Scan for Creators' Sponsorship History

Brand scan checks a list of creators against brands you choose and shows which creators were sponsored by those brands in the past year. Use it to spot creators who already work with competitors before you reach out, or to find creators who have worked with brands like yours.

Brand scan checks YouTube videos only. Instagram and TikTok creators can be included in a scan, but they always show as having no sponsored content.
Only creators in the CreatorDB database are scanned. A scan can include as many creators as a group on your plan, and the number of scans you can run depends on your plan. For details, see CreatorDB pricing.
The steps on this page assume you’re logged in to CreatorDB. If you don’t have an account yet, see Create an account.

Choosing the creators to scan

Click Brand scan in the left sidebar, then choose where the creators come from:

Scan by importing creators: click Import creators. Select a platform and enter one creator per line (@handle, channel ID, or URL), or click Upload and select a .csv file. Click Download template for the file format. Then click Select brands.
Scan by group: click Select a group, select one of your groups, and click Select brands. For creating groups, see Managing groups.

You can also open a group and click Scan past sponsors above its creator list.

Import creators to start scan window with five YouTube handles entered

Selecting brands and starting the scan

The Scan past sponsors page opens.

Scan past sponsors page with two brands added and numbered callouts

No.	Label	Description
1	Scan for brands	Search for a brand by name and click it to add it.
2	Added brands	The brands this scan will check. Click x on a brand to remove it, or Reset to clear them all.
3	Suggested brands	Brands you can add with one click.
4	Saved brands	Brand lists you saved earlier. Click one to add its brands.
5	Save	Saves the added brands as a list so you can scan for them again later. Enter a name and click Save.
6	Start scan	Runs the scan. It can take a few minutes for large lists.

Viewing scan results

No.	Label	Description
1	Summary	Total creators, how many have No sponsorship history with the selected brands, how many have Sponsorships found, and how many videos were scanned (Content scanned).
2	Search creators…	Finds a creator in the results.
3	No sponsorship history / Sponsorships found	Switches between creators without and with sponsorships from the selected brands. The results open on No sponsorship history.
4	Video Posted Date	Shows sponsored videos posted within 2 months, 6 months, or 1 year.
5	Sponsorships found	For each brand: the number of sponsored videos, the most recent one with its views and publish date, a link to watch it, and the date of the creator’s Last content for that brand. Click +N more contents to see the rest.
6	Add to new group	Adds the creator to the new group panel. To add several at once, select them (or Select all) and click Add to new group above the list.
7	Create a new group from scan results	The creators you’ve added. Click Create new group to save them as a group, or Download CSV to download their data.
8	End Scan	Leaves the results.

Click the link icon next to a creator’s name to open their profile. For details, see Viewing a creator’s profile and performance.

Ending a scan

Click End Scan, then click End scan to confirm. Scan results aren’t saved, so create a group or download the results first if you need them.

Getting Started

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Choosing the creators to scan

Selecting brands and starting the scan

Viewing scan results

Ending a scan

​Choosing the creators to scan

​Selecting brands and starting the scan

​Viewing scan results

​Ending a scan

Choosing the creators to scan

Selecting brands and starting the scan

Viewing scan results

Ending a scan