Quick answer: Affiliate links are allowed on Linktree, Beacons, Milkshake, Bio Link, and ItsMyLinks. None of them names affiliate marketing as a prohibited category, and Beacons says outright that you can act as an affiliate. What gets affiliate pages removed is the category of the offer: multi-level marketing is banned on all four of the larger tools, gambling on three, crypto on two. The other risk is the domain. A shared link-in-bio domain gets flagged by Instagram and TikTok for other users' spam, and an affiliate page with a dozen outbound links looks like spam to a filter. A page on an established domain is judged on its own record.
What each policy says about affiliate links
| Tool | Affiliate links | Nearby categories that are banned |
|---|---|---|
| Linktree | Not named as a category | Multi-level marketing products |
| Beacons | Permitted: "You can act as an affiliate for other creators on Beacons" | MLM, "work-at-home scams and make money online opportunities," gambling, crypto assets tied to an ICO |
| Milkshake | Not banned; disclosures required for "affiliate links, sponsored content or gifted" items | MLM and "get rich quick" products, sports-betting picks sold for money, crypto "signals" and investment groups |
| Bio Link | Not addressed | Pyramid schemes and deceptive investments, gambling and betting content |
| ItsMyLinks | Not addressed; general prohibitions on spam, fraud, illegal activity apply | None specific beyond those |
Quotes and dates are in our policy comparison.
Why affiliate pages get removed anyway
Automated review does not read "affiliate." It reads the offer. A supplement with a health claim, a course that promises income, a betting tipster, a crypto signal group, a downline opportunity: each falls under a rule that exists on most tools, and the filter applies it the strict way. Linktree's transparency report for January to June 2025 shows about one appeal in five accepted, so a wrong call usually stands.
The second cause is volume. An affiliate page with fifteen outbound links to fifteen merchants looks, to a spam filter, like a spam page. On a shared domain, that judgment combines with every other user's reports against the same address, and Instagram or TikTok filters the domain. Your page inherits it.
How to build an affiliate page that survives
- Keep the offers inside every line. No MLM, no gambling, no crypto signals, no health claims you cannot back. If an offer is close to a line on one tool, assume it crosses it on another.
- Disclose. Milkshake requires it and the FTC requires it everywhere. A short "affiliate links" note on the page costs nothing and removes a reason to report you.
- Fewer, clearer links. Five links with plain labels outperform fifteen with hype. They also look less like spam.
- Link straight to the merchant. No shorteners in between. Shorteners hide the destination, and platforms treat that as a spam signal.
- Put the page on a domain with its own record. ItsMyLinks runs on its own domain, online since 2005, free with no ads and no card. An affiliate page there is judged on twenty years of history, not on the shared-domain crowd. See how to prevent your link in bio from being flagged.
- Keep a copy of your links. Removal comes before the appeal.
Which tool for affiliate marketing?
If the page is also your store and you sell your own products alongside affiliate offers, Beacons is built for that and says affiliate promotion is fine. If the page is a clean list of affiliate links that has to keep working on Instagram and TikTok, ItsMyLinks is the direct fit: free, no paid tier, own domain. If you are on Linktree today and your links are in a gray category, read the standards before the automated review reads your page. Compare free plans in best free link-in-bio platforms.
Frequently asked questions
Does Linktree allow affiliate links?
Its Community Standards do not name affiliate links as prohibited. MLM products are prohibited.
Can I put Amazon affiliate links in my bio?
On the tools above, yes, as far as their published policies go. Amazon's own program rules also apply, including disclosure.
Will affiliate links get my Instagram link flagged?
The links themselves rarely do. A shared domain and a spammy-looking page do. See can I put affiliate links in my link in bio.
Is there a free link in bio for affiliate marketers?
ItsMyLinks, free with no paid tier. Claim a name at itsmylinks.com/join.