Overview
api2.branch.io is an Ad & Tracker Directory record associated with Branch and Branch.
Primary classification: attribution. Mobile attribution, deep-link measurement and campaign analytics.
Botcrawl’s recommended action is block third party with medium breakage risk. Classification is maintained independently from the generated blocker syntax so evidence and policy can be revised without changing the canonical domain identity.
Domain identity
- External ID
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botcrawl:ad-domain:api2.branch.io - Domain / Hostname
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api2.branch.io - Registrable Domain
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branch.io - Provider
- Branch
- Service
- Branch
Classification and behavior
- Primary Category
- Attribution
- Classifications
- Attribution, Behavioral Tracking
- Purpose
- Mobile attribution, deep-link measurement and campaign analytics.
- Party Context
- Third party
- Ad Serving
- No
- Tracking
- Yes
- Analytics
- No
- Attribution
- Yes
- Fingerprinting
- Unknown
- CNAME Cloaking
- Unknown
Handling guidance
- Recommended Action
- Block third party
- Match Scope
- Exact hostname
- Breakage Risk
- Medium
- Blocking Notes
- Block in third-party contexts by default; allow if a site depends on the service for an intentional feature.
Evidence status
- Evidence Confidence
- High
- Status
- Active
- Last Verified
- 2026-09-02
Blocking rule guidance
These examples are derived from the canonical directory action and match scope. Review site compatibility before enforcement.
- Adblock / uBlock
||api2.branch.io^$third-party
Third-party blocking is contextual. It is intentionally not represented as an unconditional DNS or hosts rule because DNS cannot distinguish first-party from third-party requests.
Relationships
- Operator
- Branch Checked 2026-09-02
Relationships without an Evidence link are normalized from the canonical directory record. They should not be interpreted as independent proof of physical presence or request origin.
Evidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- Branch Other reviewed source · Branch · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- AnudeepND Blacklist Other reviewed source · Branch · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- The Block List Project Other reviewed source · Branch · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- infinitytec blocklists Other reviewed source · Branch · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence
- Domain Identity And Classification
- api2.branch.io Reliable secondary source · Branch · Checked 2026-09-02 · Current evidence · High confidence