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New submission limits for Adobe Stock Contributors

Forum|Forum|8 months ago
May 20, 2025
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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.

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SamehBeshara

Participant

Hello everyone,
I’m a new Adobe Stock contributor and currently have 306 accepted images, with 6 sales so far.
Is this a reasonable start for a new contributor?

Regarding rejections — I’ve had around 200 images rejected, mostly due to similar content, not because of quality or technical issues.
Is this considered a high rejection rate, and do you have any advice on how to improve or reduce “similar content” rejections?

Thank you in advance for your guidance and insights!

Jill_C

Community Expert

It's frustrating to try and circumvent the "similars" rejection algorithm since it often makes no sense at all. I have had truly unique images deleted. Submit very small batches in which no two images are at all similar. If you have multiple images from the same series on the same subject, separate them into different batches submitted in different days. I submit only 4-5 images a day.

You're off to a good start. Continuing to grow your portfolio slowly with unique images, accurately and thoroughly titled and keyworded, Will help you to attain a regular stream of sales.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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CesusJhrist

Participant

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.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

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

as opposed to a simple limit of, say, 100/month.
By @daniellei4510

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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.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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Fearless_Cadence5F8A

Participant

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

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

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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Shubham26245261wsx9

Known Participant

How can I know my weekly submission limit?

daniellei4510

Community Expert

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

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Shubham26245261wsx9

Known Participant

thx, factors like ??

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Luma_lua

Participant

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.

Jill_C

Community Expert

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.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Luma_lua

Participant

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

How can we know our weekly submission limit?

Jill_C

Community Expert

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.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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mirza yasir raza

Participant

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

Jill_C

Community Expert

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.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

Nidhi23

Participant

what is the limit for assets uploads for a week.

Jill_C

Community Expert

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

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

daniellei4510

Community Expert

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.

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Jill_C

Community Expert

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...

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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