Can I cloak my affiliate links?
Yes, our link masking hides your affiliate IDs from visitors while keeping the tracking intact. This protects your commissions from hijacking and creates cleaner URLs to share.
Free URL Shortener
Maximize Affiliate Revenue
Affiliate Link Shortener
Shorten, cloak, and track your affiliate links. Get clean, professional URLs and detailed click analytics to optimize your affiliate campaigns.
An affiliate link shortener is essential for affiliate marketers who need to share clean, trustworthy links that protect their commissions. Long affiliate URLs contain tracking IDs, sub-IDs, and campaign parameters that make them look cluttered and suspicious to potential buyers. More importantly, exposed affiliate IDs can be stripped by unscrupulous users who want to claim commissions for themselves. RELURL's affiliate link shortener cloaks your affiliate links behind clean, branded short URLs that hide your tracking parameters while preserving all commission data through the redirect. Every shortened affiliate link includes click analytics that reveal which campaigns, partners, and content types drive the most traffic and conversions. For affiliate marketers managing multiple programs and campaigns, clean trackable short links are essential for maximizing revenue while maintaining a professional appearance.
Why Use Our Affiliate Link Shortener?
Link Cloaking
Click Tracking
Conversion Analytics
A/B Testing Support
Geo-Targeting
Device Targeting
How It Works
1
Paste Affiliate URL
Enter your long affiliate link with all tracking parameters.
2
Customize Slug
Choose a clean, memorable alias for your affiliate link.
3
Share & Earn
Use your short link and track every click and conversion.
Why Use Our Affiliate Link Shortener
Commission Protection Through Cloaking
Exposed affiliate IDs in long URLs are vulnerable to commission theft. RELURL's cloaked short links hide your affiliate parameters, protecting your commissions from being stolen.
Clean Links That Build Trust
Long affiliate URLs with visible tracking IDs look spammy and discourage clicks. Clean branded short links build trust and increase click-through rates from your audience.
Per-Campaign Performance Tracking
Create unique short links for each affiliate campaign, partner, or content piece. Compare click data to identify which strategies drive the most affiliate traffic and conversions.
Branded Affiliate Links
Use custom slugs and branded domains for your affiliate links. Branded links are more trustworthy than random strings, leading to higher engagement and better conversion rates.
What Makes RELURL Different
RELURL's affiliate link shortener is built specifically for the needs of affiliate marketers. The platform provides link cloaking that protects your affiliate IDs and commissions while presenting clean, trustworthy links to your audience. Custom slugs and branded domains transform generic affiliate links into professional marketing assets that build trust and drive clicks. Detailed click analytics reveal which campaigns and content types generate the most affiliate traffic, enabling data-driven optimization of your affiliate strategy. Unlike generic shorteners that leave affiliate IDs exposed, RELURL is designed with affiliate marketing workflows in mind, providing the tools needed to maximize revenue while maintaining professional presentation.
How We Compare to Alternatives
Generic URL shorteners do not protect affiliate IDs, leaving them exposed in the URL where they can be stripped and commissions stolen. RELURL cloaks all affiliate parameters automatically.
Some affiliate networks restrict the use of certain URL shorteners. RELURL's clean redirects comply with most affiliate program terms while maintaining full tracking and commission protection.
Competing tools charge premium rates for affiliate link cloaking features. RELURL includes these capabilities on standard plans accessible to affiliate marketers at any level.
Popular Use Cases
Amazon affiliate marketing
Course and product recommendations
Blog monetization
YouTube description links
Email newsletter affiliate offers
Social media affiliate promotions
Tips and Best Practices
Test All Affiliate Links Before Publishing
Click your shortened affiliate link to verify it redirects correctly through the affiliate network and preserves all tracking parameters before sharing it with your audience.
Use Unique Links per Affiliate Partner
Create separate short links for each affiliate partner or program to track individual performance and accurately attribute commissions to specific partnerships.
Combine with UTM Parameters for Deeper Analytics
Add UTM parameters to your affiliate URLs before shortening to track affiliate traffic in Google Analytics alongside your other marketing channels.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you support affiliate network tracking?
We work with all major affiliate networks including Amazon Associates, ShareASale, Commission Junction, ClickBank, and Rakuten. The shortened link preserves all tracking parameters.
Will shortened affiliate links hurt my commissions?
Not at all. Shortened links pass all UTM and tracking parameters through to your destination. Some affiliates report higher conversions because clean links build trust with their audience.