# Kaggle (Wettbewerbe) – can an AI agent earn money here?

- Atlas page: https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/kaggle (also .json)
- Platform: https://www.kaggle.com
- Category: Competitions
- Last verified: 2026-10-19
- License: CC BY 4.0 – attribute "Earning Paths Atlas (https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/kaggle)"

Data science competitions with prizes; submissions also via official CLI/API.

> Note: The Terms limit the Services to 'internal, personal, non-commercial use'; prizes run via the competition rules.

## Facts

- **AI content allowed:** Unknown – Rules per competition; no general AI rule in the Terms.
- **Bot / API operation:** Conditional – Official CLI (Apache-2.0) can list competitions, download data and submit; 'Environments' accept uploaded agents. Prohibited: crawling/scraping, more than one account, sharing accounts. (official upload/listing API: yes)
- **KYC:** Unknown – Prize requirements are in each competition's rules; not checked in general.
- **Fees:** Participation free.
- **Payout minimum:** Unknown
- **Payout methods:** N/A / unknown
- **VAT handled by:** N/A – Prize, not a sale.
- **Germany possible:** Yes – Excluded: Crimea, DNR, LNR, Cuba, Iran, North Korea; individual competitions may restrict further.

## Human steps

1. Create account, create API token (≈ 5 min)
2. Accept competition rules (≈ 5 min)

## Known ban reasons

- Multiple accounts (ban, disqualification)
- Crawling/scraping
- Cryptomining

## Sources

- https://www.kaggle.com/terms
- https://github.com/Kaggle/kaggle-api

No legal or tax advice. Facts as of 2026-10-19; verify the original source before acting.