How To Make Money On Snapchat

get_monetization_requirements

Read-onlyIdempotent

FACT. Use this first when you need Snap's published creator-monetization rules themselves: thresholds, country lists, policy text, source URL, verified_at, and effective date. Do not use it to score one creator or to compute a shortfall. For a creator's numbers, use check_eligibility or calculate_gap.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`as_of`	No	Return the rules that were in force on this date (uses version history). Default: today.
`country`	No	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, alpha-3, or an English country name. Adds country_eligibility. Does not remove facts.
`program`	No	Limit to one program. Omit for all programs.
`requirement_phase`	No	Optional filter.
`include_historical`	No
`include_unverified`	No	Include rules we could not verify (status=unverified). Default true so gaps in knowledge are visible.
`include_out_of_scope`	No	Include programs outside the MVP scope (e.g., lens_creator_rewards, creator_subscriptions). Default false. Requesting an out-of-scope program with this false returns PROGRAM_OUT_OF_SCOPE.

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`tool`	Yes
`facts`	Yes
`query`	No	Echo of the effective filters.
`notice`	Yes	Non-affiliation notice included in every response.
`sources`	Yes
`programs`	Yes
`warnings`	No	Plain strings. Omitted when empty. Calculation tools add a string when followers is 0 and view_time_hours_28d or spotlight_view_time_hours_28d is above 0, and when view_time_hours_28d exceeds 28 days × 24 hours × followers × 0.5. Those warnings say the figure is unusually high for your follower count, please check for a typo, and that view time can come from non-followers. They are never an error. FACT GET aliases append ignored query parameter notices to this same array. Spotlight hours above total view hours are HTTP 400 VALUE_INCONSISTENT rather than a warning.
`api_version`	Yes
`generated_at`	Yes
`catalog_scope`	No	Counts computed from the approved rules database for one as-of date. mvp_in_force is the default requirements list. in_force_including_out_of_scope adds programs stored as out of scope. mvp_including_historical is every in-scope record, which is what the rule-change log lists.
`direct_answer`	No	Answer-first lead built from entry-requirement facts included in this response. Omitted when those facts are absent.
`data_freshness`	Yes
`direct_answer_note`	No	Optional sentence after the lead for unverified entry facts left out of it. Omitted when there are none.
`country_eligibility`	No

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed1 schema field changedSep 30, 2026

