Awin Broken Link Report: How to Audit Your Affiliate Links

Short answer: Awin's own dashboard tells you about clicks — not about broken links. To run a real Awin broken link report, you need a tool that follows the full awin1.com redirect chain, checks the merchant landing page, and confirms the awinaffid survives end-to-end.

Why Awin links break silently

An Awin link is really a redirect: awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=…&awinaffid=…&ued=https://merchant.com/product. The awinaffid belongs on the awin1.com link itself — that is the redirect that reads and consumes it. Anything along that path can fail without an obvious 404:

The merchant pauses or ends their Awin program. The redirect still resolves, but commissions stop.
Awin retires the banner/creative ID embedded in your link.
The merchant's landing page strips query parameters, so your awinaffid never reaches their conversion pixel.
A regional 302 sends visitors to a localised storefront the merchant doesn't monetise via Awin.
The merchant URL changes (rebrand, product retired) and you get a soft 200 on a generic homepage.

Run a free Awin broken link report

Paste any page URL with Awin links into the free scanner.
We follow every redirect, confirm the final landing page, and flag programs that look paused or stripped.
Each Awin link is ranked by estimated monthly revenue at risk, so you fix the biggest leaks first.

What to do once you have the report

1. Replace dead redirects first

Pull the publisher dashboard for each broken merchant. If the program ended, swap to a comparable advertiser — don't leave a dead link earning $0.

2. Re-generate links from Awin's link builder

Always use Awin's link builder rather than hand-editing URLs. It guarantees a current banner ID and the right tracking parameters.

3. Set up continuous monitoring

A one-off audit is a snapshot. Programs end, merchants change URLs, redirects get rerouted. Continuous monitoring with alerts catches breakage within hours, not weeks.

Awin vs other networks

The patterns that break Awin links are similar across other networks. If you also use ShareASale, see ShareASale Link Not Tracking. For Impact.com brand-owned redirects, see Impact.com Broken Link Checker.

Frequently asked questions

How do I run an Awin broken link report?

Awin's native dashboard reports clicks but does not flag broken redirects on the awin1.com tracking domain. Use a third-party scanner that follows the full chain — Partner Revenue Guard does this free for any URL you paste.

Why do Awin links return 200 OK but earn $0?

The most common reasons are: the merchant program is paused, your awinaffid is missing or wrong, or the merchant's landing page silently 302-redirects to a region you can't monetise. HTTP-only checks miss all three.

Does Awin notify me when a program ends?

You receive an email, but it often lands in a "partner updates" folder you don't check. The link keeps redirecting until the merchant pulls it — and you keep losing commissions in the meantime.

Can I bulk-audit all my Awin links at once?

Yes — paid plans on Partner Revenue Guard scan up to 3,500 pages on Scale and up to 12,000 pages on Enterprise in one run, classify every Awin redirect, and rank issues by estimated revenue at risk.

How often should I check my Awin links?

High-revenue links daily, mid-tier weekly, long-tail monthly. Automated monitoring removes the manual work and pings you when something breaks.