{ "batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_onlyfans_minimum_age", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "OnlyFans: Access.id", "summary": "You must be at least 18 years old to register as a User and open a Fan account on OnlyFans.", "body": "You must be at least 18 years old to register as a User and open a Fan account on OnlyFans.\n\nWhat OnlyFans actually says:\n\n“You must be at least 18 years old;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://onlyfans.com/terms", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "OnlyFans", "evidence_quote": "You must be at least 18 years old;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "OnlyFans", "topic": "Access.id", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "onlyfans", "topic": [ "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_onlyfans_creator_account_requirements", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "OnlyFans: Setting_up", "summary": "To open a Creator account on OnlyFans, you must upload a valid form of ID and two photos of you, add a bank account or payment details, select a payout option, set a monthly subscription price, and add content for users to view.", "body": "To open a Creator account on OnlyFans, you must upload a valid form of ID and two photos of you, add a bank account or payment details, select a payout option, set a monthly subscription price, and add content for users to view.\n\nWhat OnlyFans actually says:\n\n“To open a Creator account, you must also: 1. Upload a valid form of ID and two photos of you; 2. Add a bank account, payment details for your bank account, or a payment method; 3. Select a method (\"Payout Option\") for us to transfer Creator Earnings to you; 4. If you are registered for VAT in the UK, provide your UK VAT number; 5. Submit additional age or identity verification information any time we ask for it; 6. Set a monthly subscription price, if any, for your Fans; 7. Add Content for Users to view when they subscribe to your account and become your Fans; and 8. Provide any additional information we request, which may vary depending on where you live or your nationality.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://onlyfans.com/terms", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "OnlyFans", "evidence_quote": "To open a Creator account, you must also: 1. Upload a valid form of ID and two photos of you; 2. Add a bank account, payment details for your bank account, or a payment method; 3. Select a method (\"Payout Option\") for us to transfer Creator Earnings to you; 4. If you are registered for VAT in the UK, provide your UK VAT number; 5. Submit additional age or identity verification information any time we ask for it; 6. Set a monthly subscription price, if any, for your Fans; 7. Add Content for Users to view when they subscribe to your account and become your Fans; and 8. Provide any additional information we request, which may vary depending on where you live or your nationality.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "OnlyFans", "topic": "Setting_up", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "onlyfans", "topic": [ "access.signup", "money.payout", "money.pricing" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_patreon_cost_to_start", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Patreon: Money.fees", "summary": "Starting your Patreon is free and only takes a few minutes.", "body": "Starting your Patreon is free and only takes a few minutes.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“Starting your Patreon is free and only takes a few minutes.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/16263061573645-Get-started-on-Patreon", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Patreon", "evidence_quote": "Starting your Patreon is free and only takes a few minutes.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "Patreon", "topic": "Money.fees", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "patreon", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_patreon_default_free_option", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Patreon: Rules.content", "summary": "Visitors to your page will see a 'Join for free' button by default when you set up your page on Patreon.", "body": "Visitors to your page will see a 'Join for free' button by default when you set up your page on Patreon.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“Visitors to your page will see a **Join for free** button by default.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/16263061573645-Get-started-on-Patreon", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Patreon", "evidence_quote": "Visitors to your page will see a **Join for free** button by default.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "Patreon", "topic": "Rules.content", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "patreon", "topic": [ "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_patreon_adult_content_free_option", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Patreon: Rules.content", "summary": "If you add paid memberships and your work is 18+ on Patreon, people who visit your page will only see the option to 'Become a member', with paid options being prominent.", "body": "If you add paid memberships and your work is 18+ on Patreon, people who visit your page will only see the option to 'Become a member', with paid options being prominent.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“If you add paid memberships and your work is 18+, then people who visit your page will only see the option to **Become a member**, with paid options being prominent on your Patreon.