01
Check the hard requirements first
Confirm that your country is supported, you are at least 18, the account is in good standing and you use a Personal or Business Account. Political and government organization accounts are excluded under the current rules.
Applicants currently need Premium, Premium+ or Premium Business, at least 500 verified followers and at least 500,000 verified-user Home Timeline impressions over the previous 90 days. Premium Basic is not listed as an applicant subscription even though Basic viewers can contribute qualified impressions.
02
Open Creator Studio
X directs creators to Creator Studio → Original Content Rewards to see current eligibility and application status. If the option is missing during rollout, recheck the account requirements and try again later rather than assuming permanent rejection.
If you previously completed identity verification and payout setup for Creator Revenue Sharing, X says those steps do not need to be repeated solely because of the program transition, but verify that the displayed information is current.
03
Submit and understand review
Meeting the published thresholds permits an application; it does not guarantee approval. X's current help material says it reviews applications, so use the live help page rather than third-party promises about approval timing.
If unsuccessful, follow X's stated appeal or reapplication process instead of trying to bypass monetization controls. The account must continue complying with the program and platform rules after acceptance.
04
If Original Content Rewards is not showing
Recheck the country list, Premium plan, verified-follower count, verified-user Home Timeline impressions, account standing and whether your account is included in the current rollout population. Do not infer eligibility from public post-view counts alone.
For the full program rules, read the Original Content Rewards overview. For exactly what X counts as original and qualified, use the policy guide.
Sources
Primary and supporting sources
Facts were rechecked against the linked sources immediately before publication. Pricing, product availability and rollout status can change.