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Strip Facebook Tracking

Remove tracking parameters from Facebook links and browse privately.

What Facebook tracks

Facebook's fbclid (Facebook Click ID) is appended to every outbound link and is used to track which user clicked what, even across external websites. The mibextid parameter tracks sharing within Messenger and the mobile app.

Tracking parameters

ParameterPurpose
fbclidFacebook tracking identifier
mibextidFacebook tracking identifier
refFacebook tracking identifier
referral_codeFacebook tracking identifier
referral_sourceFacebook tracking identifier
efgFacebook tracking identifier

Example

Original URL (with tracking)

https://www.facebook.com/events/123456789/?ref=newsfeed&fbclid=IwAR3abc123&mibextid=xyz

Cleaned URL

https://www.facebook.com/events/123456789/
reffbclidmibextid

How to use

  • Paste method: Go to the homepage, paste your Facebook link, and click "Strip it".
  • Prepend method: Add prunethe.link/ before your Facebook link to get an instant clean redirect.
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