This article provides guidance on how to manage and interpret the status of your program in the YouTube Shopping affiliate program. For guidance on other program settings, review:
How it works
In Merchant Center, select YouTube affiliate from the left navigation menu. On the "Overview" tab, your program status will be indicated in the "Settings" card.
The status of your account will be one of the following:
- “Active” means that you are fully onboarded onto the program and your products are available to tag by creators.
- “Inactive” means that your products are not yet fully active in our program. 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” “means that your products are not yet active in our program. This status will automatically update when ready. If the issue persists, Contact us.