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title: Does DistroKid collect sync licensing?
publisher: RapCanon
canonical: https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/distrokid-sync/
license: CC-BY-4.0
retrieved: 2026-08-13
---

> The company contradicts itself. ⚠ DistroKid's own materials both describe collecting sync income AND state the service does not include sync licensing. Their copy contradicts itself; do not rely on either sentence.

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# Does DistroKid collect sync licensing?

 
 
Contradicts self

 
⚠ DistroKid's own materials both describe collecting sync income AND state the service does not include sync licensing. Their copy contradicts itself; do not rely on either sentence.

 
 
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 Worth knowing about DistroKid - "Keep 100%" describes the MASTER side only. The publishing side is a separate paid product, and Content ID income is shared.
- With no PRO affiliation, your songwriter performance share is collected by nobody — not by DistroKid, and not automatically by anyone else.
 
 
Read from DistroKid's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself — and if it has changed, tell us.

 
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## How to cite this page

**APA**
RapCanon. (2026). Does DistroKid collect sync licensing?. Retrieved from https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/distrokid-sync/

**BibTeX**
```bibtex
@misc{rapcanon-tools-royalty-coverage-distrokid-sync,
  title  = {Does DistroKid collect sync licensing?},
  author = {{RapCanon}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/distrokid-sync/},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-08-13}
}
```

**Wikipedia**
```
{{cite web |title=Does DistroKid collect sync licensing? |url=https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/distrokid-sync/ |publisher=RapCanon |access-date=2026-08-13}}
```

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Canonical HTML: https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/distrokid-sync/