Google AdSense Approval Requirements Checklist 2026Google AdSense approval requirements are shorter than most guides pretend, and that is exactly why so many applications fail: people chase numbers Google never published, and miss the few things Google actually checks. This checklist covers the official requirements, the community-observed standards that decide most reviews, and the exact boxes to tick before you apply. Print it, work through it in order, and do not apply until every item is done. Google reviews every application itself, and review usually takes a few days, sometimes 2 to 4 weeks. Nobody can guarantee approval or a fixed date — Google decides. Updated November 2026.
Google official eligibility page asks for four main things. First, you must be at least 18 years old, or a parent or guardian must apply with their own Google account. Second, you must own the site and be able to edit its HTML, so you can add the AdSense code between the head tags of your pages. Third, your content must be high quality, original, and attract an audience. Fourth, your site must follow the AdSense Program policies before you apply, not after. That is the whole official list. Google publishes no minimum number of posts, no minimum word count, no minimum traffic, and no minimum domain age. Anyone selling you a magic number is guessing, so treat every number below as a practical guide from publisher experience, not as a Google rule.
Content is where most reviews are won or lost, so start here. Publish 15 to 30 substantial original articles before you apply, each one answering a real question in depth, usually 800 words or more on a serious topic. Every article should be written in your own words, with your own examples, photos or experience where possible. Remove or rewrite any copied text, lightly rewritten articles from other sites, and unedited AI output. A site built mainly for ads, with thin pages that repeat the same short answer, is the classic low value content rejection. One useful method is to build articles around real identifications: photograph a tree or plant, identify it on IdentifyFree AI (treeidentifyai.online), and write your own guide from that identification, with your own photos and notes. That gives you original topics that are hard to copy. If you are unsure how much is enough, read How Many Posts Do You Need for AdSense Approval?.
Your site needs an About page that says who runs it and what it covers, a Contact page with a real way to reach you, and a Privacy Policy that tells visitors that third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user earlier visits to your website or other websites. Link all three in the footer so they appear on every page. Add a Terms page if your site collects anything from visitors. Check that none of these pages is empty, copied from a template without changes, or returning an error. A reviewer who cannot find these pages, or finds them blank, will mark the site as unfinished. Also remove empty category pages, sample pages, and hello world posts before you apply.
| Item | What good looks like |
|---|---|
| Domain | Custom domain you own, such as .com, not a free subdomain |
| HTTPS | Site loads over HTTPS with no mixed-content warnings |
| Mobile | Readable on a real phone, menu works, text does not overflow |
| Speed | Pages load in a reasonable time, no huge uncompressed images |
| Navigation | Simple menu, working categories, no broken links |
| Indexing | At least 10 pages indexed in Google Search Console, sitemap submitted |
| Ads.txt | Ads.txt file in the domain root with your publisher ID once Google gives it |
Open Google Search Console and check the Pages report. If important pages are not indexed, fix the cause — a robots block, a noindex tag, or a page Google cannot reach — before you apply. Test your site on a phone, not only on a computer, because mobile problems are easy to miss on a desktop screen.
Two phrases people search constantly are adsense ads.txt and adsense payment threshold. Ads.txt is a small text file in your domain root that lists which companies are allowed to sell advertising on your site. Once Google gives you a publisher ID, add it to ads.txt exactly as Google shows it — an ads.txt file without your publisher ID stops ad requests. The payment threshold is separate from approval: once you are approved, Google pays you only after your earnings reach $100, or the local equivalent in your country. Neither ads.txt nor the $100 threshold decides approval, but both are part of running AdSense properly after approval, so set them up correctly from the start.
Read the AdSense Program policies once, slowly, before you apply. Remove any adult content, copyrighted material you do not own, misleading claims, hacked or cracked software, and anything that encourages invalid clicks. Do not click your own ads, ask friends to click them, or buy traffic to look popular — that is invalid traffic and can end with your account closed. If you were rejected before, read the reason in your AdSense account under Sites, fix that exact problem, and only then reapply. The fix for the most common reason is explained in How to Fix AdSense Low Value Content Rejection in 2026. For a faster start, see How to Get Google AdSense Approval Fast in 2026, and if you want the work done for you, the AdSense Approval In 1 Day service ($29) on MonetizeReady.com covers this checklist for you.
No. Google publishes no traffic minimum. Content quality and policy compliance matter far more than visitor numbers.
Google sets no number. In practice, approvals become reliable around 15 to 30 substantial original articles, each 800 words or more.
A custom domain on HTTPS is strongly recommended. Free subdomains have a much lower approval rate in practice.
Usually a few days, sometimes 2 to 4 weeks. Nobody can guarantee approval or a fixed date — Google decides.
Run this checklist honestly before you apply. If two or more boxes are unchecked, fix them first — applying early does not make approval faster, it makes rejection more likely.
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