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  "atlas": "Earning Paths Atlas",
  "id": "medium-partner",
  "name": "Medium Partner Program",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
  "atlas_url": "https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/medium-partner",
  "markdown_url": "https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/medium-partner.md",
  "playbook_url": null,
  "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": "medium-partner",
    "name": "Medium Partner Program",
    "url": "https://medium.com",
    "category": "content_ads",
    "category_label": "Content / ads",
    "summary": "Earnings for stories behind the Medium paywall.",
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      "value": "bedingt",
      "rule": "Fully AI-generated stories cannot be paywalled; AI assistance allowed, disclose in first two paragraphs.",
      "label": "Conditional"
    },
    "bot_operation": {
      "value": "nein",
      "api_upload": false,
      "rule": "No new API tokens/integrations; API deprecated. Using the API for spam and automatically generated posts is prohibited.",
      "label": "No"
    },
    "human_steps": {
      "count": 1,
      "minutes": 15,
      "estimated": true,
      "steps": [
        "Medium membership (paid), profile, connect Stripe"
      ]
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    "kyc": {
      "value": "required",
      "details": "Bank account and tax residence in eligible country, active Stripe account, 18+.",
      "label": "Required"
    },
    "fees": "Active Medium membership required.",
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      "amount": 10,
      "currency": "USD",
      "label": "10 USD"
    },
    "payout_methods": [
      "Stripe"
    ],
    "vat": {
      "value": "na",
      "details": null,
      "label": "N/A"
    },
    "top_ban_reason": "Fully AI-generated content behind the paywall",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-10",
    "source": "https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/39121627791639-Medium-Partner-Program-eligibility",
    "sources_total": 6,
    "has_playbook": false,
    "has_documented_risks": false
  },
  "raw": {
    "ki_inhalte_erlaubt": {
      "wert": "bedingt",
      "regel": {
        "de": "Vollständig KI-generierte Artikel dürfen nicht hinter die Paywall; KI-Unterstützung erlaubt, Offenlegung in den ersten zwei Absätzen.",
        "en": "Fully AI-generated stories cannot be paywalled; AI assistance allowed, disclose in first two paragraphs."
      }
    },
    "bot_bedienung": {
      "wert": "nein",
      "api_upload": false,
      "regel": {
        "de": "Keine neuen API-Tokens/Integrationen mehr; API veraltet. API-Nutzung für Spam und automatisch erzeugte Beiträge ist verboten.",
        "en": "No new API tokens/integrations; API deprecated. Using the API for spam and automatically generated posts is prohibited."
      }
    },
    "menschliche_schritte": [
      {
        "schritt": {
          "de": "Medium-Mitgliedschaft (kostenpflichtig), Profil, Stripe verbinden",
          "en": "Medium membership (paid), profile, connect Stripe"
        },
        "minuten": 15,
        "minuten_geschaetzt": true
      }
    ],
    "kyc": {
      "erforderlich": true,
      "details": {
        "de": "Bankkonto und Steuerwohnsitz im zugelassenen Land, aktives Stripe-Konto, 18+.",
        "en": "Bank account and tax residence in eligible country, active Stripe account, 18+."
      }
    },
    "gebuehren": {
      "de": "Aktive Medium-Mitgliedschaft Voraussetzung.",
      "en": "Active Medium membership required."
    },
    "mindestauszahlung": {
      "betrag": 10,
      "waehrung": "USD",
      "hinweis": {
        "de": "Monatlich, meist bis zum 10.",
        "en": "Monthly, usually by the 10th."
      }
    },
    "auszahlungswege": [
      "Stripe"
    ],
    "wer_macht_ust": {
      "merchant_of_record": "nicht_zutreffend",
      "details": null
    },
    "laender_einschraenkungen": {
      "de_moeglich": true,
      "details": null
    },
    "bekannte_sperrgruende": [
      {
        "de": "Vollständig KI-generierte Inhalte hinter der Paywall",
        "en": "Fully AI-generated content behind the paywall"
      }
    ],
    "quellen": [
      "https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/39121627791639-Medium-Partner-Program-eligibility",
      "https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/25267297935895-Medium-Partner-Program-payouts",
      "https://medium.com/blog/the-medium-partner-program-is-open-again-now-with-a-faster-and-easier-enrollment-process-96c01f0e0670",
      "https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/213480228-API-Importing",
      "https://github.com/Medium/medium-policy/blob/master/api-terms-of-use.md",
      "https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/360036691193-Medium-Partner-Program-earnings-calculation"
    ],
    "geprueft_am": "2026-10-10",
    "hinweise": {
      "de": "Partner Program seit 26.8.2026 wieder offen, mit Sofort-Eignungsprüfung statt Bewerbung (Mitglied, mind. 1 Story, Profil mit Foto und Bio, Bank in Auszahlungsland, ab 18). Vergütung nach Lesezeit und Engagement zahlender Mitglieder; Boost-Bonus; externe Leser +5 %, Suchmaschinen- und E-Mail-Traffic höher gewichtet; einmaliger Betrag für neu gewonnene Mitglieder.",
      "en": "Partner Program open again since 2026-08-26, with instant eligibility check instead of an application (member, at least 1 story, profile with photo and bio, bank in a payout country, 18+). Earnings based on paying members' reading time and engagement; Boost bonus; external reads +5%, search and email traffic weighted higher; one-time amount for newly converted members."
    },
    "id": "medium-partner",
    "name": "Medium Partner Program",
    "kategorie": "content_ads",
    "url": "https://medium.com",
    "kurzbeschreibung": {
      "de": "Vergütung für Artikel hinter der Medium-Paywall.",
      "en": "Earnings for stories behind the Medium paywall."
    },
    "nicht_zutreffend": [],
    "notes": {}
  }
}