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Amazon Associates - Amazon’s affiliate marketing program
Welcome to one of the largest affiliate marketing programs in the world. The Amazon Associates Program helps content creators, publishers and bloggers monetize their traffic. With millions of products and programs available on Amazon, associates use easy link-building tools to direct their audience to their recommendations, and earn from qualifying purchases and programs.

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Join tens of thousands of creators, publishers and bloggers who are earning with the Amazon Associates Program.

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Share millions of products with your audience. We have customized linking tools for large publishers, individual bloggers and social media influencers.

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Earn up to 10% in associate commissions from qualifying purchases and programs. Our competitive conversion rates help maximize earnings.

Amazon Associates has been a critical driver of our commerce initiatives and has enabled BuzzFeed to build a business that first and foremost services our audience.BuzzFeed“We're able to find all of the products on Amazon that we want to recommend to our audience. We value being able to help our audience find and purchase what they need.”Fire Food Chef“Since we have a global audience, the Associates Program has helped us to scale our earnings internationally. It's been simple to sign up, expand and use!”Impremedia“The Associates Program has given us all of the tools and data that we need to quickly make content decisions and continually grow our earnings.”Domino
[H2] Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Associates Program work?

You can share products and available programs on Amazon with your audience through customized linking tools and earn money on qualifying purchases and customer actions like signing up for a free trial program.

How do I qualify for this program?

Bloggers, publishers and content creators with a qualifying website or mobile app can participate in this program.
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If you are an influencer with an established social media following,
learn about the Amazon Influencer Program.

How do I earn in this program?

You earn from qualifying purchases and programs through the traffic you drive to Amazon. Commission income for qualifying purchases and programs differ based on product category. Note: Commission income is paid approximately 60 days after the end of the month in which it was earned.
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How do I sign up to the program?

