Link or QR code to another app or cloud drive
Snapchat may leave the video out of recommendations, so fewer people see it.
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What triggers it
A URL, QR code or other redirect (in the video or caption) that sends viewers to a social network, messaging app or cloud-storage service.
What Snapchat says
“We also prohibit redirections to destinations that are social media, messaging, or cloud-storage services.”
We last checked this against Snapchat's page on .
How to fix it
Remove the link or QR code from the video and caption.
Good to know
Look for QR codes, URLs and phrases like 'link in bio', 'DM me on Telegram', Google Drive or Dropbox links. Snap allows some links for vetted creators on limited surfaces only.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
The free caption check below looks for wording linked to this rule in a caption and hashtags.
Free caption check
Is my caption at risk?
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Related Snapchat rules
Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Snapchat publishes; it isn't legal advice.