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March 30, 2025
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Hello there,

I went from a 95% acceptance rate to 20% or less. Almost all of my submissions are being rejected for the "similar image" reason.

The quality of the images is really good and doesn’t have any issues.

I am uploading at most 2 or 3 variations of each object ,PNGs only and a variety of different items across many categories. I also make sure not to upload similar content that I’ve previously submitted. I am 100% certain that my entire account doesn’t have more than three variations of any given item.

Sometimes, I upload the same object in different styles.

for example, a car in a 3D style and another version in watercolor or clay, so they are still distinct. (2 to 3 variations for each style)

Is this a general issue that will be resolved soon, or is it only affecting me?

Contributors

Correct answer daniellei4510

Hello everyone. Adobe Stoke made a reject of my photo under the pretext that I posted a similar picture. But this is not true. Can anyone explain what is happening?

hanks for giving us the chance to consider your image. Unfortunately, during our review we found that it's similar to another image(s) you've already uploaded, so we can't accept it into our collection.

Images must be different enough to provide additional value to our customers. We can't accept more than three color variations of the same image or similar images, and models must appear in different situations or with different expressions to be considered. Please be selective and submit only the very best from each image series.

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A number of contributors are having assets rejected for being too similar when in fact they are not. We don't know why. Our only option is to wait things out until the situatioin is explained or fixed. Some have ceased to submit new assets in the meantime.

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AmandaYuyi

Participating Frequently

It seems the similar image restriction not apply to all contributors. I saw a contributor who only has AI abstrct background art work, still has many similar images newly approved this month. Since similar image policy started, he/she still newly add 17 new pages of work, a lot of art work not only similar to the work in entire AS DB, but also his/ her work. Perhaps the sales of the contributor are good, so he/ she is not in the similarity restriction.

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serendipitous_dream0401

Inspiring

Yes, I'm wondering why some people are allowed to upload huge amounts of similar images. Don't they have this restriction?

Abambo

Community Expert

Nobody kows how this tool works. We all know that the tool is not working well. But Adobe seems to be happy with it. So for the moment, the experience will stay. Your only option is to stop submitting.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Nate.Rosso

Participant

Its really bad now honestly now. I seldom was rejected in the past, I would upload a few every 2 weeks or so. Now its ridiculous, if I upload 20, 15 of them will be rejected because of similar and I'm like there isn't anything similar about them! Im guess adobe is running out of storage space with all their "AI images" that they needed to curb everyone.

Jill_C

Community Expert

They're not running out of storage space. Storage is cheap. I think they're experimenting with a new automation tool which is not working well.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Paper Ferry

Participating Frequently

I agree. I believe that experimenting with any tools should be done in the staging environment, not testing it live at the expense of contributors' nerves, time, and energy..

So far this is currently THE WORST contributor experience out of all existing stock agencies. Sad.

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Jason37175475psxg

Participant

This really needs to get fixed soon!!! Losing over half the submitted images is becoming a pain. The worste part is we still have no information on the situation and if this becomes the norm there will be a lot of accounts starting to get flagged and possible removed because of it.

Abambo

Community Expert

There is information on this. Adobe thinks that the tool they are using works as intended. For the last three years, they added an insane number of assets to the database, and they probably determined that they can slow this down to a normal flux. And as they have difficulties to keep up with moderation, just refusing 20-80% of the submissions for similarity will enhance the moderation waiting time enormously.

I still think that the tool is ill configured, but Adobe does not seam to share my opinion, which lets me think that the current situation is there to stay, at least for a while.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Imagevixen

Participant

Adobe WHAT !!!!!!

Thanks for giving us the chance to consider your image. Unfortunately, during our review we found that it's similar to another image(s) you've already uploaded, so we can't accept it into our collection.

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This is not true , I havent posted anything like it or the other ones they rejected with the same thing on them , its getting to the point where I dont feel like posting anything all the hrs of work for NOTHING !!!

As for what they accept , well I am not sure they are doing it correctly , there are images I have spent alot of time on and there is nothing wrong with them REJECTED !!! I uploaded one by mistake the wrong image was bad not finished had flaws they where very noticable BUT guess what they accepted that one !!! WHY do they even really look at what they are doing ?? I deleted it myself after they accepted into my portolio WHAT A SHAME I DONT KNOW WHATS GOING ON WITH ADOBE ????

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lornet42765951

Inspiring

Lots of people have the same issue.

