YouTube Monetisation Policy Checklist

Runs in your browser. It does not sign in to YouTube or see your channel. Not legal advice.

our measure

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Our measure of how much of this checklist you have ticked, not a YouTube rating or a promise of approval. Your ticks stay in this browser.

For the subscriber and watch-hour thresholds, use the YouTube Partner Program Calculator.

What kind of content do you make?

Compilations Reaction videos Slideshows or scrolling text Text-to-speech narration Reuploads of other videos Clips from TV or films AI-generated videos

Pick every kind you post. You will see YouTube's own guidance on each.

Describe your content (optional)

We look for words such as compilation, reaction, slideshow, text-to-speech, reupload or film, and add those types. It stays in your browser.

Found: Compilations
Found: Reaction videos
Found: Slideshows or scrolling text
Found: Text-to-speech narration
Found: Reuploads of other videos
Found: Clips from TV or films
Found: AI-generated videos

YouTube's guidance will show here

Pick the kinds of content you make, or describe it, to see what YouTube's monetisation policies say about each.

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