About statuses in the YouTube Shopping affiliate programme

This article provides guidance on how to manage and interpret the status of your programme in the YouTube Shopping affiliate programme. For guidance on other programme settings, review:


How it works

In Merchant Center, select YouTube affiliate from the left navigation menu. On the 'Overview' tab, your programme status will be indicated in the 'Settings' card. 

The status of your account will be one of the following:

  • 'Active' – this means that you are fully onboarded into the programme and your products are available to tag by creators.
  • 'Inactive' – this means that your products are not yet fully active in our programme. This is generally due to one of the following:
    • You have set up an account, but your products are not yet fully available to creators pending processing time. This status will automatically update when ready. If the issue persists, contact us.
    • There is a billing issue with your account. Please contact your affiliate provider.
  • 'Unspecified' – this means that your products are not yet active in our programme. This status will automatically update when ready. If the issue persists, contact us.

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