Sign up to the program
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We will review your application and approve it if you meet the qualifying criteria.
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[H1] Associates Program Policies
Updated: April 14, 2026. (Current Associates, see what’s changed.)
Associates Program - Commission Income Statement
Associates Program - Participation Requirements
Associates Program - Products Statement
Associates Program - Mobile Application Policy
Associates Program - Trademark Guidelines
Associates Program IP License and Usage Requirements
Associates Program - Amazon Influencer Program Policy
Associates Program - Amazon Creator Ads Boost Program Policy
These Associates Program policies (“Program Policies”) are incorporated by reference in the Associates Program Operating Agreement, and capitalized terms used in these Program Policies and not otherwise defined here will have the definitions provided in the Agreement. The rights and obligations of the parties under Sections 3 and 6 of the Associates Program Participation Requirements and Section 3 of the Associates Program IP License will survive the termination of the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt and without limitation for purposes of Section 6(a) of the Agreement, any violation of the Associates Program Participation Requirements, the Associates Program IP License or Section 1 of the Amazon Influencer Program Policy will be deemed a material breach of the Agreement.
[H3] Associates Program Commission Income Statement (“Commission Income Statement”)
1. Qualifying Purchases and Qualifying RevenueWe will pay Standard Commission Income described in Section 3 of this Commission Income Statement in connection with “Qualifying Purchases”, which (subject to the exclusions described in this Commission Income Statement) occur when:(a) a customer clicks through a Special Link on your Site to an Amazon Site; and(b) during a single session, which is measured as beginning when a customer clicks through that Special Link and ending upon the first to occur of the following: (x) 24 hours elapse from that click, (y) the customer places an order for a Product, other than a digital product (as determined in our sole discretion; for example, an Amazon software download or items sold under the name “Amazon Music,” “Amazon Shorts”, “eDocs”, “Amazon Prime Video”, “Game Downloads”, “Amazon Coin”, “Kindle Books”, “Kindle Newspapers”, “Kindle Blogs”, “Kindle Newsfeeds”, or “Kindle Magazines”) (a “Digital Product”), or (z) the customer clicks through a Special Link to an Amazon Site that is not your Special Link (a “Session”), any of the following happens:(c) the customer purchases a Product via our 1-Click feature, or(i) the customer purchases a Product by adding a Product to his or her shopping cart and completing the order for that Product no later than 89 days after their initial click-through of the Special Link, or(ii) with respect to Digital Products, the customer purchases such a Product by streaming or downloading it from an Amazon Site; and(iii) within 180 days of the purchase, the Product is shipped to, streamed or downloaded by, and paid for by the customer(d) Alexa skill Site (i) a customer using your Alexa skill Site engages an Alexa Shopping Action that has been properly tagged with your Associate ID; and(ii) during a single session, which with respect to an Alexa Shopping Action is measured as beginning when a customer engages with that Alexa Shopping Action and ending upon the first to occur of the following: (x) the customer returns from the Alexa Shopping Action to your Alexa skill Site or otherwise exits from the Alexa Shopping Action, or (y) the customer places an order via Alexa for the Product that you featured with the Alexa Shopping Actions (a “Skills Session”), any of the following happens: the customer purchases the Product that you featured with the Alexa Shopping Action via Alexa, or the customer purchases the Product that you featured with the Alexa Shopping Action by adding that Product to the customer’s shopping cart within the Skills Session and completing the order for that Product no later than 89 days after their initial engagement with the Alexa Shopping Action; and(iii) the Product that you featured with the Alexa Shopping Action is shipped to, streamed or downloaded by, and paid for by the customer. For each Qualifying Purchase, the corresponding “Qualifying Revenue” is equal to the amount we actually receive from that Qualifying Purchase, less any shipping charges, gift-wrapping fees, handling fees, taxes (e.g. sales tax and VAT), service charges, credits, rebates, credit card processing fees, and bad debt.
2.  Disqualified Purchases
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Qualifying Purchases are disqualified whenever they occur in connection with a violation of this Associates Program Commission Income Statement or any other terms, conditions, specifications, statements, and policies that we may issue from time to time that apply to the Associates Program, including the most up-to-date version of the Agreement (collectively, the “Program Documents”).
Further, the following purchases that would otherwise be Qualified Purchases are disqualified and excluded from the Associates Program: (a) any Product purchased after termination of your Agreement,
(b) any Product order where a cancellation, return, or refund has been initiated,
(c) any Product purchased by a customer who is referred to an Amazon Site through any advertisement that you purchased, including through participation in bidding or auctions on keywords, search terms, or other identifiers that include the word “amazon”, or “kindle”, or any other Amazon Mark (see a non-exhaustive list of our trademarks via the links below, or variations or misspellings of any of those words (e.g., “ammazon”, “amaozn”, and “kindel”) (all, a “Prohibited Paid Search Placement”),  Location
Non-Exhaustive Trademark List
United States
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200738910/
(d) any Product purchased by a customer who is referred to an Amazon Site by a link that is generated or displayed on a search engine (including Google, Yahoo, Bing, or any other search portal, sponsored advertising service, or other search or referral service, or any site that participates in such search engine’s network) (a “Search Engine”),
(e) any Product purchased by a customer who is referred to an Amazon Site by a link that sends users indirectly to an Amazon Site via an intermediate site, without requiring the customer to click on a link or take some other affirmative action on that intermediate site (a “Redirecting Link”),
(f) any Product purchased by a customer, where such customer does not comply with the terms and conditions applicable to an Amazon Site,
(g) any Product purchase that is not correctly tracked or reported because the links from your site to the relevant Amazon Site are not properly formatted,
(h) any Product purchased through a Special Link in a Mobile Application that was not an Approved Mobile Application or where the Special Link in an Approved Mobile Application was not served by Creators API or PA API (as defined below under the IP License) or other linking tools that we make available to you, (i) any Product subject to a Bounty Event (as defined in Section 4(a) of this Commission Income Statement, with the corresponding related Special Commission Income),
(j) any Product purchased as a subscription unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, and
