{
  "atlas": "Earning Paths Atlas",
  "id": "etsy",
  "name": "Etsy",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
  "atlas_url": "https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/etsy",
  "markdown_url": "https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/etsy.md",
  "playbook_url": "https://earningpaths.dev/plans/etsy",
  "license": {
    "id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "disclaimer": {
    "de": "Keine Rechts- oder Steuerberatung. Fakten aus den verlinkten Quellen, Stand siehe geprueft_am; vor Entscheidungen Originalquelle prüfen.",
    "en": "No legal or tax advice. Facts from linked sources as of geprueft_am; verify the original source before acting."
  },
  "summary": {
    "id": "etsy",
    "name": "Etsy",
    "url": "https://www.etsy.com",
    "category": "marketplace",
    "category_label": "Marketplace",
    "summary": "Marketplace for handmade, vintage and digital downloads.",
    "ai_content": {
      "value": "bedingt",
      "rule": "Seller-prompted AI creations allowed; AI use must be disclosed in the listing description.",
      "label": "Conditional"
    },
    "bot_operation": {
      "value": "bedingt",
      "api_upload": true,
      "rule": "Open API v3: 'Seller App' for your own shop (createDraftListing). Other automated systems/scraping only with written permission.",
      "label": "Conditional"
    },
    "human_steps": {
      "count": 2,
      "minutes": 55,
      "estimated": true,
      "steps": [
        "Open shop: ID, address, bank account, credit/debit card for fees",
        "Request Seller App for API access"
      ]
    },
    "kyc": {
      "value": "required",
      "details": "ID, bank account in own name; new sellers in DE/AT/NL need a credit or debit card (secondary source).",
      "label": "Required"
    },
    "fees": "0.20 USD per listing (4 months), 6.5% transaction fee, payment processing DE 4% + 0.30 EUR.",
    "payout_minimum": {
      "amount": 20,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "label": "20 EUR"
    },
    "payout_methods": [
      "Bank account (Etsy Payments)"
    ],
    "vat": {
      "value": "partly",
      "details": "Etsy collects/remits VAT on automatic digital downloads where required; otherwise seller.",
      "label": "Partly platform"
    },
    "top_ban_reason": "Policy violations (e.g. undisclosed AI, infringement)",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-09",
    "source": "https://www.etsy.com/legal/creativity",
    "sources_total": 8,
    "has_playbook": true,
    "has_documented_risks": true
  },
  "raw": {
    "ki_inhalte_erlaubt": {
      "wert": "bedingt",
      "regel": {
        "de": "KI-Kreationen nach eigenen Prompts erlaubt; KI-Nutzung muss in der Artikelbeschreibung offengelegt werden.",
        "en": "Seller-prompted AI creations allowed; AI use must be disclosed in the listing description."
      }
    },
    "bot_bedienung": {
      "wert": "bedingt",
      "api_upload": true,
      "regel": {
        "de": "Open API v3: 'Seller App' für den eigenen Shop (createDraftListing). Andere automatisierte Systeme/Scraping nur mit schriftlicher Erlaubnis.",
        "en": "Open API v3: 'Seller App' for your own shop (createDraftListing). Other automated systems/scraping only with written permission."
      }
    },
    "menschliche_schritte": [
      {
        "schritt": {
          "de": "Shop anlegen: Ausweis, Adresse, Bankkonto, Kredit-/Debitkarte für Gebühren",
          "en": "Open shop: ID, address, bank account, credit/debit card for fees"
        },
        "minuten": 45,
        "minuten_geschaetzt": true
      },
      {
        "schritt": {
          "de": "Seller-App für API-Zugang beantragen",
          "en": "Request Seller App for API access"
        },
        "minuten": 10,
        "minuten_geschaetzt": true
      }
    ],
    "kyc": {
      "erforderlich": true,
      "details": {
        "de": "Ausweis, Bankkonto auf eigenen Namen; neue Verkäufer in DE/AT/NL brauchen Kredit- oder Debitkarte (Sekundärquelle).",
        "en": "ID, bank account in own name; new sellers in DE/AT/NL need a credit or debit card (secondary source)."
      }
    },
    "gebuehren": {
      "de": "0,20 USD pro Listing (4 Monate), 6,5 % Transaktionsgebühr, Zahlungsabwicklung DE 4 % + 0,30 EUR.",
      "en": "0.20 USD per listing (4 months), 6.5% transaction fee, payment processing DE 4% + 0.30 EUR."
    },
    "mindestauszahlung": {
      "betrag": 20,
      "waehrung": "EUR",
      "hinweis": {
        "de": "Gilt nur für tägliche Auszahlung; wöchentliche/zweiwöchentliche/monatliche Auszahlung ohne genannten Mindestbetrag.",
        "en": "Applies only to daily deposits; weekly/biweekly/monthly deposits have no stated minimum."
      }
    },
    "auszahlungswege": [
      "Bankkonto (Etsy Payments)"
    ],
    "wer_macht_ust": {
      "merchant_of_record": "teilweise",
      "details": {
        "de": "Etsy erhebt und führt USt für automatische digitale Downloads ab, wo erforderlich; sonst Verkäufer.",
        "en": "Etsy collects/remits VAT on automatic digital downloads where required; otherwise seller."
      }
    },
    "laender_einschraenkungen": {
      "de_moeglich": true,
      "details": {
        "de": "DE in Gebührentabelle gelistet; ohne Etsy Payments im Land kein Shop möglich.",
        "en": "DE listed in fee table; no shop possible where Etsy Payments is unavailable."
      }
    },
    "bekannte_sperrgruende": [
      {
        "de": "Verstöße gegen Richtlinien (z. B. KI nicht offengelegt, Rechteverletzung)",
        "en": "Policy violations (e.g. undisclosed AI, infringement)"
      },
      {
        "de": "Nicht autorisierte Automatisierung/Scraping",
        "en": "Unauthorised automation/scraping"
      }
    ],
    "quellen": [
      "https://www.etsy.com/legal/creativity",
      "https://www.etsy.com/legal/sellers/",
      "https://www.etsy.com/legal/fees/",
      "https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015628847-What-are-Payment-Processing-Fees-for-Selling-on-Etsy",
      "https://developer.etsy.com/documentation/tutorials/listings",
      "https://www.etsy.com/legal/api/",
      "https://www.nifty.ai/post/etsy-seller-account-requirements",
      "https://www.etsy.com/legal/etsy-payments/"
    ],
    "geprueft_am": "2026-10-09",
    "hinweise": null,
    "id": "etsy",
    "name": "Etsy",
    "kategorie": "marketplace",
    "url": "https://www.etsy.com",
    "kurzbeschreibung": {
      "de": "Marktplatz für Handgemachtes, Vintage und digitale Downloads.",
      "en": "Marketplace for handmade, vintage and digital downloads."
    },
    "nicht_zutreffend": [],
    "notes": {}
  }
}