Gifting is a way for your Subscribers to support you and send their love while viewing your Public Story. A Subscriber can send an animated digital Gift to you via a Story Reply.
When a Subscriber sends you a Gift, it prioritizes their Story Reply in your feed. You can also receive Crystals for Gifts, which you can then request payment for via your Crystals Hub.
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How does Gifting work?
Your eligible Subscribers can send Gifts using Story Replies, which increases the chances of their Reply being seen by you at the top of your Story Replies feed. A preview of the Gift will appear next to the Reply to indicate who has sent you a Gift.
Opening a Reply with a Gift will play a short animation and let your Subscriber know you’ve viewed their Gift.
Pro Tip— It’s always a great community building practice to shout out as many of these Subscribers as possible by Quoting them in your Public Story. This shows the Snapchat community that you see their Replies, which will help you gain more Subscribers, Gifts, and Crystals!
How do Snap Stars make money from Gifting?
Eligible Snap Stars can receive Crystals awards when they receive Gifts from their Subscribers! These Crystals will be displayed in the Crystals Hub (click here for more details).
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Who can receive Gifts?
As a Snap Star, you are eligible to receive Gifts if you are 16 or older, located within an Eligible Country, and have accepted and are compliant with the Creator Terms.
Who can send Gifts?
Any of your eligible Subscribers who view and reply to your Public Story and have access to Tokens.
What are Tokens?
Snap Tokens can be purchased in the Snapchat app and redeemed for digital goods like Gifts.
How can you start accepting Gifts?
To receive Gifts, you’ll need to accept the Creator Terms, which will pop up on your screen when you first post your Public Story after Gifting launches. These Terms incorporate by reference our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.
What happens once you open a Gift from a Subscriber?
Your Subscriber will receive a push notification indicating that you’ve opened their Gift. You will then be directed into the chat screen with your gifter, where you can thank them directly or quote them to show the community how grateful you are for their support.
Do I have to open a Story Reply to accept the Gift?
No, but it is nice to thank your Subscriber for sending you a Gift! This will make it more likely that they will Gift again.
How can you set up payment and cash out?
You will be able to access your Crystals in the “Crystals Hub” from the “My Profile” section or the “Public Story” & “Spotlight Management” section of the app. There, you will be able to view your Crystals history and initiate a payment for your available Crystals (subject to a $100 USD minimum Payment Threshold). In order to start Gifting and receiving Crystals, you will need to onboard to Snapchat Payouts in the Crystals Hub. It typically takes 14 days or longer for payment to be sent to your Snapchat Payout Portal.
Please note, not all Gifts will generate a Crystals award. Certain “entry level” Gifts may not result in Crystals awards. Your compliance with our Creator Terms, Community Guidelines, and Snap Terms of Service is an ongoing condition of your eligibility to receive Gifts and initiate payments.
Can I deny or block a Snapchatter from sending a Gift? Like with Story Replies, you can tap the “x” on the right to block or report a Snapchatter if you see a message you don’t like. While you will no longer see their replies, they will still be able to send you Gifts and you may still receive Crystals awards for these Gifts.
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