Clarification on “Similar Images” Rejection Need Guidance

Forum|Forum|10 months ago
April 12, 2025
3 replies
698 views

Hi everyone,

I recently received multiple rejections with the reason "Similar Images," but I'm confused because I uploaded only one image in each category. I would like to understand how Adobe Stock determines similarity. Are they comparing my uploads with images from my own portfolio, or are they also checking against other contributors' images?

Also, since many of my recent submissions were rejected, I'm concerned. Will this affect the health or standing of my contributor account in any way?

I would really appreciate it if someone could clarify how this works and whether there are any long-term impacts from multiple rejections.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Contributors

F

Festive_daydream5C2B

Participant

I asked the same question to the support service yesterday, but unfortunately they can answer for a month. I uploaded 1 photo per topic before checking if this photo is in the database of the site itself. He wasn't there, but I was rejected for the same reason. I do not know what to do. wait or try to re-upload

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Many are waiting until this issue is addressed. Meanwhile, I'm keeping track all of my similar rejections in hopes I can resubmit them when this is corrected.

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

F

Festive_daydream5C2B

Participant

will we be notified that everything has been fixed?)

S

serendipitous_dream0401

Inspiring

I'm having the same issue. The images that were rejected are not already added to my portfolio, and those are not common. Is it wrong to follow the same color palette and the same graphic style? I'm so worried; I need a good clarification on this.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

A number of contributors have been seeing this reason for rejection, and we're as confused as you are as to why this has been happening. Despite how the rejection text reads, they are not comparing your own assets to being similar but comparing them to the entire database. But even that is not necessarily the case, as a few subjects being rejected are rarely represented in the database as a whole. Many contributors have slowed down or have stopped submitting entirely until the issue is either explained or fixed.

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

A

Aarthy VijayAuthor

Participating Frequently

Thanks a lot for the reply! That actually helps me understand things a bit better. I really thought they were comparing only with my own uploads, so it's good to know it's probably being checked against the whole database.

Still, it’s kind of confusing… especially since some of my rejected topics don’t seem common at all. It would be great if Adobe gave more clear examples or explained what counts as “similar.”

Really appreciate you and others sharing your experience here. I’ll keep an eye on the forum hoping we all get some clarity soon!

Sign up

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Sign in to Adobe Community

To post, reply, or follow discussions, please sign in with your Adobe ID.

Scanning file for viruses.

This file cannot be downloaded