Linking to Preorder a song on iTunes

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Linking to Preorder a song on iTunes

Hello - I have a song coming out next month - and the preorder is available on iTunes now. I’m able to search for it just fine in the iTunes Store, but when I copy the link, and send to my friends and family, an error comes up saying:

“Item Not Available: the item you’ve requested is not currently available in Apple Music in the United States.”

Well, yes, it won’t be available until it’s out, but the link prevents the user from landing on the page to preorder. Can you help?

Posted on Aug 16, 2022 8:12 AM

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Answer 1

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ViggyTheBear

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Aug 16, 2022 9:26 AM in response to FreeFallinThomas

Getting this to work on my end involved tinkering with the URL a lot to open the iTunes Store instead of Apple Music. I’m using a random album that’s for preorder as an example. Does this approach work for your preorder song?

Original link (via “Share” button in iTunes Store):

https://music.apple.com/us/album/wisdom/1632936282

Edited:

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/wisdom/1632936282?ls=1&app=itunes

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Answer 2

Aug 17, 2022 12:40 AM in response to FreeFallinThomas

I have the same issue I have a preorder link that opens in Apple Music. How can I change it to open and direct the fan to the song in Itunes Store? Here is my link.

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/dont-slip-single/1638224662

Thank you for your help.

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