The Amazon Link Checker is an essential tool for Amazon affiliates, ensuring that their affiliate links are correctly formatted and eligible for commissions. Nonetheless, there might be many instances wherein the Amazon affiliate link fails. It could be because of -
- Invalid URLs: The link was not properly generated or formatted. Ensure that the Amazon affiliate ID is the same as you have generated while creating an account and that there are no typos or extra characters in the URL.
- Missing Affiliate Tags: For affiliate programs like Amazon Associates, the link might be missing the required affiliate tags.
- Expired or Inactive Links: The product is no longer available on Amazon. If the product has been discontinued or removed from Amazon's catalog, the link will naturally result in a 404 error.
- Shortened URLs: If the link goes through multiple redirects or is shortened (e.g., bit.ly), the checker may fail to follow the entire chain and deem the link invalid.
- Amazon account banned
Despite all these, the links might still fail and this is a known issue from Amazon. We have seen merchants clicking the 'Check Link' button multiple times, and it eventually works. Please find the below screen recording video for your reference:
https://app.screencastify.com/v3/watch/7q14YLWJSWufrDGCjrs0
