We’re committed to supporting all Patreon creators in building their creative businesses and connecting with their biggest fans. We’re safely expanding access to many products and features for more creators on Patreon, including those that make Adult/18+ works. We will update this page as additional products and features are made available.
All Adult/18+ creators must be ID-verified and age-verified to be on Patreon and to use Patreon’s features. Learn more about age verification here.
Features Currently Accessible to Adult/18+ Creators
Media Types
- Text Posts: Fully accessible
- Image Posts: Fully accessible. However, image and media previews are blurred with increased opacity for 18+ content
- Non-Native Video Hosting: While Patreon Native Video is not available to Adult/18+ creators, creators can link to external platforms (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo) to host their content
- Attachments and File Types: Fully accessible
Autopilot
- Available for Adult/18+ creators
Free Trials
- Adult/18+ creators can offer Free Trials for paid tiers
Payments
- Web & Android Payments: Adult/18+ creators can accept payments on mobile and web browsers
Community Chats
- Available to Adult/18+ creators
Expanded Access Coming in November 2024
Beginning in November 2024, we’re rolling out access to several additional features for Adult/18+ creators:
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Search and Explore: We’re improving creator discoverability for Adult/18+ creators. Fans that are 18 and older can update their member settings to discover Adult/18+ creators through Patreon’s search and explore tools. Learn more about how fans can discover all creators on Patreon in our Help Center here
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Commerce: We’re beginning to expand access to Commerce for Adult/18+ creators. The rollout has started with a select number of Adult/18+ creators and will continue through early next year. Learn more about commerce here
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Selling Posts and Collections: We’re beginning to expand access to selling posts and collections for Adult/18+ creators. Some creators will get access to this feature in November as we begin the rollout process. Creators must be on subscription billing to be eligible for this feature. Learn more about selling posts and collections here
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Discount Codes: Adult/18+ creators will be able to offer discounts to their members as long as the members are over the age of 18, expanding promotional opportunities. Creators must be on subscription billing to be eligible for this feature. Learn more about discounts here
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Gifting: Creator-to-fan and fan-to-fan gifting will include access for Adult/18+ creators. Recipients must be over the age of 18 years old to redeem the gift for an Adult/18+ page. Creators must be on subscription billing to be eligible for this feature. Learn more about how gifting works here
How we rollout products
Patreon ensures that we rollout features to all creators in a way that ensures we are compliant with legal, payment, and platform policies. We gradually roll out products to ensure the product is working for creators as designed to minimize disruption.