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/16263061573645-Get-started-on-Patreon", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Patreon", "evidence_quote": "If you add paid memberships and your work is 18+, then people who visit your page will only see the option to **Become a member**, with paid options being prominent on your Patreon.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "Patreon", "topic": "Rules.content", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "patreon", "topic": [ "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_patreon_community_chat_id_verification", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon: Safety.privacy", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] On Patreon, if your work is categorized as Adult content, you must complete ID verification before you'll have access to community chats.", "body": "On Patreon, if your work is categorized as Adult content, you must complete ID verification before you'll have access to community chats.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“Community chats on Patreon are available to all creators. If your work is categorized as Adult content, you must complete ID verification before you'll have access to chats.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/16263061573645-Get-started-on-Patreon", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Patreon", "evidence_quote": "Community chats on Patreon are available to all creators. If your work is categorized as Adult content, you must complete ID verification before you'll have access to chats.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "Patreon", "topic": "Safety.privacy", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "patreon", "topic": [ "safety.privacy" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261024-033024Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_patreon_pricing_structure", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Patreon: Money.fees", "summary": "Patreon is free to start. You only pay when you start earning, with a 10% fee plus payment processing, currency conversion, and payout fees, and applicable taxes.", "body": "Patreon is free to start. You only pay when you start earning, with a 10% fee plus payment processing, currency conversion, and payout fees, and applicable taxes.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“Patreon is free to start. You only pay when you start earning. \n## Patreon pricing\n\nPatreon is free to start. You only pay when you start earning. \n\n## 10%\n\nof the income you earn on Patreon\n\n[Plus payment processing, currency conversion, and payout fees, and applicable taxes.](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview)”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.patreon.com/pricing", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Patreon", "evidence_quote": "Patreon is free to start. You only pay when you start earning. \n## Patreon pricing\n\nPatreon is free to start. You only pay when you start earning. \n\n## 10%\n\nof the income you earn on Patreon\n\n[Plus payment processing, currency conversion, and payout fees, and applicable taxes.](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/11111747095181-Creator-fees-overview)", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "Patreon", "topic": "Money.fees", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "patreon", "topic": [ "money.fees" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_patreon_first_tier_setup", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "Patreon: Money.pricing", "summary": "To create your first tier on Patreon, you need to set a monthly price and tier description, which are prefilled with $5 and 'access to exclusive content and more', then click Save.", "body": "To create your first tier on Patreon, you need to set a monthly price and tier description, which are prefilled with $5 and 'access to exclusive content and more', then click Save.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“All you need to get started is the monthly price and tier description — you’ll find these are prefilled with $5 and “access to exclusive content and more,” which you can keep or edit\n3. Click the **Save button** to start with paid membership”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/203913559-How-to-set-up-paid-tiers-and-benefits", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Patreon", "evidence_quote": "All you need to get started is the monthly price and tier description — you’ll find these are prefilled with $5 and “access to exclusive content and more,” which you can keep or edit\n3. Click the **Save button** to start with paid membership", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "Patreon", "topic": "Money.pricing", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "patreon", "topic": [ "money.pricing" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_patreon_community_chat_setup", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon: Safety.privacy", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] On Patreon, you can create up to ten chat spaces for community chats, which are exclusively available on the Patreon mobile app and only paying members can access.", "body": "On Patreon, you can create up to ten chat spaces for community chats, which are exclusively available on the Patreon mobile app and only paying members can access.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“Community chats\nWith chats you can create up to ten chat spaces to interact with members. Build community in an authentic environment that you control.