# Redirectless Tracking

> Learn how redirectless tracking eliminates redirect URLs from your affiliate campaigns, preventing ad disapprovals on Facebook and Google, eliminating click loss from browser blocking, and maintaining full attribution through the AnyTrack Tracking Tag. Covers how it works, why traditional redirect methods fail, and how AutoTrack and AutoTag replace them.

**Redirectless tracking** is an affiliate tracking method that captures clicks client-side through the AnyTrack Tracking Tag instead of routing visitors through a redirect server or CNAME-cloaked tracking subdomain. Visitors go straight from your landing page to the offer, while AnyTrack records the `OutboundClick` event and Click ID before they leave.

Traditional trackers like Voluum and RedTrack rely on a tracking-server URL (e.g., `https://go.yourdomain.com/click/1`) that redirects the visitor to the offer. Facebook and Google flag those redirects as cloaking, privacy-focused browsers block the CNAME subdomain, and every blocked redirect is a lost click you already paid for. Redirectless tracking removes the redirect step entirely — no redirect servers, no CNAME cloaking, no click loss — while the [Tracking Tag](/docs/anytrack-tag) preserves full attribution.

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  title="Before you begin"
  items={[
    { label: "The Tracking Tag is installed on your website", done: true },
    { label: "You have an active AnyTrack property", done: true },
    { label: "Affiliate or product links live on pages where the Tracking Tag loads", done: true },
  ]}
/>

## Why Redirects Cause Problems

| Problem | What Happens |
|---------|-------------|
| Ad disapprovals | Facebook and Google detect redirect URLs and flag them as cloaking attempts |
| Click loss | iOS Safari, Firefox, and privacy-focused browsers block CNAME tracking subdomains |
| Account restrictions | Repeated policy violations can suspend your ad account |
| Broken attribution | Lost clicks mean ad platforms receive incomplete conversion data |

> ❗ **Important**
>
> Traditional trackers like Voluum and RedTrack require a Call to Action URL on your landing page (e.g., `https://subdomain.yourdomain.com/click/1`). This redirect points to the tracker's server using a CNAME DNS record — browsers identify this as cloaking and block it. The visitor you paid for never reaches the offer.

## How Redirectless Tracking Works

1. Visitor clicks an ad and lands on your page (standard campaign URL with [UTM parameters](/docs/utm-parameters))
2. The AnyTrack Tracking Tag loads and captures all tracking parameters (UTMs, Click ID, session data)
3. Visitor clicks a product or affiliate link on your page
4. [AutoTag](/docs/autotag) appends the correct SubID parameter to the link
5. Visitor goes directly to the offer — no redirect server in between
6. AnyTrack fires an `OutboundClick` event and forwards it to all connected ad platforms via Conversion API

The visitor never passes through a third-party tracking server. Attribution data is captured entirely on your page.

## Features That Power Redirectless Tracking

**AutoTrack** automatically captures `OutboundClick` and `FormSubmit` events on your site. Every link click and form submission is tracked and forwarded to your ad platforms without any code changes.

**[AutoTag](/docs/autotag)** appends the correct SubID and Click ID to each link based on the destination platform. ClickBank gets `tid`, Rakuten gets `u1`, CJ gets `sid` — all handled automatically.

**[AutoScan](/docs/autoscan)** crawls your site to discover which [affiliate networks](/docs/affiliate-networks) your links belong to. If you use redirect plugins like [ThirstyAffiliates](/docs/thirstyaffiliates), AutoScan resolves the final destination and tags accordingly.

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  title="FAQ & Troubleshooting"
  items={[
    {
      question: "Will my Facebook Ads get disapproved with redirectless tracking?",
      answer: "No. Redirectless tracking eliminates the redirect URLs that trigger Facebook's cloaking detection. Your campaign URLs point directly to your landing page, and affiliate links go directly to the offer, with no intermediate tracking servers."
    },
    {
      question: "How much click loss does redirectless tracking prevent?",
      answer: "Traditional redirect-based trackers suffer significant click loss from browser blocking and CNAME prevention. Redirectless tracking eliminates this entirely because there is no redirect to block."
    },
    {
      question: "Do I need to change my affiliate links?",
      answer: "No. Keep your standard affiliate links on your landing pages. AnyTrack's AutoTag appends the correct SubID parameters automatically, and AutoScan identifies which network each link belongs to."
    },
    {
      question: "Does this work with Google Ads too?",
      answer: "Yes. Google Ads has similar policies against redirect URLs and cloaking. Redirectless tracking keeps you compliant with both Facebook Ads and Google Ads policies."
    }
  ]}
/>