Publishing Assets for Sale or Free Download in Fab | Fab Documentation

To sell your assets as products on Fab, you must set up a page called a "listing" and add your assets and products to it. The listing displays the products to buyers.

In Fab:

An asset is a standalone item, such as a 3D model, that you offer for sale or for free.
A product is a general way to refer to items for sale. Can be an individual asset or a pack.
A pack is a single product that contains many individual assets.
A listing is a page in Fab a publisher uses to offer products for sale or for free.
You publish a listing to make the listing visible, and the associated product available to buy or download.

To publish your assets, use this workflow:

Before you Begin (things you need to be aware of before you start)
- See 1. Before you Begin on this page.
Create a listing, set the product details, and upload the assets.
- See 2. Create or Edit a Listing on this page.
Send the listing to the Fab team for review.
- See 3. Send Your Listing for Review on this page
Publish the listing.
- See 4. Publish Your Listing on this page.

For information about the payments you receive for your products, see Publisher Get Started Guide–Payments.

1. Before you Begin

Listing Guidelines

Your listings must follow the Fab technical requirements and content guidelines. For more information, see the following:

Listing Statuses

Every listing has a status that reflects its place in the workflow. The Listings page in Fab shows the status for each of your listings.

To go to the Listings page:

Sign in to Fab.
In the top navigation, click Publish.
Select Listings.

Listings can have one of the following statuses:

Draft: You created the listing, but haven't published it yet. You can still make changes to the listing before you publish it.
Pending approval: You sent the listing to the Fab team for review.
Changes needed: A listing can have this status in two situations:
- During review, the Fab team found one or more issues that you need to fix. Fix these issues and then send the listing for review again. See the section If Your Listing Does Not Pass Review on this page.
- There was a problem with the listing when it was Live, such as violations of one or more of Fab's policies.
Approved: The Fab team reviewed the listing and approved it for publication. You can publish the listing. See the section If Your Listing Passes Review on this page.
Live: The listing is published on Fab. Buyers can see the listing and buy or download the associated product.
- If you edit a live listing, Fab creates a duplicate listing that goes through moderation. Your original listing remains live during moderation.
Declined: The listing or the product has significant problems. You must create a new listing and go through the review process again.

Assets on Unreal Engine Marketplace or Sketchfab

If you have assets in Unreal Engine Marketplace or Sketchfab, you can migrate them to Fab as products in new listings. For more information, see documentation: Migrating Your Assets to Fab.

Create a Fab Account

Before you can create a listing, you need to sign up for a Fab account, if you haven't done so already. For more information, see documentation: Publisher Get Started.

2. Create or Edit a Listing

To publish a product, you create a new listing and upload the product to the listing. You can pause work on the listing at any time and return to edit later.

When you create or edit a listing, you enter the details of the product associated with the listing. For information on best practice, see the Product Details section on this page.

You can only edit a listing if it has the Draft or Changes Needed statuses. For information on listing statuses, see the Listing Statuses section on this page.
If you want to edit a listing that is Pending Approval, you must cancel the submission first. See the Cancel a Publication Request section on this page.

To create or edit a listing:

Sign in to Fab.
In the top navigation, click Publish.
Select Listings.
Do the following to start a new listing or to edit an existing one:
- To create a new listing, at the top right click Create new listing.
- To open an existing one, click the listing.
Follow the on-screen instructions to enter the product details.
- For information on best practices, see the Product Details section on this page.
- To add an asset to the listing:
  1. Click Add new format.
  2. Click the asset format that you want to upload. For more information, see Asset File Format and Structure Requirements–File Format Requirements.
  3. Repeat this step for each file that you want to add to the listing.
    - When you add a new file, Fab imports technical details from the file where possible. To manually add other details, in the INCLUDED FILES section on the left, click the file type. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to set the details.
    - To return to the listing details, click the listing name at the top left.
- Use the Media Gallery section to upload 2D images or 3D models for your product. 3D models appear on your listing in the 3D viewer, where buyers can rotate and zoom the model. They are a good way to showcase 3D assets to buyers.
  - The files that you include in the Media Gallery do not need to depict files that you offer for download as part of the product. For example, you might show an example of an asset in a realistic context to demonstrate what a buyer can do with the asset. However, you must make it clear what your listing offers to buyers. For example, if your product is a 3D model of a car, but you show a car on a road in the Media Gallery, then you must clearly state in your listing that the road is not included in your product.
  - To set how a 3D model appears on your listing page:
    1. In the Media Gallery, click the 3D model so that it appears in the preview.
    2. Above the preview, click Edit 3D settings.
    3. Use the 3D editor to adjust how the model appears. For more information, see Using the 3D Editor.
  - You can create a thumbnail image of your 3D model to display on your listing. To do so:
    1. In the Media Gallery, click the 3D model so that it appears in the preview.
    2. In the preview, use the 3D viewer controls to adjust the view of the model. For more information, see 3D Editor–3D Viewer.
    3. Above the preview, click Save thumbnail.
To finish editing your listing, do one of the following:
- To begin the process of publishing your listing, click Submit for Review. See 4. Publish Your Listing on this page.
- To temporarily stop editing (so that you can resume editing it later), close the browser tab, or go to another page. At any time, you can open the listing and edit it from where you left off.

When you edit a listing, you can preview how it will appear to buyers on Fab. To do so, at the top of the page, click Preview listing. To return to the edit listing page, click Back to editing.

