Can You Use Amazon Affiliate Links in Paid Ads?

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If you're thinking of using your Amazon affiliate links in ads or boosted posts—pause for a moment. It’s important to know whether this is allowed.

Can You Use Amazon Affiliate Links in Paid Ads?

What Amazon Says

Amazon does not allow affiliate links in most paid ads—especially those bidding on Amazon’s own trademarks or redirects .

Linking directly to Amazon from ads often violates policy unless explicitly allowed.

You may run ads to your own blog or site, but the final click to Amazon should come from your non-paid content, not the ad itself.

What You Can Do Instead

Use ads to send people to your blog or landing page with affiliate links.

Avoid misleading users—ad copy must not imply Amazon is sponsoring or endorsing yoyou.

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Why It’s Important

Breaking this rule may result in account suspension or loss of earnings.

Question for You

Have you ever thought about running ads directly to your Amazon link? How do you safely use ads with your content instead? Reply below, thanks!

– Paul