A URL shortener for affiliate marketing that keeps bots out of your numbers
Affiliate links attract bots the moment you post them. URL BOT shortens and tracks every offer link, then runs each visit through automatic Bot Shield so scanners, crawlers and click bots never reach your stats — the verified clicks you see are real people.
Free plan forever · No credit card · Bot Shield on every plan
Why affiliate click data is so easy to get wrong
Between link scanners, cloaking checks and outright click bots, an unprotected short link overstates traffic from the first hour — and inflated clicks hide which offers actually pay.
Bots inflate your clicks
Security crawlers, social preview fetchers and datacenter traffic all hit your link before a human does. Counted as clicks, they make weak offers look healthy and wreck your true cost per real visitor.
Networks flag suspicious traffic
When bot clicks reach the merchant, they can trip click-fraud filters on the very networks you depend on. Filtering before the redirect keeps the traffic you send clean.
You can't tell which offer converts
If half your clicks are automated, conversion rate per offer is meaningless. Bot-filtered analytics let you compare offers on verified human clicks only.
Raw links look untrustworthy
Long, ugly affiliate URLs get stripped or blocked in some channels. Branded short links on your own domain build trust and survive more placements.
Bot Shield: click fraud protection for affiliate links, built in
Every visit to a URL BOT link is scored before the redirect. Requests that cross your threshold are blocked and logged; genuine visitors are redirected in milliseconds. Because filtering happens before analytics are recorded, your click counts reflect real people from the start.
How affiliate marketers use URL BOT
The same protected links serve the whole workflow — from the first share to the report.
One protected link per offer
Create a branded short link for every offer and drop it anywhere — Bot Shield protects it automatically, on every plan.
Compare offers on verified clicks
Real-time analytics break clicks down by referrer, device and geography, with bots removed before anything is counted.
Tag every placement
Use the built-in UTM builder so each channel, post and creative is tagged — then see which placement actually drove verified clicks.
Rotate and expire links
Password-protect or expire links for time-boxed promos, and swap destinations without changing the URL you already posted.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use URL BOT as a URL shortener for affiliate marketing?
Yes. URL BOT is built for it: create a branded short link for each offer, track verified clicks in real time, and let automatic Bot Shield keep bots and click fraud out of your analytics. There is a free plan, with Pro at $9/mo and Business at $29/mo.
How does click-fraud protection for affiliate links work?
Every visit to your short link passes through Bot Shield before the redirect. Requests that cross your threshold — known bots, datacenter and VPN ranges, and abnormal request velocity — are blocked and logged, so they never enter your click counts.
Does URL BOT remove bots from my click analytics?
Yes. Filtering happens before analytics are recorded, so your click counts reflect real people from the start. You are not cleaning bots out of a report after the fact — they never entered the numbers.
Can I brand affiliate links with my own domain?
Yes. Custom branded domains are available on Pro (up to 3) and Business (up to 10), with DNS verification built in, so every offer link uses your brand instead of a generic shortener.
Go deeper
From how bot detection works to how URL BOT compares — and the free tools to start with.
How click-bot detection works
The signals a bot filter scores, and why raw click counts overstate real traffic.
URL BOT vs Bitly
The same short-link essentials, with automatic click-fraud protection built in.
Free UTM builder
Assemble a tagged campaign URL in seconds — no signup required.
Pricing & plans
Free, Pro ($9/mo) and Business ($29/mo) — Bot Shield on every plan.
Short links that count real people
Create your first protected link free — Bot Shield included. Pro at $9/mo, Business at $29/mo.