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Hi everyone,I'm an Adobe Stock contributor, and since 2026 I've noticed a significant drop in my downloads. My portfolio quality and upload frequency have remained consistent, but sales have decreased noticeably.I'm wondering if other contributors are experiencing the same issue. Has Adobe changed its search algorithm recently, or is this mainly due to increased AI-generated content and market competition?If you've experienced a similar decline, I'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts or any strategies that have helped improve your downloads.Thank you[Moved to Stock Contributors by a moderator］

I am a Adobe stock image contributer from India, recently my account deactivated without giving any reason. Adobe should give an opportunity to rectify the problem before deactivating any account without any proper communication with the contributer.

I am a Adobe stock image contributer from India, recently my account deactivated without giving any reason. Adobe should give an opportunity to rectify the problem before deactivating any account without any proper communication with the contributer.

I am a contributor for 4 months with 65 approved files but no sales yet. Can you please provide tips to improve my content visibility and portfolio strategy to attract more buyers?

I want to delete my current Adobe Stock account and open a new one with the same number. Will this cause any problems with the new account?

I’m getting photo rejected for quality issues and for “potential” breach of intellectual property without any further or specific explanation. I have have no idea which qualities with the image you base your rejection on, further is there nowhere to contest or answer out any potential intellectual property issues. What am i supposed to do?

Hi everyone,This is the first time I'm getting this "Data Issue" hold notice, and it's affecting quite a few of my recent uploads at once, so I'm trying to understand the actual pattern before I resubmit everything blind. One example with this photo in Tangier Morocco. (screenshots attached).- Keywording language: all keywords are in English, matching the selected submission language — so I don't think this is the issue.- Keywording order: my keywords are already ordered by relevance  — not alphabetical.- Title or keyword compliance: no offensive terms, no brand names, no copyright issues that I can see.Has anyone dealt with this kind of hold before? Any tips on how to identify exactly which criteria triggered it, so I can fix the pattern across my other affected files instead of guessing one by one?Thanks in advance!Guillaume

I uploaded pictures that I took while traveling.  They got rejected due to Intellectual Property Rights.  I am not sure how to work around this. Any advice would be great.  Thank you.

Hallo zusammen,ich habe ein Blumenstrauß-Bild bei Adobe Stock eingereicht und es wurde mit dem Hinweis „Qualitätsprobleme“ abgelehnt. Ich würde gern verstehen, woran es konkret gelegen haben könnte, damit ich meine nächsten Einreichungen verbessern kann.Das Bild zeigt einen farbigen Blumenstrauß mit gelben Gerbera, violetten Blüten, grünen Blättern und Glasvase vor neutralem Studiohintergrund. Die Datei wurde als JPG in ausreichender Auflösung eingereicht. Das Bild wurde aus einem eigenen Ausgangsfoto bearbeitet. Dabei wurden Hintergrund, Licht, Farben und Bildgröße optimiert. Es wurden keine Personen, Logos oder Marken bewusst eingebaut.Meine Fragen:Seht ihr technische Probleme wie Unschärfe, Artefakte, Überschärfung, Rauschen oder unnatürliche Details? Könnte die Ablehnung an der Vase, den Blättern oder den Blütenstrukturen liegen? Wirkt das Bild zu künstlich oder zu stark bearbeitet? Wäre es besser, das Motiv natürlicher aus dem Originalfoto zu entwickeln statt es stärker zu veredel

Hi… my Account was blocked today :(After a dozen or so years of cooperation and Portfolio (38,554 photos and footages) I only deserve an email like this! This is a scandal! “Hello,Your account has been blocked for submitting content that violates Adobe Stock submission guidelines, or for activities that violate the Adobe Stock Contributor Terms, on the basis of internal review of your content and account. These content or account activities were found to be incompatible with the Stock Contributor Terms, because they are prohibited under Stock account and submission guidelines, such as submitting offensive content, excessive submissions, content to which you may not own the rights, spam, or other prohibited content or account activity.For more information on why your account has been blocked, and your appeals options, see the Submission Guidelines.Regards,Adobe Contributor Relations” 

Hi everyone,I’m reaching out to this community in hopes of getting some clarity regarding my contributor account, which was deactivated back on September 11, 2025.To be completely honest, I’m at a loss. My account was deactivated right after a spike in sales, and I never received any email explanation—checked my spam folder repeatedly, nothing.Here is what I’ve done so far: I contacted support through the form on my deactivated account page. I submitted a formal appeal (Case ID 00453399) on October 30, 2025. Since then, it has been over 7 months without a single update or response. I want to stress that I have always followed the rules: I have never uploaded AI-generated content, never used spammy keywords or excessive similarity, and I have never been involved in any fraudulent activity.I am currently working on other projects, but it is deeply painful to lose an account I put so much work into. I know that creating new support tickets is discouraged, so I am just sharing my story h

