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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?

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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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Sobhy_AIAuthor

Known Participant

Second update!
After four days of having my assets accepted, though some were still rejected for 'quality issues' at a much lower rate (15%), they're now all being rejected again for being 'too similar.'

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Ivan28999453u1a1

Inspiring

Hello @Raul Ceron29343509

from all contributors here , we have a lot of questions to be answered, most likely you didn't see my message from last week , but for sure you will see this mention.
If you as an employee know what's going on , now is the right time to come here and reply.

This is pure madness.

Regards.

lornet42765951

Inspiring

Add my name to the list of people getting pictures rejected for "SIMILAR IMAGE(S) ALREADY SUBMITTED", which is obviously not true.

I've only just started uploading again. My success rate with AI-generated images previously was very high, but now they're rejecting almost everything.

Strangely, when I started uploading again, about a week ago I got a couple of pages worth of pics added to my portfolio, but now it's constant rejections, even though the pictures are completely different to what I've previously uploaded.

I was looking forward to spending a couple of months building my portfolio up again, but it looks like it will be a pointless exercise.

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Towhid01

Participant

My content was flagged for "SIMILAR IMAGE(S) ALREADY SUBMITTED)." How can I check if the files I'm uploading already exist in Adobe Stock?

Please help.

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daniellei4510

Community Expert

By doing a search. But that doesn't necessarily mean that your asset won't be marked as similar even it's unique. It's a common complaint at the moment and I myself doubt that moderators are even being served up the images. An algorithm or AI appears to be making decisions, but it's just a guess.

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

inzo_77

Known Participant

Yes, you are right, an AI algorithm controls it.

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kirkandmimi

Known Participant

Same issue here which is why I came to the board to check. Very interesting rejections on photos for both quality and intellectual property reasons. What's also disconcerting, is that they're going through existing photos and removing those they call similar. It's a very loose term it seems, because they removed one of two photos of a particular sculpture on a bridge, but they were taken from complete opposite sides and different angles (just an example of one). A little strange I think, but it's their site. Take a look at your photo inventory total and see if you've lost any existing photos they think are too similar -- you might be surprised.

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stanislava_5223

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The updates from my side:
1. I keep getting my images rejected. Some of them are 100% non-similar to anything, neither in my portfolio nor on Adobe Catalog.
2. My acceptance rate went down from 92% to something around 50%.
3. Some of the images were rejected BEFORE the acceptance of ones I consider similar.
4. The color variations mean nothing anymore. I uploaded two similar backgrounds with the same idea but completely different colors. The first one was rejected because of "similarity", the second one stuck on a review.

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stanislava_5223

Known Participant

Let's keep playing Sherlock games together because things are getting more and more interesting (and crazy).
Yesterday, I intentionally uploaded 3 backgrounds, which are very similar to ~6 of the existing ones in my portfolio. These 3 images were just lying in some folder for a long time because I considered them too common, simple, and boring.
ALL THREE were accepted in less than 10 minutes.
Today, 3 other images (non-similar to absolutely anything in my portfolio and to each other) were rejected for the "similarity" reason. There is no sense or human logic in all this.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Me, too, with backgrounds being accepted.

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

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GraphiC KinG

Participant

Maybe Adobe Stock has gone crazy. I uploaded 33 images to Adobe Stock 2 days ago, and out of those, 4 images were not approved. They stated the reason as 'Similar Image,' claiming that I had already uploaded them before. I was surprised because I’ve never uploaded this type of image before. Even 10 days ago, I uploaded several images and they didn’t approve them either. I’m wondering if anyone else has faced the same issue or if it’s just happening to me. If anyone knows a solution, please let me know.

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Abambo

Community Expert

Check the discussions here on this forum. I will indeed merge your post with a huge ongoing discussion of the same theme.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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AmandaYuyi

Participating Frequently

Since Adobe is tightening the image submission rules, seems most of contributors will have higher rejection rate than before. Does anyone know if account will be suspended due to there are too many rejected image?

I am concerning if rejection rate keep high, than will lead to account ban.

Jill_C

Community Expert

The common understanding is that maintaining an acceptance rate above 50% is best. Anything less than that and you're wasting your time and Adobe's. However, I know of no specific guideline / rule in this regard.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Ivan28999453u1a1

Inspiring

Is it better situation today ?

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Not really. On average, for every asset I have accepted, two to three are rejected for being similar.

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

inzo_77

Known Participant

hello Daniel L I came across your portfolio, and it looks like a very beautiful one. If you're free, please reply to this when you can. I generate images through MidJourney. Most of the images that include people tend to get rejected. That happens due to quality issues. Could you please tell me how to upscale photos that include people?........

Recently, I uploaded and verified vector files (EPS, SVG). I awarded them the AI tick because they were created by AI. I submitted over a hundred vector files, and each one was accepted without being rejected. Under Similar Image, not a single vector file was rejected.

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larisai87497822

Participating Frequently

Hello, 8 photos were rejected as similar images. Every travel photo is unique with different descriptions from different places. The problem is that I have never uploaded such photos before. It's a mistake. What should I do?

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Sakateka

Known Participant

I also have the same problem - "a similar image has already been sent by YOU"! And it clearly says that "YOU" - and not in the entire database from other participants. But this is just a template answer! Since similar in topic, they can be completely different and unique in their own way. There is no understanding here. For example, for five days in a row, they deleted ONE work at a time, until there was nothing left under consideration. It was even kind of funny, because it could be done in one go... But still, I think that after changing some rules of Adobe itself, some kind of glitch appeared and until it is fixed, it is not worth sending the image!

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AmandaYuyi

Participating Frequently

I also have the same problem - "a similar image has already been sent by YOU"! And it clearly says that "YOU" - and not in the entire database from other participants.

By @Sakateka

Sure, but an Adobe employee once confirmed that it could also be checked against the whole database. But at that time, that was for assets that were submitted abundantly: flowers, sunsets, sunrises, dogs and cats.

So means it is extremely tough to become a contributor now. Even different
art works will be treated as similar images and get rejected immediately by
AI algorithms. We have to think about if should keep investing time on
creating work to submit to Adobe Stock.

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