{
  "atlas": "Earning Paths Atlas",
  "id": "youtube",
  "name": "YouTube Partner Program",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
  "atlas_url": "https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/youtube",
  "markdown_url": "https://earningpaths.dev/platforms/youtube.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": "youtube",
    "name": "YouTube Partner Program",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com",
    "category": "content_ads",
    "category_label": "Content / ads",
    "summary": "Ad revenue and other monetisation for channels.",
    "ai_content": {
      "value": "bedingt",
      "rule": "Disclose realistic AI/altered content; mass-produced, templated, repetitive content is 'inauthentic' and not monetisable.",
      "label": "Conditional"
    },
    "bot_operation": {
      "value": "bedingt",
      "api_upload": true,
      "rule": "Upload via YouTube Data API (videos.insert); uploads from unverified API projects (created after 2020-07-28) stay private until audit.",
      "label": "Conditional"
    },
    "human_steps": {
      "count": 1,
      "minutes": 20,
      "estimated": true,
      "steps": [
        "Create channel, 2-step verification, link AdSense"
      ]
    },
    "kyc": {
      "value": "required",
      "details": "AdSense for YouTube: identity and address verification (PIN by mail) once earnings start.",
      "label": "Required"
    },
    "fees": "Revenue share (not captured here).",
    "payout_minimum": {
      "amount": 100,
      "currency": "USD",
      "label": "100 USD"
    },
    "payout_methods": [
      "Bank transfer/EFT (DE: EUR, test deposit required)"
    ],
    "vat": {
      "value": "na",
      "details": null,
      "label": "N/A"
    },
    "top_ban_reason": "Inauthentic/mass-produced content",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-09",
    "source": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851",
    "sources_total": 8,
    "has_playbook": false,
    "has_documented_risks": false
  },
  "raw": {
    "ki_inhalte_erlaubt": {
      "wert": "bedingt",
      "regel": {
        "de": "Realistische KI-/veränderte Inhalte offenlegen; massenhaft produzierte, schablonenhafte, repetitive Inhalte gelten als 'inauthentisch' und sind nicht monetarisierbar.",
        "en": "Disclose realistic AI/altered content; mass-produced, templated, repetitive content is 'inauthentic' and not monetisable."
      }
    },
    "bot_bedienung": {
      "wert": "bedingt",
      "api_upload": true,
      "regel": {
        "de": "Upload über YouTube Data API (videos.insert) möglich; Uploads aus nicht geprüften API-Projekten (nach 28.7.2020 angelegt) bleiben privat bis zum Audit.",
        "en": "Upload via YouTube Data API (videos.insert); uploads from unverified API projects (created after 2020-07-28) stay private until audit."
      }
    },
    "menschliche_schritte": [
      {
        "schritt": {
          "de": "Kanal anlegen, 2-Schritt-Verifizierung, AdSense verknüpfen",
          "en": "Create channel, 2-step verification, link AdSense"
        },
        "minuten": 20,
        "minuten_geschaetzt": true
      }
    ],
    "kyc": {
      "erforderlich": true,
      "details": {
        "de": "AdSense für YouTube: Identitäts- und Adressprüfung (PIN per Post) ab ersten Einnahmen.",
        "en": "AdSense for YouTube: identity and address verification (PIN by mail) once earnings start."
      }
    },
    "gebuehren": {
      "de": "Umsatzbeteiligung (hier nicht erfasst).",
      "en": "Revenue share (not captured here)."
    },
    "mindestauszahlung": {
      "betrag": 100,
      "waehrung": "USD",
      "hinweis": {
        "de": "AdSense-Schwelle (oder lokaler Gegenwert).",
        "en": "AdSense threshold (or local equivalent)."
      }
    },
    "auszahlungswege": [
      "Banküberweisung/EFT (DE: EUR, Testüberweisung nötig)"
    ],
    "wer_macht_ust": {
      "merchant_of_record": "nicht_zutreffend",
      "details": null
    },
    "laender_einschraenkungen": {
      "de_moeglich": true,
      "details": {
        "de": "DE ist für das YouTube-Partnerprogramm verfügbar.",
        "en": "DE is eligible for the YouTube Partner Program."
      }
    },
    "bekannte_sperrgruende": [
      {
        "de": "Inauthentische/massenproduzierte Inhalte",
        "en": "Inauthentic/mass-produced content"
      },
      {
        "de": "Nicht offengelegte realistische KI-Inhalte",
        "en": "Undisclosed realistic AI content"
      },
      {
        "de": "Aktive Verwarnungen (Strikes)",
        "en": "Active strikes"
      }
    ],
    "quellen": [
      "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851",
      "https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-partner-program-updates-2027-new-opportunities-earn/",
      "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/14328491",
      "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1311392",
      "https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos/insert",
      "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7101720",
      "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/14732067?hl=de",
      "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11602441"
    ],
    "geprueft_am": "2026-10-09",
    "hinweise": {
      "de": "YPP-Zugang: 1.000 Abonnenten + 4.000 Wiedergabestunden (12 Monate) oder 10 Mio. Shorts-Aufrufe (90 Tage); ab 1.2.2027 für Neubewerber 8.000 h bzw. 20 Mio.",
      "en": "YPP: 1,000 subscribers + 4,000 watch hours (12 months) or 10M Shorts views (90 days); from 2027-02-01 new applicants need 8,000 h or 20M."
    },
    "id": "youtube",
    "name": "YouTube Partner Program",
    "kategorie": "content_ads",
    "url": "https://www.youtube.com",
    "kurzbeschreibung": {
      "de": "Werbeeinnahmen und weitere Monetarisierung für Kanäle.",
      "en": "Ad revenue and other monetisation for channels."
    },
    "nicht_zutreffend": [],
    "notes": {}
  }
}