Handy annotated guide to stripping share-id trackers from Instagram, YouTube and Spotify links
churchkey · x · 2026-10-16
A PSA thread with an annotated diagram breaking down real URLs from Instagram, YouTube and Spotify: keep the domain and post id, delete the tracker parameters (?cplk=..., ?si=..., ?feature=...). Notes that on youtu.be short links the si param is a leftover from mobile-to-desktop conversion and is safe to remove. Links still work after stripping.
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