OpportunitiesSnapchat Discover & Shows

A SHOW OFYOUR OWNON SNAPCHAT.

Discover is Snapchat's curated, partner-only feed — and Shows are the episodic series that live there. You cannot simply upload to it. We get your brand approved, cut your catalogue into episodes and run the channel.

Apply nowNo fees. We handle approval, editing and uploads.
Illustration of a phone showing a vertical video show surrounded by floating episode cards
(a) Where your content can appear
  • DiscoverThe curated publisher feed — premium, full-screen vertical video sitting beside major media brands.2015publisher feed since
  • Snapchat ShowsEpisodic series built for mobile: short episodes, recurring audiences, ad breaks between them.3–5min episodes
  • SpotlightSnapchat's short-form discovery surface, where new viewers find your content and roll into your show.Shortform reach
  • Public ProfileA permanent home for your brand on Snapchat, with subscribers, saved stories and your full catalogue.Ownedaudience
SNAPCHATDISCOVERSHOWSSPOTLIGHTVERTICAL VIDEO
(b) Why it works
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Partner-only access

Discover and Shows are not open to everyone. Content partners upload through Snap's content management system, and every brand has to be approved in advance. We run that side for you.

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Built for a young audience

Snapchat's audience skews far younger than YouTube or Facebook. Your existing work reaches a demographic most creators never touch.

03

Ads between the story

Snap places ads between Snaps in a story and inside Spotlight, and shares the revenue. Episodic shows keep viewers returning, which is what pays.

04

Reformatting handled

Everything has to be vertical, mobile-first and inside Snap's content guidelines. We cut, caption, package and schedule — you send the source files.

Two ways onto the platform

WAIT FOR AN INVITE, OR COME IN AS A PUBLISHER

Creator route

Snap Star & Monetization Program

Invite-only. Snap looks for roughly 50,000 followers, 15,000 hours of view time over 28 days with a meaningful share from Spotlight, Snap Star verification and a clean compliance record. Snap never charges for an invite.

Publisher route

Content partner on Discover

Brands and media companies upload through Snap's partner CMS instead of waiting for an invite. That is the door we open for you — approved brand, approved content, distribution handled.

(c) How to get on Snapchat
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Apply

Send us your catalogue. We assess whether it can carry a recurring Snapchat show.

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Agreement

One distribution agreement covering rights, revenue split and payout cycle.

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Pitch

We take your brand through Snap's partner application and compliance review.

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Package

We cut your content into vertical episodes, title cards, thumbnails and a show format.

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Publish

Episodes go live on a schedule, monetised, and we optimise and pay out monthly.