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "$id": "https://howtomakemoneyonsnapchat.com/schemas/v1/get_monetization_requirements.output.schema.json",
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "allOf": [
+    {
+      "description": "Fields present in every successful tool output.",
+      "properties": {
+        "api_version": {
+          "const": "v1"
+        },
+        "data_freshness": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "generated_at": {
+              "format": "date-time",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "newest_verified_at": {
+              "format": "date",
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "oldest_verified_at": {
+              "format": "date",
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "policy": {
+              "description": "Human-readable freshness policy, e.g. 'Sources are re-checked daily; rules not re-verified within 7 days are listed as stale.'",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "rules_db_version": {
+              "description": "Monotonic version of the published rules set. Pattern YYYY-MM-DD.n",
+              "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}\\.[0-9]+$",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "stale_rule_ids": {
+              "description": "Rules in this response whose verified_at is older than the staleness window stated in `policy`.",
+              "items": {
+                "maxLength": 120,
+                "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]+(\\.[a-z0-9_]+)+$",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "rules_db_version",
+            "generated_at",
+            "oldest_verified_at",
+            "newest_verified_at",
+            "stale_rule_ids",
+            "policy"
+          ],
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "generated_at": {
+          "format": "date-time",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "notice": {
+          "const": "HowToMakeMoneyOnSnapchat.com is an independent third party and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Snap Inc. Snapchat is a trademark of Snap Inc.",
+          "description": "Non-affiliation notice included in every response.",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "sources": {
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "publisher": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "supports_rule_ids": {
+                "items": {
+                  "maxLength": 120,
+                  "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]+(\\.[a-z0-9_]+)+$",
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "type": "array"
+              },
+              "title": {
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              },
+              "url": {
+                "format": "uri",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "verified_at": {
+                "format": "date",
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "url",
+              "publisher",
+              "verified_at",
+              "supports_rule_ids"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "tool": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "warnings": {
+          "description": "Plain strings. Omitted when empty. Calculation tools add a string when followers is 0 and view_time_hours_28d or spotlight_view_time_hours_28d is above 0, and when view_time_hours_28d exceeds 28 days × 24 hours × followers × 0.5. Those warnings say the figure is unusually high for your follower count, please check for a typo, and that view time can come from non-followers. They are never an error. FACT GET aliases append ignored query parameter notices to this same array. Spotlight hours above total view hours are HTTP 400 VALUE_INCONSISTENT rather than a warning.",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "tool",
+        "api_version",
+        "notice",
+        "generated_at",
+        "sources",
+        "data_freshness"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "api_version": {
+      "const": "v1"
+    },
+    "catalog_scope": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "description": "Counts computed from the approved rules database for one as-of date. mvp_in_force is the default requirements list. in_force_including_out_of_scope adds programs stored as out of scope. mvp_including_historical is every in-scope record, which is what the rule-change log lists.",
+      "properties": {
+        "approved_total": {
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "in_force_including_out_of_scope": {
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "mvp_in_force": {
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "mvp_including_historical": {
+          "minimum": 0,
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "out_of_scope_programs": {
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "summary": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "mvp_in_force",
+        "in_force_including_out_of_scope",
+        "mvp_including_historical",
+        "approved_total",
+        "out_of_scope_programs",
+        "summary"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "country_eligibility": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "country": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "listed": {
+            "type": [
+              "boolean",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "program": {
+            "description": "Program identifier. Validated at runtime against programs present in the rules database; unknown values return UNKNOWN_PROGRAM. Examples: unified_monetization_program, snap_star, creator_subscriptions, brand_partnerships, payouts, tax, recommendation_eligibility, creator_monetization_policy, public_profile, lens_creator_rewards.",
+            "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]{2,64}$",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "rule_id": {
+            "maxLength": 120,
+            "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]+(\\.[a-z0-9_]+)+$",
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "program",
+          "country",
+          "listed",
+          "rule_id"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": [
+        "array",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "data_freshness": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "generated_at": {
+          "format": "date-time",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "newest_verified_at": {
+          "format": "date",
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "oldest_verified_at": {
+          "format": "date",
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "policy": {
+          "description": "Human-readable freshness policy, e.g. 'Sources are re-checked daily; rules not re-verified within 7 days are listed as stale.'",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "rules_db_version": {
+          "description": "Monotonic version of the published rules set. Pattern YYYY-MM-DD.n",
+          "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}\\.[0-9]+$",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "stale_rule_ids": {
+          "description": "Rules in this response whose verified_at is older than the staleness window stated in `policy`.",
+          "items": {
+            "maxLength": 120,
+            "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]+(\\.[a-z0-9_]+)+$",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "rules_db_version",
+        "generated_at",
+        "oldest_verified_at",
+        "newest_verified_at",
+        "stale_rule_ids",
+        "policy"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "direct_answer": {
+      "description": "Answer-first lead built from entry-requirement facts included in this response. Omitted when those facts are absent.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "direct_answer_note": {
+      "description": "Optional sentence after the lead for unverified entry facts left out of it. Omitted when there are none.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "facts": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "description": "FACT: a rule record as stored in the versioned rules database (approved records only).",
+        "properties": {
+          "applies_to": {
+            "enum": [
+              "entry",
+              "enrolled_creators",
+              "all",
+              "not_applicable"
+            ],
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "changed_after": {
+            "description": "Inclusive start of an observed change window when the source does not state a single effective_date. Null when unknown. Additive.",
+            "format": "date",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "changed_before": {
+            "description": "Inclusive end of an observed change window when the source does not state a single effective_date. Null when unknown. Additive.",
+            "format": "date",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "claim": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "date_note": {
+            "description": "How changed_after and changed_before were established. Null when there is no window note. Not a substitute for source_url.",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "effective_date": {
+            "format": "date",
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "effective_date_note": {
+            "const": "not published by Snap",
+            "description": "Present when effective_date is null because Snap did not publish a date. effective_date stays null."
+          },
+          "iso_countries": {
+            "description": "ISO 3166-1 codes for each name in a country list, from the reviewed country map. Omitted unless this fact is a country list.",
+            "items": {
+              "additionalProperties": false,
+              "properties": {
+                "alpha2": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "alpha3": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "numeric": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "snap_name": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": [
+                "snap_name",
+                "alpha2",
+                "alpha3",
+                "numeric"
+              ],
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "label": {
+            "const": "FACT"
+          },
+          "metric": {
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "mvp_scope": {
+            "enum": [
+              "in_scope",
+              "out_of_scope"
+            ],
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "notes": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "operator": {
+            "enum": [
+              "gte",
+              "gt",
+              "lte",
+              "lt",
+              "eq",
+              "in",
+              "is_true",
+              null
+            ],
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "program": {
+            "description": "Program identifier. Validated at runtime against programs present in the rules database; unknown values return UNKNOWN_PROGRAM. Examples: unified_monetization_program, snap_star, creator_subscriptions, brand_partnerships, payouts, tax, recommendation_eligibility, creator_monetization_policy, public_profile, lens_creator_rewards.",
+            "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]{2,64}$",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "publisher": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "related_rule_ids": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "requirement_phase": {
+            "enum": [
+              "entry",
+              "ongoing",
+              "entry_and_ongoing",
+              "not_applicable"
+            ],
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "requires_user_confirmation": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "rule_id": {
+            "maxLength": 120,
+            "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]+(\\.[a-z0-9_]+)+$",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "rule_type": {
+            "description": "Role of the rule, copied from the rules database. Omitted by older clients. Used to group answer pages.",
+            "enum": [
+              "eligibility_threshold",
+              "eligibility_condition",
+              "ongoing_condition",
+              "payout_term",
+              "tax_term",
+              "content_policy",
+              "program_fact",
+              "program_status",
+              "supplementary_note",
+              null
+            ],
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "source_url": {
+            "format": "uri",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "status": {
+            "enum": [
+              "current",
+              "historical",
+              "unverified"
+            ],
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "supersedes": {
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "unit": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "value": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": [
+                  "number",
+                  "string",
+                  "boolean",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              },
+              {
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "type": "array"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "verified_at": {
+            "format": "date",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "version": {
+            "minimum": 1,
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          "window_days": {
+            "type": [
+              "integer",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "label",
+          "rule_id",
+          "version",
+          "program",
+          "claim",
+          "value",
+          "unit",
+          "status",
+          "source_url",
+          "publisher",
+          "verified_at",
+          "effective_date",
+          "requires_user_confirmation",
+          "applies_to",
+          "requirement_phase",
+          "mvp_scope",
+          "notes"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "generated_at": {
+      "format": "date-time",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "notice": {
+      "const": "HowToMakeMoneyOnSnapchat.com is an independent third party and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Snap Inc. Snapchat is a trademark of Snap Inc.",
+      "description": "Non-affiliation notice included in every response.",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "programs": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "program": {
+            "description": "Program identifier. Validated at runtime against programs present in the rules database; unknown values return UNKNOWN_PROGRAM. Examples: unified_monetization_program, snap_star, creator_subscriptions, brand_partnerships, payouts, tax, recommendation_eligibility, creator_monetization_policy, public_profile, lens_creator_rewards.",
+            "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]{2,64}$",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "program_status": {
+            "enum": [
+              "active",
+              "historical",
+              "unknown"
+            ],
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "rule_ids": {
+            "items": {
+              "maxLength": 120,
+              "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]+(\\.[a-z0-9_]+)+$",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "program",
+          "program_status",
+          "rule_ids"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "query": {
+      "additionalProperties": true,
+      "description": "Echo of the effective filters.",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "sources": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "publisher": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "supports_rule_ids": {
+            "items": {
+              "maxLength": 120,
+              "pattern": "^[a-z0-9_]+(\\.[a-z0-9_]+)+$",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "title": {
+            "type": [
+              "string",
+              "null"
+            ]
+          },
+          "url": {
+            "format": "uri",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "verified_at": {
+            "format": "date",
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "url",
+          "publisher",
+          "verified_at",
+          "supports_rule_ids"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "tool": {
+      "const": "get_monetization_requirements"
+    },
+    "warnings": {
+      "description": "Plain strings. Omitted when empty. Calculation tools add a string when followers is 0 and view_time_hours_28d or spotlight_view_time_hours_28d is above 0, and when view_time_hours_28d exceeds 28 days × 24 hours × followers × 0.5. Those warnings say the figure is unusually high for your follower count, please check for a typo, and that view time can come from non-followers. They are never an error. FACT GET aliases append ignored query parameter notices to this same array. Spotlight hours above total view hours are HTTP 400 VALUE_INCONSISTENT rather than a warning.",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "tool",
+    "api_version",
+    "notice",
+    "generated_at",
+    "sources",
+    "data_freshness",
+    "programs",
+    "facts"
+  ],
+  "title": "get_monetization_requirements output",
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed1 schema field changedSep 28, 2026

