Retag Amazon.ca links with a bookmarklet

A bookmarklet is a tiny script saved as a browser bookmark. TagLink’s version reads the ASIN on an amazon.ca product page and copies a link that already includes your Associates tag.

Sometimes you are already on the product page and you just want a clean Associates link, not a new trip through SiteStripe or a spreadsheet. A retag bookmarklet does that in one click on amazon.ca.

What it does

When you click the bookmark on a product page, the script:

1. Checks that the host is amazon.ca (it will not run on other sites or other Amazon storefronts).
2. Reads the ASIN from the URL (/dp/, /gp/product/, mobile /gp/aw/d/, or offer-listing paths) or, if needed, from the page’s hidden ASIN field.
3. Builds https://www.amazon.ca/dp/ASIN?tag=your-id using the tracking ID you entered when you created the bookmarklet.
4. Copies that URL to the clipboard, or shows it in a prompt if the browser blocks clipboard access.

How to install it

1. Open the TagLink Kit demo and type your Associates tracking ID in step 1.
2. Show your browser’s bookmarks bar.
3. Drag the “TagLink · Amazon.ca” button onto the bar. (Or copy the generated code and create a bookmark whose address is that code.)
4. Visit any amazon.ca product page and click the bookmark once to test a copy.

The tracking ID is baked into the bookmark at the moment you drag it. If you change your tag later, drag a fresh bookmarklet so the old ID is not reused by mistake.

Limitations

• It only works on amazon.ca hostnames, by design.
• It needs a product page with a discoverable ASIN. Category pages and some short-link landing pages will not have one until you open the product.
• Some browsers or strict privacy settings block javascript: bookmarks. In that case, use the on-page single-link builder instead.
• The bookmarklet does not add UTM parameters. If you need campaign tags, use the on-page generator.

The same bookmarklet ships in the offline TagLink Kit (CAD $19), so you can rebuild it from a local file with no account and no site login.