Hello Adobe Community,I am reaching out here because I have not received any response or case ID after submitting my appeal 10 days ago through the official Contact Us form, and I am not sure what to do next.Here is my situation:My account Rsquare Stock was De-activated. I have been an Adobe Stock contributor for 4 years with a completely clean record this is my first ever violation I submitted my appeal through the official form selecting Validation status issue → Account blocked and checked the documentation confirmation box It has now been 10 days and I have received no reply and no case ID I have also checked my spam/junk folder thoroughlyMy questions for the community:Is it normal to wait this long without even receiving a case ID confirmation? Should I resubmit the contact form or will that cause issues? Has anyone else experienced this and successfully recovered their account? Is there any other official channel I can use to follow up?This account is my primary source of income

There should be more payment options section in contributor account to easily receive payments,More Indian payment platform like Googlepay,Phonepe,razorpay,direct linking of Indian account with swiftcode.[Moved to Stock Contributors by a moderator］

If I generate an image using AI and then remove the background using an AI background removal tool (such as Pixelcut or PhotoRoom), is that acceptable for Adobe Stock? Or is it better to remove the background manually in Adobe Photoshop?Does using an AI background removal tool have any impact on account safety, reviews, or the risk of suspension, assuming the final image meets Adobe Stock's quality guidelines?Thank you for your guidance.[Moved to Stock Contributors by a moderator］

Why is Abode not mentioning the reason for image rejection?

I've been contributing to Adobe Stock for quite a while now and have always tried to follow the guidelines and submit quality content.Lately though, every single upload has been getting rejected. At first, I thought it was because I was uploading GenAI content, so I started creating more unique images with different angles, perspectives, and compositions. But the rejections keep coming, even for images that I genuinely feel are better than some of my previously accepted work.Has anyone else experienced this recently? Any idea what might be causing it or what I should change? I'd really appreciate any advice. 

Hello everyone,My Adobe Stock contributor account was deactivated, and I submitted the appeal form. I later received Case Number: 00511411.It has now been 52 days, and although I have sent polite follow-up emails, I have not yet received a final update.Has anyone experienced a similar situation? If any Adobe Community Expert or moderator can provide guidance or check whether my case is still under review, I would greatly appreciate it.Thank you for your time.

Hello Adobe Stock Team,I am having a problem with my Adobe Stock Contributor account.For the last 4 days, I have been receiving the error:"You have reached weekly submit limit."Previously, my dashboard showed a weekly submission limit of 51, but now the submission limit is no longer visible.My account is fully verified. My tax information and payment details have been approved.My current portfolio status is:7 accepted files 59 rejected files 15 files currently in reviewThe problem now occurs even when I try to submit only one image.I have already tried logging out and back in, using different browsers, using Incognito mode, and waiting several days, but the issue still continues.Could an Adobe Stock moderator please check my contributor account? It seems there may be a backend submission limit or submission counter issue.Thank you for your time and assistance.

Hi my Contributor account was banned 1 year ago, i have appealed several times, will i get my account back?This is really frustrating.

I have submitted an image with a property release, adobe’s template, all filled in correctly. It’s been refused as ‘incomplete’. How is their own template ‘incomplete’? I have tried contacting online chat but my god they are useless. My first question is always ‘are you in stock contributions and able to help? I get a hundred questions taking hours to answer, only to get ‘sorry I’m not in that department’, NUMEROUS times. I have nearly given up submitting this image. I’ve submitted it again today to see if it is accepted, but I’m guessing it will be refused again.

Hello everyone,I need some advice on how to get my artwork approved. I recently submitted my illustration, but it was rejected for "Similar Content".Here is my workflow for this image: I started by completely drawing the original sketch by hand (hand-drawn linework)and then used Generative AI tools to enhance, color, and add details to the final image.Since the foundational structure comes directly from my own unique sketch, I am confused about why it's flagged as similar content and want to know how to fix this.

A simple question, without detailed explanation, as the question itself is sufficient :Does the number of rejected images in Adobe Stock affect sales and the account in general?

Please help me find out what is wrong with my images (generated in midjourney) ? I have quality issues. I will be glad to correct my mistakes and in the future upload only high-quality content. Thanks

Is this whole thing a scam? They rejected all 58 photos I submitted, a lot of these were accepted on Shuttewrstock, they cant all have quality issues?

Hi! I am very new to Adobe Stock - I already have Shutterstock up and running, and most of my images get accepted there - figured I would branch out here. of my first 30 files submitted, only 4 were approved. These are two of the accepted ones: https://stock.adobe.com/ca/stock-photo/id/2035606375 and https://stock.adobe.com/ca/stock-photo/id/2035605078and attached here are some of the rejected ones. I feel a little crazy, they all seem to be of the same quality, and since they are macro, they all have blurry areas that I quite like in my photos. If anything, I was moreso expecting the ones that were accepted to be more iffy in the system. All it says is “Quality Issues”. Any idea as to what I am doing wrong? Is it something to do with how they are edited? Thanks!