YouTube creators
How to get all affiliate links on your YouTube channel
Creators often ask how to list every affiliate link across a channel. Descriptions are long, links move between videos, and copy-pasting from YouTube Studio does not scale. These approaches help you build a complete inventory.
What “all affiliate links” usually means
Most creators want every monetized outbound URL: Amazon Associates links, brand storefronts, discount codes with tracking parameters, link-in-bio shorteners, and partner program URLs embedded in descriptions.
The goal is a deduplicated list you can audit, export, or feed into a monitor—not a one-off check of your latest upload.
Manual export from YouTube Studio
YouTube Studio does not offer a one-click “export all description links” report. Manual options include:
- Open videos in Studio → Details → copy description text into a doc or sheet (tedious for large catalogs).
- Use YouTube Analytics or third-party spreadsheets only if you already maintain a separate link registry.
- Search your channel for a specific domain (e.g. amzn.to) in Studio—helpful for spot checks, not full coverage.
Parse descriptions programmatically
The reliable pattern is: list channel videos → fetch each description → regex or parser for URLs → dedupe. You can script this with the YouTube Data API if you are comfortable maintaining API keys and quotas.
Import channel links in Affiliate Checkers
On eligible plans, Affiliate Checkers imports from a channel or single video URL, scans descriptions via YouTube’s API, extracts URLs (including common affiliate patterns), and shows a preview before you add monitors.
Re-importing a channel can refresh descriptions for videos that have not been scanned recently—useful when you edit old descriptions in bulk.
- Supports channel URLs, @handles, and individual watch links.
- Associates discovered links with the videos they appeared in.
- Skips duplicates already in your monitor list.
Try Affiliate Checkers
Import links from your YouTube channel, monitor them on a schedule, and get alerts when something breaks.
FAQ
Can I get affiliate links from someone else’s YouTube channel?+
Public descriptions are readable, but you should only import and monitor channels you own or have permission to manage.
Does this find links only in the description?+
Yes. Pinned comments, community posts, and end screens are outside a standard description import. Add those URLs manually if they matter to you.
Are shortened links (amzn.to, bit.ly) included?+
URL extractors typically capture short links as written in the description. Monitoring follows redirects to detect final destination failures.