To get started, select “Add Channel” in your Brave Creators dashboard. You’ll then be prompted to choose the type of channel (Websites, YouTube/Twitch channels, etc.) you'd like to add.

If you're adding a channel (such as a YouTube or Vimeo channel) or a social media account (like an X/Twitter or Reddit account), you'll be able to register your channel or account with Brave Creators by just signing in with your account on the relevant platform.

If you're adding a website, you can prove ownership of your website and its domain name with the following methods: 

File Upload Verification

This is the simplest and easiest method for most users. It requires:

• An HTTPS enabled website
• Access to your website’s hosting account

This method involves adding a .txt file to a specific folder (.well_known) within your website’s hosting. After you have verified with this method, you can remove the .txt file from your hosting. Rewards will prompt you to download this file during the verification process. It must be named “brave-rewards-verification.txt”.

The token text looks something like this:

brave-ledger-verification=0e5e9be6d9a40ff3da74315f3ba41383a3a5f9ec0a83c2040b78eb77543ab3582721ea

DNS Verification

DNS verification is a good fallback if you have problems with file upload verification or don’t have access to your hosting account. It requires:

• Access to your domain host

You will have to add a DNS TXT record to your site’s domain. The content of this TXT record should be the Brave verification token text. Rewards will supply this during the verification process.

After being verified, you can remove the DNS verification record.

IMPORTANT: Note that subdomains cannot be separately verified unless they are part of the public suffix list. Otherwise, verifications for subdomains will point toward the primary domain. For example, "hello.example.com" will actually be "example.com".