YouTube now lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions from purchases
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YouTube has expanded its shopping affiliate program to include Amazon, allowing creators in the United States to tag Amazon products in Shorts, longer-form videos and livestreams. When viewers purchase through those tags, creators earn a commission on the resulting sales. This new feature integrates Amazon links directly into YouTube content.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Engadget·YouTubers can now include affiliate links to Amazon in their content.
YouTube has added Amazon to its Shopping affiliate program, allowing eligible creators to tag Amazon products in videos, Shorts and livestreams and earn commissions on resulting sales. The platform recently lowered the subscriber threshold, and over one million creators have joined YouTube Shopping, which is already operating in Argentina, Mexico and the UK.
- TechMeme·YouTube adds Amazon to its shopping affiliate program, enabling US creators to tag Amazon products in Shorts, longform videos, and livestreams (Anna Washenko/Engadget)
YouTube has expanded its shopping affiliate program to include Amazon, allowing U.S. creators to tag Amazon products in Shorts, longer-form videos, and livestreams. The integration lets creators earn affiliate commissions when viewers purchase linked Amazon items directly from YouTube content.
- TechCrunch·YouTube now lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions from purchases
YouTube now lets eligible U.S. creators tag Amazon products in Shorts, long-form videos, and livestreams, earning a commission on sales without using separate Associates links. Amazon supplies a curated catalog of trending items, and creators can request missing products or enable auto-tagging, with earnings shown in YouTube Studio and returns deducted from balances. Eligibility requires enrollment in YouTube’s Partner and Shopping Affiliate programs and an active Amazon Influencer or Associates account linked to the channel.