changedInput schema / properties / country / description

Previous value: -"Optional country filter for the country lookup. Accepts ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, alpha-3, or the English name."New value: +"ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, alpha-3, or an English country name. Adds country_eligibility. Does not remove facts."

First observedSep 28, 2026

TDQS

A4.4/5.0

Behavior4/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, non-destructive and closed-world, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds meaningful context beyond that: that this returns source-backed facts with provenance (source URL, verified_at, effective date) rather than derived judgements, which tells the agent the output is citable. It does not discuss size limits or ordering, but the annotations carry the safety burden.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Three short sentences, zero waste, and the positive use case is front-loaded before the exclusion and the handoff. The leading 'FACT.' is terse and functional rather than padding.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With an output schema present and annotations covering safety, the description need not explain return values, and it correctly focuses on disambiguation. It is complete enough to call correctly; the only thin spot is that filter behavior (as_of versioning, out-of-scope handling) is left entirely to the schema.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 86%, and the embedded schema description already documents defaults (in-scope program list, historical records on request) and the check_eligibility/calculate_gap routing. The description text itself adds no per-parameter syntax or format detail, so baseline 3 is the correct ceiling when the schema does the heavy lifting.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb+resource ('get Snap's published creator-monetization rules') and enumerates exactly what the resource contains: thresholds, country lists, policy text, source URL, verified_at, effective date. The opening 'FACT' label plus the explicit contrast with scoring tools makes it unmistakable next to check_eligibility and calculate_gap.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines5/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Gives explicit when-to-use ('use this first when you need ... the rules themselves') and explicit when-NOT ('Do not use it to score one creator or to compute a shortfall'). It names the two alternative siblings, check_eligibility and calculate_gap, and the condition that routes to them.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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