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Check a Starlink referral link or code before you use it

Got a link from a friend, a stranger in a comment, or a “promo code” from a deals site? Paste it here first. You’ll see where it really goes and whether a code is in it.

Checked against Starlink’s own pages US service addresses onlySources

Paste a link or a code

Paste the whole message if you like. We’ll find the link inside it. Examples: RC-000000-… or a link that starts https://www.starlink.com/.

Checked on your device. What you paste isn’t sent or saved. This tool reads the shape of a link; it can’t tell whether a code is live or whose it is. Only starlink.com’s order page can (“Referral Code Applied”).

Try an example (made-up links)

Is a referral code a scam?

A real one isn’t. It’s a normal part of how Starlink signs up new customers, and the person who shares it gets a reward from Starlink, not from you. The risk is where a link takes you. A real code only ever works on starlink.com. You never pay the person who shares it, and you never give them your address or card details.

Red flags, worst first

  • Any site other than starlink.com asking for card details or your address “to apply the code”. The kit and plan must be bought directly on starlink.com; stores, unauthorized resellers and private transfers don't count.
  • A lookalike address such as one with extra words, dashes or numbers around the name.
  • Someone asking for money, a gift card or a “fee” to give you a code. Codes are free to share.
  • Shortened links (bit.ly, tinyurl and so on) from people you don’t know. You can’t see where they lead.
  • Promises the program doesn’t make: a free dish, cash back, “three months free”. The referral gives one free month of service, nothing more.

What a good link looks like

https://www.starlink.com1 · The website. Must be exactly starlink.com. Anything else is not where a code works./residential2 · The page. Home service (residential) or travel (roam). Sometimes missing.?referral=RC-XXXXXX-XXXXX-XX3 · The code. This is what people call “the referral code”. It travels to checkout inside the address.
The parts of a referral link. The code is the last part; the sample uses X’s, not a real code.

What this checker can’t tell you

  • Whether a code is still active, or whose it is. Only starlink.com knows that. The order page shows "Referral Code Applied" before you submit, and a banner at the top of starlink.com says you're using a referral link Third-party report.
  • Whether you qualify. That depends on your history with Starlink and your address. The four checks.
  • Whether a hand-built link counts. Whether a link you assemble by hand from a bare code counts the same as the link the customer copied from their account Not confirmed isn’t confirmed.
Your privacy

The check runs in your browser. We don’t receive what you paste. We only count which result came up (for example “short link”), so we can see which warnings people need. Privacy policy.

Where to enter it

Step-by-step: open the link, check the address bar and the banner, and look for “Referral Code Applied” before you pay.

Read: Where to enter it →

Code vs link

They’re the same thing in two forms. The link carries the code to checkout; a bare code has nowhere to go.

Read: Code vs link →

Myths vs facts

Ten things people believe about Starlink codes, each checked against Starlink’s own text with the date we read it.

Read: Myths vs facts →

Sources and the date we read them

  1. Starlink referral page (Outcamp, an Australian retailer) showing the link format · third-party report, read
  2. Referral Program Terms, US (starlink.com legal document DOC-1882-84808-83) · Starlink’s own text, read
  3. How to Use Starlink's Referral Program (DISHYtech) · third-party report, read
Show the exact wording behind each claim (4)
  • Third-party report Example link shown by the retailer: starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-… (we don't reprint the customer's code).
  • Starlink’s own text “Unique Referral Link” means the personalized hyperlink or code generated for a Referrer through the SpaceX Customer Portal or other authorized channel for the purpose of tracking referrals under the Program.
  • Third-party report A banner at the top states that they are using your referral link. … double check that they see the 'Referral Code Applied' on the order page before submitting the order.
  • Starlink’s own text The Referred Subscriber must purchase a Starlink Kit and subscription directly from www.starlink.com. Signing up through any other channel is not eligible for a Reward, including, but not limited to, retail stores, unauthorized resellers, or a private transfer from a third party.

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