Every post in a collection carries a rights status, and the post’s three-dot menu has a Rights Management submenu (under the Rights section) that clears it. There are four modes: Via Response, Via Registration, Manual Approval and Revoke Rights. They all write to the same record, so whichever you use, the post’s status and its Change Log stay in sync.
The four Rights Management modes
Request rights through comments
Via Response asks for permission in public, on the original post. You comment on the creator’s post, mention them by handle and include an approval hashtag (for example ZARAYouCan); when they reply with that hashtag, the post is treated as granted. The dialog (titled "Rights Via Response") walks you through the comment text, lets you copy the hashtag, and then has you mark the post as pending while you wait for the reply.
- Best for public social posts where a comment is the natural way to reach the creator.
- Leaves a public, visible request trail on the original post.
- You mark the post pending after commenting; it moves to granted once the creator responds with the hashtag.
Send a rights form to the creator
Via Registration sends the creator a short form to grant rights, rather than asking in a comment thread. The message explains you would like to feature their content and links them to a quick form to grant permission. Use it when you have a way to reach the creator directly, or for hashtag campaigns where creators opt in through a form.
- Best when you can DM or email the creator a link, or run a campaign where creators register.
- Captures consent through a form rather than a public comment.
- The granted status and the message are recorded against the post.
Approve or revoke rights yourself
Manual Approval is for content you have already cleared offline, or for marking the record by hand. Open it to set the post to Approved so it can be published. While a request is in flight the menu item reads "Rights Pending…"; once a post is approved, this same slot becomes Revoke Rights.
- Use when you have permission through another channel and just need the record to reflect it.
- Approving here marks the post Approved and safe to publish.
- The action and any note are written to the Change Log.
Remove granted usage rights
Once a post is Approved, the Manual Approval slot in the submenu turns into Revoke Rights ("Remove granted usage rights"). Revoking sets the post back so it should no longer be published; you can add a comment and attachments to explain why. If the post is live, hide it from the widget until it is cleared again.
- Appears only when the post is already Approved.
- Supports a revoke comment and attachments for your record.
- Pair with Hide Post so revoked content drops off the live widget.
Reading the status and the Change Log
Each post’s status (pending, approved, revoked, rejected) drives whether it is safe to publish. The Change Log entry at the bottom of the submenu is the full timeline of every rights action on the post. See Rights Change Log on a post for how to read and use it.
Common questions
- Why does the menu say "Rights Pending…"?
- A request is in flight and the creator has not responded yet. Once they grant rights, or you approve manually, the status updates.
- Where did "Manual Approval" go on an approved post?
- On an already-approved post that slot becomes Revoke Rights instead, since the post is already cleared.
- Do all four modes update the same record?
- Yes. Whichever mode you use, the post’s rights status and Change Log stay in sync.
Related guides
- Rights Change Log on a post: /help/rights-change-log
- Request usage rights from a creator: /help/request-usage-rights
- Approve content and manage rights: /help/approve-content-rights
- Hide or remove a post: /help/hide-or-remove-a-post