3. Send Your Listing for Review

Before you publish your listing, you must first submit it to the Fab team for review.

To submit your listing for review:

Sign in to Fab.
In the top navigation, click Publish.
Select Listings.
Click the listing that you want to publish.
Optional: To preview how the listing will appear to buyers on Fab, click Preview listing. To return to the edit listing page, click Back to editing.
At the top right, click Submit for review.
- If you haven't completed all the mandatory product details, a warning icon appears next to the listing name at the top left of the page.
  - To go directly to the next missing mandatory detail, click the listing name at the top left of the page.
  - Fix all of the missing mandatory product details, then click Submit for review again.
Choose how Fab publishes your listing after review:
- Automatic activation (recommended): After the Fab team finishes its review and approves your listing, the listing publishes automatically. You do not need to take any further action to publish the listing.
  
  If you select Automatic activation before Fab launches, then your approved listing is published when Fab launches to the public.
- Manual activation: After the Fab team finishes its review and approves your listing, you must manually publish the listing.

If you change your mind after you submit your listing for review, you can cancel the submission. To do this, see the Cancel a Publication Request section on this page. You can only do this if the review is not yet complete.

4. Publish Your Listing

Review by the Fab Team

After you submit your product for review, the Fab team checks your listing to ensure that it meets the content and technical requirements. When the review is complete, you receive an email message notifying you of the team's decision.

Note: Fab has a different set of content guidelines than Unreal Engine Marketplace or Sketchfab. Your assets might not pass review in Fab even though they passed review in Unreal Engine Marketplace or Sketchfab.

More information:

If Your Listing Passes Review

If your listing passes review, then it is ready to publish.

To publish your listing:

If you selected Automatic activation when you submitted the review, Fab automatically publishes the listing. You do not need to take any action.
If you selected Manual activation when you submitted the review, then you must manually publish the listing. To do this:
1. Open the listing.
2. At the top right of the page, click Publish.

If Your Listing Does Not Pass Review

Carefully review the Fab content and policy guidelines, edit your listing to make the necessary changes, and submit it for review again. See the section 2. Create or Edit a Listing on this page.

Unlist (Unpublish) or Delete a Listing

You can unlist (unpublish) a listing on Fab, or delete the listing entirely.

Unlist a listing: You can unlist (unpublish) a live listing. (A live listing is a listing that is currently published on Fab.)
- When you unlist a listing, it becomes unavailable to view on Fab, which means that no-one can buy the associated product.
- Buyers who already bought the product can still download it.
Delete a listing: If you delete a listing, you completely remove it from Fab.
- The listing is no longer visible to buyers on Fab.
- Buyers who already bought the product can still download it.
- The listing is no longer visible in your Listings page on Fab.
- You cannot delete a listing if at least one person has purchased it. However, you can unlist (unpublish) the listing (see above for details).
- You cannot delete a listing that is pending approval. To delete a listing in this state you must first cancel the publication request or wait for the review to finish. See the Cancel a Publication Request section on this page.

To unlist or delete a listing:

Sign in to Fab.
In the top navigation, click Publish.
Select Listings.
Click the listing that you want to unlist or delete.
At the bottom of the listing, click Unlist listing or Delete listing as appropriate.

Cancel a Publication Request

After you send a listing for review, you might want to cancel the review and publication of the listing. You might want to do this in the following situations:

You no longer want to publish the listing.
You want to change the listing before you publish it.

To cancel a publication request:

Sign in to Fab.
In the top navigation, click Publish.
Select Listings.
Click the listing whose review you want to cancel.
At the top right of the page, click Cancel submission.
If you want to change the listing, you can now open and edit it. For information, see the section 2. Create or Edit a Listing on this page.

Product Details

When you enter product details, follow the recommendations in this section to make your product easier for Fab users to find and to make sure that they know what your product offers.

Title

To make your product easier for buyers to find, choose a title that accurately describes your product in a clear and concise way (ideally 30 characters or less). Do not include sensitive or personal data in the title.

Description

Enter a narrative explanation of the following:

What your product is.
How to use it.
Relevant technical details.

Include information that you think potential customers might want to know. For example, you might include the following details:

Product overview
- What assets are included in this product?
- How might a buyer use the product?
- What type of theme does the content fit under (for example fantasy forest or medieval dungeon)?
Additional technical details: Information to supplement the details you provided in the technical details section.
Other things you might mention:
- How many assets are included in the product?
- What are the specs and size?
- What type of platform, software, or systems is the product compatible with?
- Are there prerequisites to using the product?
You can include links to additional resources (such as a promotional video, code library, or Epic Developer Community product support page).
Do not share sensitive data like IDs, credentials, or non-public information in the description.

Subcategory

Choose one or more subcategories that classify your product in more detail in the category that you selected. The category and subcategories help buyers find your listing on Fab.

License Type and Price

For more information on Fab licenses and pricing, see the Licenses and Pricing page.

The price you select is the base price of your product in US dollars. Note that VAT or other taxes might be added to the base price for some regions.

Thumbnail Image

Make sure the thumbnail image is clear, easy to understand, and properly represents your product.

Images

Images are straightforward, visual representations of your content. For content such as 3D environments and 2D assets, include several different screenshots to help customers visualize your product better.

For packs or environments that consist of multiple assets, include overview images that show all included assets arranged in a grid pattern on a plain-colored background.

Mature Content

If you are unsure whether your product contains mature content, see the Epic Games Content Guidelines.

Publishing Assets for Sale