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Anyone else all of a sudden getting 400 error when clicking SD (affiliate) links in Chrome?

2,176 363 October 6, 2023 at 10:15 AM
This has worked fine for years. It just started maybe in the past week. I've asked on a couple threads and a few people have chimed in as seeing it as an issue.

To repro: I click a link Chrome windows 10. For example.

This deal:
Code:
https://slickdeals.net/f/16966711-lenovo-yoga-7i-2-in-1-14-2-2k-laptop-intel-evo-platform-intel-core-i5-1335u-with-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-storm-grey-82yl0002us-599-99
Then I click this deal link:
Code:
https://slickdeals.net/?adobeRef=a1c6f178646a11eeae3b7e1b234356370000&sdtid=16966711&sdop=1&sdpid=166191544&sdfid=9&lno=1&trd=https+www+bestbuy+com+site+leno+&pv=&au=&location=https%3A%2F%2Fslickdeals.net%2Ff%2F16966711-lenovo-yoga-7i-2-in-1-14-2-2k-laptop-intel-evo-platform-intel-core-i5-1335u-with-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-storm-grey-82yl0002us-599-99&xtn-url=%2Fthread%3FthreadId%3D16966711%26minimized%3D1&attr_track=Feature%3AExtension%3ANot+Used%7CExtension%3ADistribution%3Achromium-v3&u2=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Flenovo-yoga-7i-2-in-1-14-2-2k-laptop-intel-evo-platform-intel-core-i5-1335u-with-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-storm-grey%2F6551265.p%3FskuId%3D6551265
That opens a new window at:
Code:
https://slickdeals.net/?adobeRef=05225d5c640211eea896324be198f5910000&sdtid=16967770&sdop=1&sdpid=166202389&sdfid=9&lno=1&trd=https+www+ebay+com+itm+155770767&pv=&au=&sdtrk=da_si_v2_34152576&location=https%3A%2F%2Fslickdeals.net%2Ff%2F16967770-lenovo-thinkbook-13x-cert-refurb-13-3-qhd-ips-glass-i5-1235u-16gb-lpddr5-512gb-ssd-win-11-pro-395-59-at-buyrefurbishedus-via-ebay%3Ffrom_da_id%3D34152576%26sdxt01%3D2023-10-05%2B20%253A44%253A22%26sdxt06%3D%253A%253A%253A%253A%253A%253Adealalert%26sdxt07%3D120096%26utm_source%3Ddealalerts%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D16967770%26utm_content%3D15668%26utm_campaign%3D34152576%26p%3D166202389%26band%3D3%26rec%3D4%26bsencid%3De5dcd8a572a71a9f847bec72f67e13a64d3952e4%26bsft_aaid%3Dc863b09a-3e54-4d9e-b673-b3e124d9a730%26bsft_eid%3D46d8ce06-d19a-818d-4c0e-d5b62ce3c762%26bsft_clkid%3Dcb6d0ce0-a0d8-4d19-b46f-ce688104b1c3%26bsft_uid%3Df98c39ed-17d4-4376-a2cc-35748573ebed%26bsft_mid%3Db4c398d1-fdab-4f7a-a2e8-cd481150b7b4%26bsft_txnid%3D1e383185-625b-4460-8352-499d8240053b%26bsft_mime_type%3Dhtml%26bsft_ek%3D2023-10-06T03%253A58%253A47Z%26bsft_lx%3D6%26bsft_tv%3D36%26src%3Dda_si_v2_34152576&xtn-url=%2Fthread%3FthreadId%3D16967770%26minimized%3D1&attr_track=Feature%3AExtension%3ANot+Used%7CExtension%3ADistribution%3Achromium-v3&u2=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F155770767722
Which resolves to a blank white page "400 Bad request
Your browser sent an invalid request."

I have uBlock and Disconnect installed but both are "off" for SD. Again, this has worked fine for years. The links also work fine in Firefox. But that's a drag because I use Chrome as my default. So I generally have to copy the target link, paste it into FF, let it resolve properly, then I copy that URL and paste it back into Chrome. It's such a hassle that I'm starting to click less (and even when I do, SD is missing out on that affiliate cash, so you maybe wanna fix it).

