DistroKid: track flagged as AI
Checked on 13 Nov 2026. We could not confirm these steps on the platform's own pages; they come from press and third-party reports. Check the platform's help center before you write.
The rule
DistroKid checks uploads for AI-generated audio and, according to press and third-party guides, asks at upload whether AI tools were used. Tracks flagged by mistake can reportedly be contested.
What they ask for
- Reported by third-party guides: the stems of the track, to show it was built from separate parts.
- Useful in any case: the DAW project, raw takes and a short screen recording of the session.
- Make sure your AI disclosure at upload matches what you say in the appeal.
Where to send it
DistroKid support, from your DistroKid account. Include the release title, the track and its ISRC.
- We could not confirm DistroKid's own appeal steps on its help pages; check the help center for the current process before you write.
Put the evidence together in minutes
- Make a receipt from your project folder: every file is fingerprinted on your device, nothing is uploaded.
- Open the receipt’s appeal pack, choose DistroKid, and copy the letter or download the PDF.
- Send it together with the project files and stems they ask for.
A snapshot made today is dated today, and the pack says so: it organises what you have, it does not backdate it. From your next track on, snapshot each session and the history builds itself.
Sources
- DistroKid Help Center (DistroKid)
- AIR: uploading AI music to Spotify (appeal via stems) (third party)
This guide is not legal advice, and no platform has endorsed OriginProof. We cannot promise any platform’s decision.