# How to clean an Amazon product link

- Canonical: https://linkclean.app/guides/clean-amazon-link/
- Updated: 2026-07-20
- Author: Ken Tominaga (https://ken0nek.com)
- Get the app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/linkclean/id6758604043

> Amazon product URLs get bloated with tag= (affiliate ID), ref_ (referrer breadcrumb), and pf_rd_* (placement/recommendation tracking). The product is just /dp/<ASIN> — everything after is metadata. LinkClean's catalog is host-scoped to amazon.* TLDs so the same parameter names elsewhere are untouched.

Amazon's URLs are some of the longest on the web because their internal tracking is unusually verbose. tag= identifies an affiliate (someone earns a commission when you buy), ref_ records which page sent you (the search results, a category page, a recommendation widget), and pf_rd_* annotates the specific placement (which slot on which page in which experiment cohort).

None of this is needed to load the product. The canonical product URL is just `amazon.com/dp/<ASIN>` — that ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number) is the only thing the server uses to identify the product.

## Steps

1. **Copy the product link normally** — From the Amazon app or web, hit Share → Copy Link. You'll get a long URL with /ref=… in the path and ?tag=…&ref_=… in the query string.
2. **Run it through LinkClean** — Either use the LinkClean share-sheet action (Share → Clean URL) or paste into the app. LinkClean strips tag, ref_, pf_rd_*, and the Amazon-specific tail, leaving just the /dp/<ASIN> form (and sometimes the storefront language indicator, which is functional).
3. **Verify the product still resolves** — Open the cleaned link in a private tab. Same product page, no affiliate kicker. The price, reviews, and product details all load identically.

Why host-scoped? Because tag and ref are common functional query keys on other sites (a tag= filter on a blog's archive page, a ref= referer parameter on a forum). LinkClean's catalog limits the aggressive Amazon-cleaning rules to amazon.* hosts (`.com`, `.co.uk`, `.de`, `.co.jp`, and 14 other storefronts) — on any other site, tag= and ref= stay default-off.

If you keep an affiliate link on purpose (you want to support someone's referral), use LinkClean's app to see the cleaned vs original side-by-side and pick whichever you want before sharing.

## Related

- [Do cleaned links still work?](https://linkclean.app/learn/do-cleaned-links-still-work/)
- [What's hidden in a share link?](https://linkclean.app/learn/whats-hidden-in-a-share-link/)
- [How to clean a YouTube share link](https://linkclean.app/guides/clean-youtube-link/)


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