because the full rule engine is too large to ship to every browser right now. We do not log, store, or tie those requests to an account, and shortlinks are still resolved in an isolated, cookie-free context with a randomized user agent. - How does the web cleaner differ from the iPhone, iPad, and Mac app? The cleaning rules are the same, but the Apple app has more system hooks: Share Sheet cleaning, Safari extension support, QR scanning, Shortcuts, Siri, and Mac clipboard tools. The web cleaner focuses on paste-and-clean in your browser today, and a browser-native WASM version is in progress. Need to clean a link from any other site? [Try the free link cleaner](https://cleanlinks.app/en/link-cleaner) ## Clean a Link Right Here Paste any link to strip trackers and unwrap short links. Works in any browser with no account; recent-link history stays in this browser. [Clean a Link](#link-cleaner-tool)Install web app ## Get Clean Links for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Clean links from the Share Sheet on iPhone and iPad, plus the Mac app. No account or link history; redirect checks run from your device when network access is enabled. [![Download on the App Store](/app-store/download-badge/en/download.svg)![Download on the App Store](/app-store/download-badge/en/download-dark.svg)](/download)Install web app Why we built Clean Links ## Someone Close to Us Got Scammed by a QR Code. We Did Something About It. Someone close to us scanned a QR code on a parking meter, typed in their card details, and lost the money before they realized anything was off. A sticker had covered the real code, and the link behind it went somewhere else. We're two engineers in the EU who've spent years building privacy-first apps, and that was the push. We wanted a fast way to see where a link or QR code really goes before you tap it, and to strip the trackers off the ones we share. Clean Links now covers both cases: the Apple apps scan and clean on your device, and the web cleaner lets you check a link in the browser without an account. It's free, and we'd rather earn a spot on your home screen than sell you out. ### More from Numen Two more apps from the same team. Two more apps from the same team. Both run on your device. [![Slop or Not](/app-icons/slop-or-not.png) #### Slop or Not Check AI-generated text and images in your browser. Free online checker, no account. Native iPhone and Mac apps too. Check AI-generated text and images on iPhone and Mac. On-device, no account. ](https://slopornot.ai/en)[![Private LLM](/app-icons/private-llm.png) #### Private LLM Run uncensored, open-source AI chat models on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Chats stay on your device. Your AI, your rules. ](https://privatellm.app/en) Join our Discord to see what we're building next. [Discord](/discord)