(k) any pre-release or pre-order Product that is not available on a Product listing page.
3.  Standard Commission Income
Subject to the limitations described in this Commission Income Statement and compliance with the Agreement, we will pay you standard commission income described in the Appendix (”Standard Commission Income”). Commission Income is calculated as a percentage of Qualifying Revenue.4.  Special Commission Income or Promotions
From time to time, we may run general special programs or promotions that may provide all or some Associates the opportunity to earn additional or alternative commission income (“Special Commission Income ”). For the avoidance of doubt (and notwithstanding any time period described in this section), Amazon reserves the right to discontinue or modify all or part of any special program or promotion at any time. Unless stated otherwise, all such special programs or promotions (even those which do not involve purchases of Products) are subject to disqualifying exclusions substantially similar to those identified in Section 2 of this Commission Income Statement, and any restriction under the Program Documents applicable to a Product purchase will also apply on a substantially similar basis as restrictions for special programs or promotions.The following Special Commission Income are currently available:
(a) Bounty Events
Bounty Events are available in select countries as referenced in the Appendix (“Special Commission Income”). You will earn Special Commission Income described in this Section 4(a) in connection with “Bounty Events” which occur when (1) a customer, who must be eligible for the Bounty Event as described in the Appendix, clicks through a Special Link on your Site to a bounty-specific homepage on an Amazon Site, and (2) during the resulting Session the customer completes the bounty action described in the Appendix.
Amazon will not pay Special Commission Income where a Bounty Event has been disqualified due to a violation or other abuse (for example, registrations made using invalid email addresses, use of bots or automated software, multiple Bounty Events by a single person, repetitive Bounty Events, and Bounty Events that do not result from Special Links on your Site). Amazon will determine in its sole discretion, in each case, whether a Bounty Event has occurred or if there has been a violation or abuse.
Special Links to the bounty-specific homepages listed in the Appendix are permitted in connection with the corresponding bounty, notwithstanding the Associates Program Participation Requirements.
(b) Bonus Events
Bonus Events are available in select countries as referenced in the Appendix (“Special Commission Income”). You will earn Special Commission Income described in this Section 4(b) in connection with “Bonus Events” which occur when (1) a customer, who must be eligible for the Bonus Event as described in the Appendix, clicks through a Special Link on your Site to the Amazon Site, and (2) during the resulting Session the customer completes the bonus action described in the Appendix.
Amazon will not pay Special Commission Income where a Bonus Event has been disqualified due to a violation or other abuse (for example, registrations made using invalid email addresses, use of bots or automated software, repetitive Bonus Events, and Bonus Events that do not result from Special Links on your Site). Amazon will determine in its sole discretion, in each case, whether a Bonus Event has occurred or if there has been a violation or abuse. Special Links to the Bonus Event-specific homepages listed in the Appendix are permitted in connection with the corresponding Bonus Event, notwithstanding the Associates Program Participation Requirements.
(c) Trade-In Program
Amazon’s trade-in program allows customers to trade-in eligible Products in exchange for Amazon gift cards. This program is available in select countries as stated in the Appendix (“Special Commission Income”).
You will earn the Special Commission Income Rates described in this Section 4(c) in connection with “Trade-In Events” which occur when (1) a customer clicks through a Special Link on your Site to an Amazon Site and (2) during the resulting Session the customer adds a product to his or her trade-in shopping cart and then submits a trade-in request that Amazon accepts.
Amazon will determine in its sole discretion, in each case, whether a Trade-In Event has occurred or has been disqualified due to violation of the Program Documents or the Amazon Trade-In Program Terms and Conditions.
5.  Commission Income Limitations
Associates’ tags should only be used to benefit from Amazon Associates commissions. If we detect that you (and/or a third party acting on your behalf) are attempting to claim commissions from both Amazon Associates and another program using the same traffic (for example, by manipulating or combining attribution links), we may take action, including withholding commissions, and/or terminating your participation in the Associates program.
From time to time, we may impose limits on Associates’ opportunity to earn Standard Commission Income or Special Commission Income. For the avoidance of doubt (and notwithstanding any time period), Amazon reserves the right to discontinue or modify all or part of any limitation at any time. For Commission Income Limitations, please see the Appendix (“Commission Income Limitations”).
6.  Commission Income Reporting and Payment
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to accurately and comprehensively track Qualifying Purchases for the purposes of our internal tracking, and creating and distributing to you our reports summarizing Standard Commission Income and Special Commission Income earned by you during that month.Standard Commission Income and Special Commission Income, which are calculated for each Qualifying Purchase and rounded to the nearest local currency amount (such as cents for USD), may result in your effective commission rate being slightly higher or lower than the rate described in your rate card.
We will pay Standard Commission Income and Special Commission Income in the default currency for an Amazon Site approximately 60 days following the end of each calendar month in which they were earned by the method described below that you have selected. You may be permitted to elect to receive payment in a currency other than the default currency for an Amazon Site. If you choose to do so, you agree that the conversion rate will be determined in accordance with Amazon’s operating standards.Option 1: Payment by Direct Deposit. We will directly deposit the commission income you earn into the bank account you designate once you have provided us with the name of your bank, the account number, the name of the primary account holder as it appears on the account, and other requested identifying information (such as the ABA, IBAN or BIC number, if applicable). If you select this option, we reserve the right to hold commission income until the total amount due to you reaches the minimum stated in the Payment Minimum Chart.
Option 2: Payment by Amazon Gift Card. We will send you gift cards in the amount of the commission income you earn to the primary email address on your Associates account. These gift cards are redeemable for products on the Amazon site and are subject to our gift card terms and conditions. If you select this option, we reserve the right to hold commission income until the total amount due reaches the minimum  in the Payment Chart. We reserve the right to hold the portion of payments that  exceeds the maximum stat

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