\n\n### Key features:\n- **Start/reply to a thread** — Both you and your members can start and reply to a thread\n- **React to messages** — Both you and your members can react to chat messages\n- **Share photos directly from your device** – You and your members can share photos directly from your device by tapping on the **photo icon ![](/hc/article_attachments/29505490367501)**  \n- **Share previews of your Patreon posts** – Whenever you share a direct link to a Patreon post, it will automatically generate a preview, giving your members a glimpse of the post\n\n### Community chat is a good fit for you if you want:\n- A private chat space exclusively for you and your members\n- A well-integrated community experience for your paid members\n- Member-to-member conversation\n\nYou can create up to 10 chat spaces, customizing them by name, topic, emoji, and they can even be locked by different membership options (tiers).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027483391-Community-tools-for-my-members", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Patreon", "evidence_quote": "Community chats\nWith chats you can create up to ten chat spaces to interact with members. Build community in an authentic environment that you control.\n\n### Key features:\n- **Start/reply to a thread** — Both you and your members can start and reply to a thread\n- **React to messages** — Both you and your members can react to chat messages\n- **Share photos directly from your device** – You and your members can share photos directly from your device by tapping on the **photo icon ![](/hc/article_attachments/29505490367501)**  \n- **Share previews of your Patreon posts** – Whenever you share a direct link to a Patreon post, it will automatically generate a preview, giving your members a glimpse of the post\n\n### Community chat is a good fit for you if you want:\n- A private chat space exclusively for you and your members\n- A well-integrated community experience for your paid members\n- Member-to-member conversation\n\nYou can create up to 10 chat spaces, customizing them by name, topic, emoji, and they can even be locked by different membership options (tiers).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "Patreon", "topic": "Safety.privacy", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "patreon", "topic": [ "safety.privacy" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261024-033024Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_patreon_discord_integration", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon: Safety.privacy", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] To integrate Discord with your Patreon for member perks, you need a Discord account and server set up, then you can connect to Discord and add roles directly from individual tiers.", "body": "To integrate Discord with your Patreon for member perks, you need a Discord account and server set up, then you can connect to Discord and add roles directly from individual tiers.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“Discord\nDiscord is an all-in-one voice and text-chat for gamers and creators that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and your phone. You can offer Discord perks to your members at different membership tiers, like special roles and access to exclusive chatrooms.\n\n**Key features:**\n- Reward multiple tiers of members with special status and exclusive access\n- Schedule times to go live on Discord with your fans\n\n**Discord is a good fit for you if you want:**\n- A live chatroom experience rather than a traditional community forum\n- Special recognition for your members\n- Member-to-member conversation\n\n**Pricing:** It’s free to get started with a Discord account and it’s free to use the integration to connect to your Patreon.\n\n**How do I set up my account?**\nGo to Discord.com and click **Open Discord in your browser**. This will ask you to enter a username to go through the setup flow. Continue setting up your Discord server by following [our guide with step-by-step instructions](https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/204849977-How-do-I-create-a-server-). Once you’ve got your Discord server set up, you can [follow this resource to set up roles for your members](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/213552323-How-do-I-set-up-Discord-roles-for-my-patrons-).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027483391-Community-tools-for-my-members", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Patreon", "evidence_quote": "Discord\nDiscord is an all-in-one voice and text-chat for gamers and creators that’s free, secure, and works on both your desktop and your phone. You can offer Discord perks to your members at different membership tiers, like special roles and access to exclusive chatrooms.\n\n**Key features:**\n- Reward multiple tiers of members with special status and exclusive access\n- Schedule times to go live on Discord with your fans\n\n**Discord is a good fit for you if you want:**\n- A live chatroom experience rather than a traditional community forum\n- Special recognition for your members\n- Member-to-member conversation\n\n**Pricing:** It’s free to get started with a Discord account and it’s free to use the integration to connect to your Patreon.\n\n**How do I set up my account?**\nGo to Discord.com and click **Open Discord in your browser**. This will ask you to enter a username to go through the setup flow. Continue setting up your Discord server by following [our guide with step-by-step instructions](https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/204849977-How-do-I-create-a-server-). Once you’ve got your Discord server set up, you can [follow this resource to set up roles for your members](https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/213552323-How-do-I-set-up-Discord-roles-for-my-patrons-).