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One of the benefits of selecting a Vydia Plan is having the option to monetize your audio and video content. By selecting a monetize policy, content containing your works will be claimed as yours, and subsequently have revenue generated from audience-appropriate advertisements being placed alongside the claimed content.

Please be advised that by selecting a monetize policy, content that you upload on your social media platforms will be claimed as well in order to apply your monetization policy. Also, note that selecting a monetize policy does not guarantee that revenue will be generated; but rather enables the option for ads to generate revenue.

In order to start monetizing, users must create a release on their ‘My Content’ dashboard and select ‘Monetize’ as the protection policy across YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. 

The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) is a unique, 12 character code that identifies specific sound recordings and/or music videos. As a Vydia user, if you do not have ISRCs for your content, we can create them for you at no additional cost. For more information on ISRCs, please click here.

Similar to an ISRC, a Universal Product Code (UPC) is a unique 12 character code that identifies unique products like CDs and digital albums. ISRC’s identify individual tracks while UPC’s identify the complete album. As a Vydia user, if you do not have UPCs for your content, we can create them for you at no additional cost.

Please note you will need both an ISRC and UPC to deliver your audio and video content to streaming platforms.

Grow your audience globally with expedited delivery to the world’s leading audio destinations, including:

  • Apple Music
  • Spotify
  • Amazon Music
  • Tidal
  • Pandora
  • SoundCloud
  • YouTube Music
  • Deezer
  • Napster
  • + more.

Please note that certain partner standards must be met in order to distribute audio content to the platforms mentioned above.

The Vydia platform now offers an end-to-end audio distribution solution to efficiently package and deliver your content to multiple streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and more. Check out our walkthrough guide to learn how to get started with Vydia’s audio distribution process.

Vydia’s technology streamlines content and metadata ingestion to ensure it meets partner specifications. In order to further expedite this process, be sure you have the following before creating your next release.

  • High-quality .WAV or .FLAC files (minimum 24-bit)
  • Square album artwork (at least 1400 x 1400 pixels; however, the ideal size is 3000 x 3000 pixels)
  • ISRCs & UPCs (Don’t have these? Vydia’s technology can generate a unique ISRC and UPC within the audio distribution workflow)

Once your content has been delivered, you must contact Vydia Support or your dedicated account representative to make any additional changes.

No, audio distribution is included with a subscription to one of our Vydia Plans.

You must meet certain partner standards to distribute audio content to major streaming platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, etc. For audio distribution, we accept .WAV or .FLAC file types, with a sampling rate of 44.1Khz and 16-bit or 24-bit resolution. For cover art, we accept JPEG or PNG formats, must be square and a recommended size of 3200 x 3200 pixels; minimum size of 1400 x 1400 pixels.

Audio distribution may take up to 5 business days to be reviewed, accepted, and delivered to partner platforms.

Audio distribution to TikTok may take up to 5 business days to be reviewed, accepted, and delivered to partner platforms.

Once we receive earnings statements from our partner platforms, we will ingest them into our system. Partner platforms have various schedules for statements and payouts. Typically, it can take anywhere from 1 to 4 months (depending on the revenue source) before earned revenue is made available to you.

The earnings you accrue can either be used as a credit towards any services on our site or paid out to you directly once you register with our payment system, Tipalti. Please note that you are only eligible to sign up with Tipalti once you accumulate a minimum balance of $35, verify your email addresses, connect at least one valid social media account. Once you have successfully onboarded with Tipalti, payments will automatically be sent to you on a monthly basis around mid-month starting the next applicable pay period.

For questions on Tipalti, please visit for Tipalti FAQ page here. Please note, all payments are subject to Vydia’s approval process. Vydia reserves the right to withhold earnings that do not comply with Domestic/International banking regulations as well as Vydia’s Terms and Conditions.