# Quests and Creator Programs

Briefs with deadlines and rewards that fill a group fast, with entries through moderation and rewards settling into Creator Wallets.

A creator program lets hosts, employees, partners, and fans make content for your network under rules you set. A Quest is a brief with a deadline and a reward that invites them to post. Each Quest targets one group, so its entries fill that group.

[Octo](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/octo-operates-your-brand-control-center-octo-proposes-you-approve), Genuin's Supervised Intelligence interface in Brand Control Center (BCC), proposes this capability when it finds a fit on your sites and apps. It completes the steps under Set it up from your brand context. Nothing goes live until you approve it. It's part of [Studio](https://begenuin.com/developers/browse-by-products/studio/studio-what-it-does-and-where-to-start), and [Creator programs and Quests](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/creator-programs-and-quests) explains creator tiers, Quests, and the incentives that work.

## When to use it

Use it to start a new group, run a campaign, or activate a community.

| Situation | How a Quest helps |
| --- | --- |
| New group | Your first Quest targets the group with the least content |
| Campaign | Campaigns run as Quests or Paid Partner Posts inside groups |
| Community activation | Fans post for you, such as listener clips or posts from loyal customers |

## How it works

- You write the brief in plain words, then pick the group, the deadline, and the reward.
- You choose who can enter: a tier, a group's members, or everyone on the network.
- Entries flow through moderation before they appear, as set in [Set moderation and brand safety](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/moderation-brand-safety).
- You pick the winners, or engagement decides.
- Rewards settle into each creator's Creator Wallet, next to revenue share and tips. Creators withdraw on their own schedule.
- A Quest's winners can also run offsite, on partner pages.

Creator tiers set what each person can do:

| Tier | Can | Posts go |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Host | Go live, pin, feature, and answer Q&A | Straight to feed |
| Contributor | Post to assigned groups | Straight to feed |
| Member creator | Post to open groups | Moderation queue first |

## Set it up

Octo proposes a Quest with these steps already done. You review the result and confirm it.

1. Open **Communities** > **Quests** and choose **Create**. Learn how in [Creator programs and Quests](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/creator-programs-and-quests).
2. Choose the group, deadline, rewards, and eligibility. When you invite creators, Octo drafts a first Quest with the invitations, as [Invite creators, hosts, and contributors](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/invite-creators) describes.
3. Pick the winners, or let engagement decide.

## Settings

| Setting | What it controls |
| --- | --- |
| Rewards stack | Cash from your budget, credits, product, revenue share, or a featured placement |
| Eligibility | A tier, a group's members, or everyone on the network |
| Moderation | How entries are checked before they appear |

Stack the rewards: a small guaranteed reward for a valid entry, a larger one for winners, a revenue share on views, and visibility. Most networks that use all four see entries within the first day.

## What it reports

- **Entries**: how many people entered each Quest.
- **Winners**: who won, picked by you or by engagement.
- **Engagement**: how viewers responded to the entries.
- **Cost per entry**: what each entry cost in rewards.

**Reports** > **Creators** shows active creators, posts per creator, approval rate, and earned revenue. [Revenue reporting, payouts, and the Creator Wallet](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/revenue-reporting-payouts-and-the-creator-wallet) explains how rewards settle.

## Connect your systems

Quests run in Brand Control Center. The live API covers the members and groups your Quests draw from.

- [Add members to a community](https://begenuin.com/developers/developer-resources/api/add-members-to-a-community-programmatically-api) adds existing accounts or phone numbers, or approves a pending join request.
- [How Auto Login works](https://begenuin.com/developers/developer-resources/guides/genuin-auto-login) turns a token from your backend into a signed-in member.
- [Update a group and its members](https://begenuin.com/developers/developer-resources/api/add-or-manage-group-members-collaborators-using-api) adds or removes members and changes a group's access settings.
- [Create a community](https://begenuin.com/developers/developer-resources/api/create-a-community-programmatically-using-community-api) creates a community under your brand, with its type, access settings, and first members.

The Quest and creator calls in the [Business Account API](https://begenuin.com/developers/get-started/any-business/business-account-api-provisioning-oauth-and-the-resource-map) are proposed, not live. [Live API today and the Business Account API roadmap](https://begenuin.com/developers/developer-resources/guides/live-api-today-and-the-business-account-api-roadmap) maps what you can call now to what's planned.