How to File a DMCA Takedown on OnlyFans
Most OnlyFans creators worry about leaks landing on outside tube sites, but content theft happens on OnlyFans itself: impersonator profiles reposting your photos, "compilation" accounts reselling scraped pay-per-view videos, and copycats using your promo material to pass themselves off as you. OnlyFans accepts DMCA notices against material hosted on its own platform, and this guide walks through filing one.
Before you start
- Proof of ownership, your original files, your verified OnlyFans profile URL, and the dates you first posted the material.
- URLs of every infringing profile and post. If the stolen content sits behind the infringer's paywall, capture the profile URL plus screenshots of previews or promotional posts that show your work.
- Your contact details, a monitored email address. Note that a standard DMCA notice includes your real name, which the platform may pass to the uploader.
- Whether you're filing as the rights owner or through an authorized agent acting for you.
Step 1: Document the infringement
Before anything gets deleted, by the thief or by the platform, save your evidence. Screenshot the infringing profile, its bio, and any posts or previews showing your content, and copy the exact URLs. Note the dates your originals were published on your own account so a reviewer can see yours came first.
Step 2: Locate OnlyFans' DMCA channel
OnlyFans links its complaints and DMCA policy from the footer of onlyfans.com, look for the legal and complaints links at the bottom of the page, which set out where copyright notices should be sent. If you can't find the current intake route, open a support ticket from your creator account and ask support to direct your DMCA notice to the right team. Never rely on an address from a random blog post; use what the site itself publishes.
Step 3: Draft a complete DMCA notice
A valid notice needs: identification of your original work (your profile and post URLs), the URLs of the infringing profile and posts, your contact information, a good-faith statement that the use is unauthorized, a statement under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act for them, and your physical or electronic signature.
Step 4: Submit and keep records
Send the notice through the channel you found in Step 2 and keep a copy, along with the date sent and any ticket number. If you receive an automated acknowledgment, file it, you'll want a paper trail if you need to escalate.
Step 5: Report impersonation separately
If the account is also pretending to be you, your name, your face, your bio, flag it to OnlyFans support as impersonation in addition to the copyright notice. The two reports are reviewed by different processes, and running both raises the odds the account comes down entirely.
Step 6: Follow up if nothing happens
No response within a week or two? Reply on the same ticket or resubmit with the same evidence, and state clearly that this is a formal notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512. You can also look up the company's registered copyright agent in the U.S. Copyright Office's directory at dmca.copyright.gov/osp.
What happens after you file
Valid notices typically result in the reported posts being removed and the uploader notified; accounts that attract repeated valid notices risk termination under the platform's repeat-infringer policy. The uploader can file a counter-notification, in which case the material may be restored after a waiting period unless you pursue the matter in court. Keep monitoring, scrapers often reappear under new handles, and each new profile needs its own notice.
If you'd rather not spend your time on this, or don't want your legal name attached to notices sent to the person who stole your content, Rulta files and follows up on takedowns as your authorized agent, on OnlyFans and across the wider web.
This guide is educational information, not legal advice.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need to subscribe to the infringing account to report it?
No. Provide the profile URL, the URLs of any posts you can see, and evidence of your ownership. OnlyFans' compliance team can review content behind the paywall on their side.
Will the person I report see my legal name?
A DMCA notice normally includes the filer's name and contact details, and platforms may share the notice with the uploader. Filing through an authorized agent keeps your personal name off the notice.
Does OnlyFans remove my content that was leaked to other websites?
No. OnlyFans' DMCA process only covers material hosted on onlyfans.com. Leaks on tube sites, forums, or Telegram require separate notices sent to those services.
What if an account is impersonating me but hasn't posted my paid content?
That is an impersonation issue rather than copyright infringement. Report it to OnlyFans support as a fake account; you can file a DMCA notice separately for any of your photos or videos it uses.
Can the account I report fight the takedown?
Yes. The uploader can submit a counter-notification. If that happens, the platform may restore the content after a waiting period unless you show that you have started a court action.