Vanity links are short, customizable links that you can use in place of regular tracking links. If a brand you've partnered with permits deep linking, you can share the vanity links on your promotional sites and deep link directly to a specific page on the brand's website, like a specific product listing.
Important
You can have up to 5,000 active vanity links at any time. If you've reached the limit, be sure to delete vanity links that aren't active.
On your partner account dashboard, in the right-hand column, locate the CREATE AND SHARE LINK widget.
From the
[Drop-down menu], select the program for which you want a tracking link.Optionally, enter a Landing Page (website URL) for where you want your vanity link to direct users. The URL must include a protocol.
https://—The link will only use the secure version of HTTP. impact.com strongly recommends serving content securely using this option.
http(s)://—The link will attempt to use the secure version of HTTP but will use unsecured HTTP as a fallback.
If left blank, users will be directed to the program's default landing page.
Note that a brand may choose to disable deep linking for its program, in which case you won't be able to enter a landing page. Learn more.
Optionally, select Advanced to append any desired Sub IDs, a Shared ID, or a Promotional Property to the link.
See Add Reporting Information to Your Links for more information..
Next to the shareable link, select
[Edit] to edit the URL slug and create a vanity link.Remove the text after the (
/) and input your own letters (e.g.,/anvils).
Select
[Check] → Create to save and generate your vanity link.
On the Manage Vanity Links page, you can filter for specific landing page URLs or vanity links as well as modify, copy, or delete vanity links. Learn more here.
You may see these error messages when trying to create or use a vanity link.
Error Message | Why it occurs |
|---|---|
Invalid landing page URL | If you are not able to create the link in your dashboard, it will result in this error message. |
Name already exists | If the link you created is a duplicate of a preexisting one, it returns this error message. |
Vanity URL domain cannot be changed | If you try to edit the text before the |
The link you clicked on is malformed. Contact the editor of the originating page. | If you click on the link that was already created, it returns this error message. |
The link you clicked on has expired. We apologize for any inconvenience. | If you click on the link that was already created, it returns this error message. |