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "Patreon", "topic": "Safety.privacy", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "patreon", "topic": [ "safety.privacy" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261024-033024Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_patreon_discourse_integration", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon: Safety.privacy", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon's Discourse integration is free up to 50,000 pageviews, and creators with $50 or more in weekly memberships are eligible for free hosting beyond that limit.", "body": "Patreon's Discourse integration is free up to 50,000 pageviews, and creators with $50 or more in weekly memberships are eligible for free hosting beyond that limit.\n\nWhat Patreon actually says:\n\n“Discourse\n[Discourse](https://www.discourse.org/) is a powerful tool that makes it easy to run and manage a member-only [community forum](https://www.discourse.org/customers). Patreon has [an integration](https://www.patreon.com/apps/discourse) with Discourse that automatically adds/removes members based on their membership access.\n\n**Key features:**\n- Special badges for members in your Discourse community\n- Private categories within the forum just for members\n- Optionally, make your entire forum only for members\n- Excellent Q+A features\n- Polls\n- Customize the look and feel of your Discourse to fit your brand\n\n**Discourse is a good fit for you if you want:**\n- Member-only Q&A’s\n- Member-to-member conversations\n- Deeper discussions in a member-only space\n- A place to receive and critique your members’ creative work, or have your members share their work with other members\n- A long-lasting hub of all the convos between you and your members\n\n**Pricing:** Creators with $50 or more in weekly memberships are eligible for free hosting (up to a 50k per month page limit and on a .[discourse.group](http://discourse.group) domain only). Those who exceed the limit can opt to pay for hosting at a 50% discount [directly through this URL](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/12/free-hosting-for-patreon-creators/), or move to free self-hosting. You can use Patreon’s Discourse integration at no extra cost.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027483391-Community-tools-for-my-members", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Patreon", "evidence_quote": "Discourse\n[Discourse](https://www.discourse.org/) is a powerful tool that makes it easy to run and manage a member-only [community forum](https://www.discourse.org/customers). Patreon has [an integration](https://www.patreon.com/apps/discourse) with Discourse that automatically adds/removes members based on their membership access.\n\n**Key features:**\n- Special badges for members in your Discourse community\n- Private categories within the forum just for members\n- Optionally, make your entire forum only for members\n- Excellent Q+A features\n- Polls\n- Customize the look and feel of your Discourse to fit your brand\n\n**Discourse is a good fit for you if you want:**\n- Member-only Q&A’s\n- Member-to-member conversations\n- Deeper discussions in a member-only space\n- A place to receive and critique your members’ creative work, or have your members share their work with other members\n- A long-lasting hub of all the convos between you and your members\n\n**Pricing:** Creators with $50 or more in weekly memberships are eligible for free hosting (up to a 50k per month page limit and on a .[discourse.group](http://discourse.group) domain only). Those who exceed the limit can opt to pay for hosting at a 50% discount [directly through this URL](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/12/free-hosting-for-patreon-creators/), or move to free self-hosting. You can use Patreon’s Discourse integration at no extra cost.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "Patreon", "topic": "Safety.privacy", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "patreon", "topic": [ "safety.privacy" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261024-033024Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r906_content_subscriptions_how_to_start_justfor_fans_id_verification", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "JustFor.Fans: Access.id", "summary": "JustFor.Fans requires identity verification using a Driver's License, ID card, or Passport before you can use the site, and you must first log in or create an account.", "body": "JustFor.Fans requires identity verification using a Driver's License, ID card, or Passport before you can use the site, and you must first log in or create an account.\n\nWhat JustFor.Fans actually says:\n\n“Identity Verification is **required by your local government**, and we need to follow their laws. VOTE! \n\n**Have these things handy BEFORE you start the Verification Process** \nTo verify your identity, we require **one of**:\n\n- Driver's License\n- ID card\n- Passport\n\nFirst, you need to log in or create an account on the site. [Create an account or log in here.](/login)”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://justfor.fans", "last_verified": "2026-09-29", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "JustFor.Fans", "evidence_quote": "Identity Verification is **required by your local government**, and we need to follow their laws. VOTE! \n\n**Have these things handy BEFORE you start the Verification Process** \nTo verify your identity, we require **one of**:\n\n- Driver's License\n- ID card\n- Passport\n\nFirst, you need to log in or create an account on the site. [Create an account or log in here.](/login)", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "906-content-subscriptions-how-to-start", "subject": "JustFor.Fans", "topic": "Access.id", "applies_to_country": "*", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "any" ], "platform": "justforfans", "topic": [ "access.id" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }