Impact parameter
What is the sharedid parameter?
sharedid is Impact's your impact sub-id. sharedid is Impact’s publisher-defined sub-ID, echoed back in conversion reports. Set a distinct sharedid per video or article and your Impact reports become a per-content revenue map.
Where it appears
In the affiliate link you publish
Example
https://brand-name.pxf.io/c/123/456/789?sharedid=video-2024-reviewIf sharedid is missing
Nothing breaks — sharedid is optional publisher metadata — but per-placement revenue reporting is lost.
How Impact tracking fits together
Impact issues each brand program its own tracking domain — typically a subdomain of pxf.io, sjv.io, or evyy.net, or a branded domain like goto.walmart.com. The path encodes your campaign and the destination; there is usually no visible destination URL inside the link.
On click, Impact registers the event server-side and redirects to the merchant, normally appending an irclickid. Because the destination is invisible from the link itself, the only way to know where an Impact link goes — and whether it still works — is to actually follow it.
Frequently asked questions
What does the sharedid parameter do?
sharedid is Impact's your impact sub-id. sharedid is Impact’s publisher-defined sub-ID, echoed back in conversion reports.
What if sharedid is missing?
Nothing breaks — sharedid is optional publisher metadata — but per-placement revenue reporting is lost.
Is sharedid in my analytics affiliate traffic?
Yes — if sharedid shows up in your site analytics or server logs, that traffic arrived via Impact affiliate links.
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