The only way it will get looked at is if people contact [Moderator deleted private information. Please do not post private information like e-mails and phone numbers]

Focus on it being an issue for lots of contributors, and don't accept a general answer.

Abambo

Community Expert

Lots of people have the same issue.

The only way it will get looked at is if people contact [Moderator deleted private information. Please do not post private information like e-mails and phone numbers]

Focus on it being an issue for lots of contributors, and don't accept a general answer.

By @lornet42765951

Posting e-mail addresses here is a violation of the forum rules. To contact contributor support, there is a viable and better alternative. Please contact stock contributor support for this.: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/Need-Help-Contact-Us.html

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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serendipitous_dream0401

Inspiring

Does anyone successfully avoid the "similar images already submitted" issue?

Jill_C

Community Expert

No one is going to come here and state that they have NOT had any similar refusals; however, based on the number of Contributors reporting such refusals here and in the Discord channel, I would conclude that it is nearly universal.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Sanjay31514916hwvs

Participant

I am also getting the same issue "Similar image" rejection. The reason mentioned as "similar to another image(s) you've already uploaded". Here the point is very important. Is Adobestock matching the rejected image with my own already upload images or is it matching the whole database of images on Adobestock uploaded by other contributors.

Because, although it is mentioned in the message that Adobestock is matching with my own collection, but for my understanding, Adobestock is mathcing with other creators assets as well. Because, many of my images are rejected and there is not even single image which is same or similar in my own collection.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

They are referring to the entire database. But many are still finding that the similar assets being rejected are actually quite unique.

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.

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coffeeman_L

Inspiring

Interestingly, my liquid soap image above was approved 2-3 days ago.

When I search for "Liquid Soap" on Adobe Stock (via Canada), exactly 672,553 results appear. If I search for "Blue liquid soap", the results drop to 218,105. It is also interesting that a topic with 672,000 equivalents is approved these days without being bothered by the concept of "similarity".

In the e-mail sent to me, it was recommended that I search Adobe's archive - in order to avoid similarity - before uploading.

What I can't understand is how I can check all 627,553 items, or 218,105 items one by one; before uploading this piece? I guess 100 results are shown on each page, and the results are limited to the first 100 pages. So even if I wanted to, I couldn't compare more than 10,000.

When this is the case, I have stopped uploading, and I am waiting for developments regarding the situation (if any).

Jill_C

Community Expert

Your search terms aren't yielding the results you think they are. If you want to search for all images that have both "liquid" and "soap" in the keywords, you must put them in quotes like this: "liquid soap". That yields 51K results. If you want to further expand that to images with blue soap: "blue liquid soap". That yields 15 results. This assume that the Contributor puts the color in their keywords. Just entering blue liquid soap (without quotes) is going to give you results that have blue or liquid or soap in the keywords or some combination of those. It could be a blue sea. It could be a bar of soap. It could be a glass of liquid.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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coffeeman_L

Inspiring

Thank you. I never knew about the search feature in quotes.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

"I am uploading at most 2 or 3 variations of each object"

Based on my own "similar" rejections, I'm starting to get the feeling that any more than 1 is too many.

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.

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Sobhy_AIAuthor

Known Participant

I don't think this is right.

By the way, a lot of images are still being accepted into the database. I just checked it now, and it has grown by 5 million in the last three days (4.5 million of those are AI-generated). If you look at the most recent uploads, you’ll see tons of similar images, especially flowers and abstract backgrounds. So it’s clearly happening to some contributors, but not to everyone. Why? I have no idea.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

I've only had 1 AI asset accepted per day (with 1 to 4 rejections for similar each day) since this issue started. So it isn't me. 😉

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.

jacquelingphoto2017

Community Expert

Hi @ArunimaSri,

To better assist you with the similar refusal, I sugest you submit about three of the refused files and a link to your public profile for comparison.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

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Kevin34194019ei7p

Participant

This is just the latest abuse of contributors by stock sites that has been going on for a number of years. Microstock's heyday was in the early 2000's. Today, the cost-benefit of shooting, editing, keywording and uploading is hardly worth it if arbitrary rejections are the result and commission rate cuts have caused income to crash. One well-known stock site cut its commissions by two-thirds several years ago and I deactivated my account. I've about had it with this site also.

Abambo

Community Expert

One well-known stock site cut its commissions by two-thirds several years ago and I deactivated my account. I've about had it with this site also.

By @Kevin34194019ei7p

It's a choice to take.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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