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May 20, 2025 2:24 PM UTC

New submission limits for Adobe Stock Contributors

Hello!

We’re introducing updated submission limits for Adobe Stock Contributors to help maintain the strength and quality of our growing collection. These updates support the continued success of both our Contributor community and customers alike.

When you reach your weekly submission limit or the maximum amount of allowed content pending moderation, you will experience a temporary pause before you can submit additional content.

    61 replies

    Participating Frequently
    May 31, 2025 1:08 PM UTC

    It's probaby a good move considering lot of the AI junk that's uploaded. As somone who put's in lot of effort for vectors it comes across as disappointing to see AI garbage.

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    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 31, 2025 3:32 PM UTC

    I'm just not quite sure why Adobe has come up with a formula for limiting uploads, as opposed to a simple limit of, say, 100/month. 

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 31, 2025 10:58 PM UTC
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    as opposed to a simple limit of, say, 100/month. 

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    Maybe it's to avoid a flood of submissions on May 31st (last day of the month).

    A weekly limit better controls the flow of submissions.

     

     

     

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Participant
    May 27, 2025 2:37 PM UTC

    I want to ask how I can determine my submission limit. It would be very helpful if I knew the limit, as it may aid in content creation due to the known limit.

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    serendipitous_dream0401
    Inspiring
    May 27, 2025 4:11 PM UTC

    That is not possible at the moment. According to Adobe Stock, it depends on various factors. So the best way to deal with it is to upload small batches. Check the image quality before uploading. If you have fewer rejections, you can upload more. I'm following a simple plan of 4-5 images/vector files per day. 

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    serendipitous_dream0401
    Inspiring
    May 27, 2025 2:22 PM UTC

    I think this submission limit works in a positive manner. Today I got 70 acceptances and 1 rejection after a long time. But almost all the files are vector files.

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    Known Participant
    May 26, 2025 12:45 PM UTC

    How can I know my weekly submission limit?

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    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 26, 2025 2:20 PM UTC

    When you reach it. It's different for everyone, based on a variety of factors.

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    Known Participant
    May 27, 2025 9:07 AM UTC

    thx, factors like ??

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    Participant
    May 23, 2025 8:00 PM UTC

    I would like to better understand the new weekly upload limit that has been implemented for contributors. I've noticed that this restriction significantly affects those of us who are just starting out on the platform. The portfolio growth becomes much slower, putting new contributors at a clear disadvantage compared to those who have been active for a longer time.

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    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 23, 2025 11:34 PM UTC

    Have you encountered the limit already? How many do you have under review? The limit is established by a formula that measures sales and acceptance rates, so it appears the submission limits will be different on each account.

    I don't expect to ever encounter the submission limit on my account since I submit only a handful of images at any one time. I probably haven't submitted more than 50 a week in a very long time. If you concentrate on quality instead of quantity and supply unique images, your acceptance rate and sales will start to grow. Adobe prefers a "slow and steady" approach to submissions, not large batches, and that's what they're enforcing with this new change.

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    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    Participant
    May 26, 2025 1:49 PM UTC

    Honestly, the situation feels unfair. It seems like Adobe is not truly supporting new contributors, as the current limits are disproportionately low compared to those of long-time members. Even after the recent update, older contributors can still maintain over 2K for analysis and continue working normally. Meanwhile, these changes are mainly hurting those who are just starting out, creating barriers that make it nearly impossible to grow or contribute effectively. It’s discouraging for anyone trying to build a path on the platform

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    Mubashir Awan
    Participant
    May 23, 2025 4:41 PM UTC

    How can we know our weekly submission limit?

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    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 23, 2025 4:45 PM UTC

    You will learn it by observing the activity on your account. I never submit large batches, only a handful of images daily, so I don't expect to ever encounter my limit as I am more interested in quality rather than quantity.

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    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    Participant
    May 23, 2025 3:27 PM UTC

    upload temporary pause when it will be reset let me know even in review tabs only 69 pending

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    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 23, 2025 3:47 PM UTC

    Read the print screen that I posted above. It's a weekly limit, and once you've exceeded that limit you can't post more until the new week starts. I don't think we know yet when the week starts, so you should keep checking back every day to figure that out.

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    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    Nidhi23
    Participant
    May 20, 2025 3:56 PM UTC

    what is the limit for assets uploads for a week.

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    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 20, 2025 4:15 PM UTC

    Adobe has not stated that, as it varies by account. 

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    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 20, 2025 4:27 PM UTC

    Great news, if Adobe pulls it off properly and fairly. The "approval rates," for example. That would include the "too similar" rejections, I assume, which many agree are decidedly random or entirely false in many cases.


    Yah, that could be a problem; however, the rejection rates based on arbitrary, sometimes incorrect, rejection of similars would just slow down submissions, not necessarily halt them.

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    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 20, 2025 3:38 PM UTC

    Great news and long overdue. Hopefully, this will encourage Contributors to cull their submissions and submit only their best and most unique assets rather than spamming thousands each week...

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    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    Inspiring
    May 20, 2025 3:33 PM UTC

    Hi, my rejected asset count is 11,576. I know that's a lot. If this limit is based on my reject rate, would you suggest that I delete my contributor account due to such a high number of rejects and start over from scratch? Thanks.

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    Abambo
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 20, 2025 10:08 PM UTC

    No, but stop submitting bad quality assets. I strongly suppose that this is a moving target. So the more you increase your acceptance rate, the more assets you can submit. The same with sales. The more you sell, the more you can submit. 

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    Sehan Creations
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    May 27, 2025 6:56 AM UTC

    Good Answer.

    Thank You !

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