Creator application: status, questions and applying again
What the statuses of your creator application mean, how to answer a question from the team and when you can apply again after a decline.
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You can see where your creator application stands at any time on the Apply as a creator page. When there's a decision or a question, you also get a notification, unless you've switched off notifications for the creator program.
The five statuses
Under review: your application has been received and the team is looking at it. A person makes the decision.
Question: the team needs more information from you. The question is shown on the application page.
Approved: you're an approved creator and your Creator Studio is unlocked.
Declined: your application wasn't accepted. The reason is shown on the application page.
Withdrawn: you withdrew the application yourself.
Answering a question
Open Apply as a creator. The question and its date are shown under “The team has a question”.
Write your answer in up to 1,000 characters.
If needed, select “Update details” and change your profile name, focus, short introduction or channel links.
Select Send answer. An answer or an updated detail is enough. Your application is then under review again.
Withdrawing your application
While your application is under review, you can end it with “Withdraw application”. It won't be reviewed any further. You can send a new application at any time afterwards, and no waiting period applies in this case.
Approved: what happens next
With your approval you get a public creator page. Its address is created from your profile name, and your channel links are carried over. Use “Go to Creator Studio” and “My creator page” to get started. Approval doesn't come with automatic Wanted Tokens or a verified badge. How to design your page is explained in Your creator page.
Declined: applying again
A waiting period applies after a decline. While it runs, the application page shows the date from which you can apply again, together with the reason. After that, the form appears there again. Use the reason to improve your details.
If you disagree with a decision, write to us using the contact form and briefly explain why you think it's wrong.
If your creator access was revoked
The team can revoke creator access, always with a reason. Your content stays stored and visible to you in the studio, but it's no longer public. A waiting period applies here too, after which you apply again. If you're approved again, your creator page keeps its previous address and channel links. A previous verified badge isn't restored automatically.
How the application itself works is explained in Become a creator.