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Using Affiliate Links in Mobile Apps

I have launched an app in the Amazon underground store and contained within my app are various affiliate links to amazon products. I am wondering if these links would work if they are contained within the app or if they only work when used via a webpage on the users PC. Should I be using a different type of link or the API/SDK for mobile associates? Any advice appreciated.

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Levon@Amazon answered

Hi there,

Thanks for posting! You can use affiliate links in your mobile apps, as explained here:

https://developer.amazon.com/mobile-associates

the links should work, but I believe at the moment they will open in the web browser, rather than the client app. Thanks!

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newuser-6a28b1c0-de65-45bc-be5d-2dc4411201c7 avatar image newuser-6a28b1c0-de65-45bc-be5d-2dc4411201c7 commented ·

Its not working when the link open within the client app. It reduced my earning since my traffic is from app.

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BoKKeR avatar image BoKKeR commented ·

The link does not work anymore. It redirects to the home page.

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pow_ext avatar image pow_ext commented ·

same problem

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newuser-6a28b1c0-de65-45bc-be5d-2dc4411201c7 answered

Hi,

Glad somekne asked this question. I have same problem, most of my visitors come from social media sites. Most apps now open websites within app and currently that doesn’t count as my referrals and so my earning reduced a lot. Anyway this can be fixed?

Looking for a quick solution for this.

Thanks

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newuser-ab71a611-12fb-4e0a-9e17-2602a52d0fa2 answered

same problem

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newuser-2a1ffebc-4bb2-49de-83c6-ebf680c56220 answered

Same problem.

Amazon suck at documentation.

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Mindaugas Viburys answered

Regarding this problem, there is entire help section "mobile" accessible via link:

https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help
Short answer: Anything related to WebView will not yield income and, as i understand, Amazon content will not be displayed at all in app.

p.s. I tried to display Native shopping ad inside my custom testing application (Android). It didn't load any content, while my random Google Sites page displayed everything without issues.

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