Anyone else seeing this?
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10-08-2023 at 11:45 AM.
10-08-2023 at 11:45 AM.
Quote from dogstar1 :
This has worked fine for years. It just started maybe in the past week. I've asked on a couple threads and a few people have chimed in as seeing it as an issue.

To repro: I click a link Chrome windows 10. For example.

This deal:
Code:
https://slickdeals.net/f/16966711-lenovo-yoga-7i-2-in-1-14-2-2k-laptop-intel-evo-platform-intel-core-i5-1335u-with-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-storm-grey-82yl0002us-599-99
Then I click this deal link:
Code:
https://slickdeals.net/?adobeRef=a1c6f178646a11eeae3b7e1b234356370000&sdtid=16966711&sdop=1&sdpid=166191544&sdfid=9&lno=1&trd=https+www+bestbuy+com+site+leno+&pv=&au=&location=https%3A%2F%2Fslickdeals.net%2Ff%2F16966711-lenovo-yoga-7i-2-in-1-14-2-2k-laptop-intel-evo-platform-intel-core-i5-1335u-with-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-storm-grey-82yl0002us-599-99&xtn-url=%2Fthread%3FthreadId%3D16966711%26minimized%3D1&attr_track=Feature%3AExtension%3ANot+Used%7CExtension%3ADistribution%3Achromium-v3&u2=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Flenovo-yoga-7i-2-in-1-14-2-2k-laptop-intel-evo-platform-intel-core-i5-1335u-with-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-storm-grey%2F6551265.p%3FskuId%3D6551265
That opens a new window at:
Code:
https://slickdeals.net/?adobeRef=05225d5c640211eea896324be198f5910000&sdtid=16967770&sdop=1&sdpid=166202389&sdfid=9&lno=1&trd=https+www+ebay+com+itm+155770767&pv=&au=&sdtrk=da_si_v2_34152576&location=https%3A%2F%2Fslickdeals.net%2Ff%2F16967770-lenovo-thinkbook-13x-cert-refurb-13-3-qhd-ips-glass-i5-1235u-16gb-lpddr5-512gb-ssd-win-11-pro-395-59-at-buyrefurbishedus-via-ebay%3Ffrom_da_id%3D34152576%26sdxt01%3D2023-10-05%2B20%253A44%253A22%26sdxt06%3D%253A%253A%253A%253A%253A%253Adealalert%26sdxt07%3D120096%26utm_source%3Ddealalerts%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D16967770%26utm_content%3D15668%26utm_campaign%3D34152576%26p%3D166202389%26band%3D3%26rec%3D4%26bsencid%3De5dcd8a572a71a9f847bec72f67e13a64d3952e4%26bsft_aaid%3Dc863b09a-3e54-4d9e-b673-b3e124d9a730%26bsft_eid%3D46d8ce06-d19a-818d-4c0e-d5b62ce3c762%26bsft_clkid%3Dcb6d0ce0-a0d8-4d19-b46f-ce688104b1c3%26bsft_uid%3Df98c39ed-17d4-4376-a2cc-35748573ebed%26bsft_mid%3Db4c398d1-fdab-4f7a-a2e8-cd481150b7b4%26bsft_txnid%3D1e383185-625b-4460-8352-499d8240053b%26bsft_mime_type%3Dhtml%26bsft_ek%3D2023-10-06T03%253A58%253A47Z%26bsft_lx%3D6%26bsft_tv%3D36%26src%3Dda_si_v2_34152576&xtn-url=%2Fthread%3FthreadId%3D16967770%26minimized%3D1&attr_track=Feature%3AExtension%3ANot+Used%7CExtension%3ADistribution%3Achromium-v3&u2=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F155770767722
Which resolves to a blank white page "400 Bad request
Your browser sent an invalid request."

I have uBlock and Disconnect installed but both are "off" for SD. Again, this has worked fine for years. The links also work fine in Firefox. But that's a drag because I use Chrome as my default. So I generally have to copy the target link, paste it into FF, let it resolve properly, then I copy that URL and paste it back into Chrome. It's such a hassle that I'm starting to click less (and even when I do, SD is missing out on that affiliate cash, so you maybe wanna fix it).

Anyone else seeing this?
I'm sorry to hear that you are having issues clicking through links. Have you tried clearing your cookies/cache in Chrome?
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