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Link
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Why does link matter to a buyer?
Delivery works by directing external accounts at public content, so a link is sufficient by construction. That single fact settles the most consequential safety question in the market: a service asking for credentials is asking for something it has no delivery use for. It also settles a smaller one — nothing you paste can be undone, because the accounts acting on it are not yours and the panel cannot recall them once dispatched.
Getting the link wrong is the most common self-inflicted loss. Panels validate format, not intent, so a profile URL pasted into a post-likes row, a shortened URL that resolves elsewhere, or a link to the wrong post of yours will all be accepted and delivered exactly as instructed. Cancel is the only remedy and it usually expires the moment delivery starts.
How does link show up in a price list?
It is the link parameter on the API add action and the second field on every order form, and the required shape differs per service — some rows want a profile URL, some a post URL, some a bare username, and the catalogue rarely says which.
Two link conditions cause silent failure rather than an error: a private account, which most services cannot reach at all, and a post deleted or made unavailable mid-order, which typically ends the order Partial.
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Terminology in this market is set by the panels that use it, and it moves. If a panel uses link to mean something other than what is written here, send us the listing and we will either correct the definition or record the variant. The process is on the about page.