Collaboration posts

Collaboration posts allow you to publish content with other creators. Collaboration posts are made to help you grow your audience on Patreon seamlessly by introducing yourself to an entirely new set of fans. These posts are always public, and they'll show up on the Home feed.

Collaboration posts are available to creators who have combined their creator and fan profiles. If you haven't combined yet, visit our guide on Combine your creator and fan profiles into a single identity to get started. For Adult/18+ creators, you'll only be able to publish collaboration posts with other creators that make work for Adult/18+ audiences. The posts will only be visible to your current members.

How collaboration posts work

A post can have up to 3 collaborators, and the built-in invite system makes it easy for creators to invite each other, review pending requests and accept or decline collaboration.

You can't add yourself as a collaborator to another creator's post – they must invite you. When you're invited as a collaborator, you'll receive an email and notification. Once you accept a collaboration invite, the post can also be shared with your members, depending on the post status (already published or not) and your notification settings. As a collaborator, you can remove yourself from a collaboration if needed at any time.

Collaboration posts can be created on both the desktop and the Patreon mobile app, and will appear in the Home feed with up to three collaborators' names in the byline.

Looking to collaborate and reach new audiences? Check out "Engage with Other Creators to Fuel Discovery" on Patreon for Creators. Currently, Patreon for Creators is only available in English.

How to make a collaboration post

To make a collaboration post as the original author, follow the steps below:

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  1. When creating a new public post, go to the Collaborator section in the editor in the right side panel and click on the +Add button
  2. A pop-up will appear, then type the name of the creator you want to invite in the search field
  3. Once you have found them, select the corresponding creator
  4. They'll appear on the Selected creators list right below the search bar
  5. You can invite up to three creators per post. If you want to remove someone you’ve added, just click the X beside their name, and they’ll be removed from the list
  6. Click on the Send invite button, and the collaborators you invited get an email with the option to preview the post and accept your collaboration request
  7. They'll now appear on the list under the Collaborators section
  • Below the collaborator's name will show if the invite is pending or has been accepted
  • You can still remove someone you've invited by clicking the X next to their name, and they'll be removed from the list
  8. You can either Publish your post right away or Set publish date, regardless of whether all the collaborators haven't accepted the invite yet
  9. If you decide to publish it before collaborators accept the invite, click on the Publish button at the top
  10. A pop-up will appear, then click on Publish anyway
  11. Your post is now live, and you'll be notified when collaborators accept or decline. Their names will be added to the byline when they accept

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  1. When creating the new post, make sure to select Free access for the audience
  2. To invite a collaborator, tap the Settings button in the top menu
  3. In the settings, find the Collaborators section
  4. Tap the + Add button
  5. A pop-up will appear, then type the name of the creator you want to invite in the search field
  6. Once you have found them, select the corresponding creator
  7. They'll appear on the Selected creators list right below the search bar
  8. You can invite up to three creators per post. If you want to remove someone you've added, just tap the ✓ icon beside their name, and they'll be removed from the list
  9. Tap on the Send invite button, and the collaborators you invited get an email with the option to preview the post and accept your collaboration request
  10. They'll now appear on the list under the Collaborators section
  • Below the collaborator's name will show if the invite is pending or has been accepted
  • You can still remove someone you've invited by tapping the X next to their name, and they'll be removed from the list
  11. You can either Publish your post right away or Set publish date, regardless of whether all the collaborators haven't accepted the invite yet
  12. If you decide to publish it before collaborators accept the invite, tap on the Publish button at the top
  13. A pop-up will appear, then tap on Publish anyway
  14. Your post is now live, and you'll be notified when collaborators accept or decline. Their names will be added to the byline when they accept

What happens when you're invited as a collaborator

If another creator invites you as a collaborator, here's what you can expect:

• You'll receive an email and a notification letting you know that you've been invited as a collaborator on a post
• Once you accept the invite, a notification is sent out to your members, and the post will automatically appear on your feed, showing the creators' names in the byline
• When the invitation is accepted, but the post is still in draft mode, you'll receive a notification once the original author publishes it
• You can view the post, even before it's published, and share it just like your own
• If you remove the post from your feed, it'll stay published on the original creator's page
• You can't edit or delete the post directly; only the original creator can make changes
• Fans can comment on collaboration posts as they do on regular public posts. For combined creators, new public posts default to Anyone can comment. The original author controls the comment settings for the post and can adjust them at any time in the post editor. For more details, visit our guide on Comment settings

Managing collaborations

In case you experience abuse (e.g. spam) as a collaborator, you have the option to remove yourself from the post.

For invites that haven't been accepted yet, a message will appear at the top of the post stating that you're a collaborator. From there, select Decline, and your name won't be added to the post. After declining, you'll lose access to the preview page if the post is unpublished. If the post is already published, you'll still be able to view it, but your name won't be listed as a collaborator.

Once an invite has been accepted, you can remove yourself from a post by following the steps below:

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  1. Go to the post where you were invited as a collaborator – you'll receive an email and a notification on your Patreon account when someone invites you as a collaborator
  2. Click on the three dots right below the post title to open the menu
  3. Then click on the Remove name option
  4. A pop-up will appear for you to confirm if you'd like to remove it
  5. Since this is an irreversible process, once you're sure, click on the Confirm button
  6. Your name is now removed from the post
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  1. Go to the post where you were invited as a collaborator – you'll receive an email and a notification on your Patreon account when someone invites you as a collaborator
  2. Tap on the three dots in the top right corner to open the menu
  3. Then tap on the Remove name option
  4. A pop-up will appear for you to confirm if you'd like to remove it
  5. Since this is an irreversible process, once you're sure, tap on the Confirm button
  6. Your name is now removed from the post

If the original author deletes a collaboration post, the post will no longer be available to collaborators, and the collaboration ends. If you try to open the post from a notification or link after it's been deleted, you'll see a message letting you know the post is no longer available.

Where collaboration posts appear

On your creator page, collaboration posts will appear alongside your other public posts, and they'll also show up in the Home feed. Collaboration posts can't be added to collections or sold, and the original post will always remain public.

FAQs

• Create collaborations with creators who partnered with you on the content and are co-authors. The invite system ensures collaborators must accept before being added to a post, so no one is included without their consent.
• Collaborators receive invitation emails with post previews and can decide on their own timeline whether to accept them. Once an invitation is accepted, a notification is sent to the collaborator's members. Your members won't get duplicate notifications if they follow multiple creators on the post.