Content ID for Music: YouTube, TikTok & Meta

Make money when TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Reels use your music. One Content ID bundle dey cover YouTube, TikTok, Meta and SoundCloud for $15 per release every year.

Question wey plenty people dey ask.

Wetin be Content ID?

Content ID dey protect your recording on YouTube, TikTok, Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and SoundCloud: the platform go fingerprint your music, detect other video and post wey dey use am, come monetize those use — dey pay the revenue back to you. Dem dey sell am as one bundle per release, $15/year for all four platform.

Wetin be Content ID? How e different from copyright takedown?

Content ID na audio fingerprint matching system. When person upload content wey dey use your track (full song or small snippet), the platform go auto-recognize am come claim revenue for you. E different from takedown — you no dey remove their video, you dey take revenue share.

I don already enable Content ID for YouTube direct. I need Spilix?

If you already get YouTube partner or you dey claim direct, keep am. Spilix Content ID na for artist wey no get direct partnership, or wey wan expand go TikTok/Meta/SoundCloud — platform wey hard to claim direct.

How long before I start to earn Content ID revenue?

After 7-14 days of enrollment, the fingerprint go propagate go platform. Auto-claim go then start for all new UGC. Older content fit dey claimed retroactive over 30-90 days.

My track no dey viral. Content ID worth to enroll?

Yes. Content ID no dey require virality — e just need person to use your track. The bundle for $15/release/year dey very cheap; just few use go cover the cost, and e dey insure across all 4 platform.

I cover person else song. I fit enroll Content ID?

No. Content ID dey require you to own both master + composition rights. For cover, you need Cover License (separate add-on) and you no fit claim Content ID because you no own the composition.

Wetin if I cancel Content ID?

You fit off auto-renew for a release Content ID any time from the dashboard. Enrollment go stay active until the end of the 12 months wey you don pay for (add-on fee no dey refundable) and e just no go renew after that. Once e expire, dem go remove the fingerprint from the platform within 14-30 days; royalty wey dem don already collect dey paid out in full.