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Author: amrfti <andrew@kloet.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:00:38 -0400
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-# linkbomber
+# Linkbomber
Discord bot that cleans tracking elements from messages
You can invite the bot to your server [here](https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=1336105313589395616&scope=bot&permissions=67584).
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+## About
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+
Many websites use tracking elements in the URL (e.g. `https://example.com?utm_source=newsletter1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sale`) to mark your online activity. All those tracking codes are not necessary for a website to be displayed or work correctly and can therefore be removed—that is exactly what Linkbomber does.
Another common example are Amazon URLs. If you search for a product on Amazon you will see a very long URL, such as `https://www.amazon.com/dp/exampleProduct/ref=sxin_0_pb?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=tea&pd_rd_i=exampleProduct&pd_rd_r=8d39e4cd-1e4f-43db-b6e7-72e969a84aa5&pd_rd_w=1pcKM&pd_rd_wg=hYrNl&pf_rd_p=50bbfd25-5ef7-41a2-68d6-74d854b30e30&pf_rd_r=0GMWD0YYKA7XFGX55ADP&qid=1517757263&rnid=2914120011`
-Indeed most of the above URL is tracking code. Once Linkbomber has cleaned the address, it will look like this:
+Indeed most of the above URL are tracking codes. Once Linkbomber has cleaned the address, it will look like this:
`https://www.amazon.com/dp/exampleProduct`
## Usage
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