# HowToMakeMoneyOnSnapchat.com > HowToMakeMoneyOnSnapchat.com is an independent third party and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Snap Inc. Snapchat is a trademark of Snap Inc. Independent reference for AI agents and creators. Sourced creator-monetization facts and deterministic calculations. Metrics are caller-supplied. No account is required. Canonical host: https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com www.howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com redirects to https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com with HTTP 301 and the same path and query. Rules database: 2026-09-28.1 Catalog scope: 49 facts in MVP scope; 61 total including Creator Subscriptions, and Lens Creator Rewards; 58 in-scope records including historical. Rule changes: 5. Anonymous access needs no key: 60 requests per 60 seconds and 5000 per day. A free key is higher: 600 requests per 60 seconds and 50000 per day. Issuing a key is limited to 5 per client per day. Send a free key as Authorization: Bearer or X-API-Key. Omitting the key keeps anonymous access. No email is collected. Paid plans are coming soon and there is no checkout. Issue a key: POST https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/v1/keys ## Pages - [Home](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/): Independent sourced facts and calculations about Snapchat creator monetization for AI agents and creators. - [How to make money](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/how-to-make-money-on-snapchat): Official paths for making money on Snapchat, each with its source and verified date, and no income claims. - [Requirements](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/snapchat-monetization-requirements): Approved, sourced requirements for Snapchat creator monetization programs. - [Creator Rewards](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/snapchat-creator-rewards): Approved facts for unified_monetization_program, the rules-database program that holds current creator monetization requirements, including Creator Rewards. - [Calculator](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/snapchat-monetization-eligibility-calculator): Entry requirements the calculators read, plus how to call check_eligibility, calculate_gap, and calculate_growth_pace. - [Rule changes](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/snapchat-rule-changes): Published changes to monetization rules since 2024-01-01. - [API](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/snapchat-monetization-api): REST API for sourced creator-monetization facts and calculations, with anonymous access still open. - [MCP](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/snapchat-mcp): Remote MCP connection for the five read-only tools. - [Docs](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/docs): MCP, curl, Python, and TypeScript quickstart for anonymous and free-key access. - [API keys](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/keys): Issue a free API key with no email, while anonymous access stays open. - [Sources](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/sources): Publisher pages cited by the approved rules, with verified dates. - [Status](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/status): Fixed example checks against the rules database, with expected and actual output. - [Pricing](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/pricing): Paid plans are coming soon, and this page has no checkout. - [Terms](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/terms): Terms of use for HowToMakeMoneyOnSnapchat.com, effective 2026-09-27. - [Privacy](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/privacy): Privacy notice for HowToMakeMoneyOnSnapchat.com, effective 2026-09-27. - [OpenAPI](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/openapi.json): Machine-readable OpenAPI description of the REST API for the five read-only tools. - [A2A Agent Card](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/.well-known/agent-card.json): A2A agent card for the five read-only tools, including how an agent calls them. - [llms-full](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/llms-full.txt): This index plus every approved fact, with its source and verified date. - [Rule changes RSS](https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/snapchat-rule-changes.xml): RSS feed of published monetization rule changes since 2024-01-01. ## Rule changes - [change] The posting-frequency (Consistency) requirements (at least 25 posts a month and posting on 10 of the last 28 days) were removed · Retired. Snap's date: Feb 10 to Feb 28, 2026. Detected 2026-09-27. Changed between Feb 10 and Feb 28, 2026 (per archived Snap help page; not announced by Snap). - [change] Achieve 15,000 hours of view time over the last 28 days · Value changed. Snap's date: Feb 10 to Feb 28, 2026. Detected 2026-09-27. Changed between Feb 10 and Feb 28, 2026 (per archived Snap help page; not announced by Snap). - [change] Beginning May 7, 2026, creators already enrolled in the Monetization Program must maintain at least 100 hours of Total Spotlight View Time on their posts over the last 28 days to qualify for maximum Creator Rewards (tracked under 'Daily Rewards Eligibility' in Insights) · Added. Snap's date: May 7, 2026. Detected 2026-09-26. - [change] As of July 2026, wholly AI-generated videos are no longer eligible for recommendation on Spotlight; content enhanced or edited with Snapchat's own AI tools remains eligible · Added. Snap's month: July 2026, announced July 31, 2026. Detected 2026-09-26. Announced 2026-07-31; Snap gives the month, not a day. - [change] For Spotlight videos to be eligible to earn revenue, they must be at least 30 seconds long · Value changed. Snap's date: not published by Snap. Detected 2026-09-26.