Roblox opens Avatar Background sales to eligible Marketplace creators
Roblox opens Avatar Background sales to eligible Marketplace creators. Check Plus and ID requirements, then validate your artwork before paying the upload fee.
Roblox has opened Avatar Background creation and sales to all eligible Marketplace creators, moving beyond its pilot. The November 5, 2026 announcement says access starts today. Creators need both ID Verification and Roblox Plus to upload and publish, and group uploads are supported.
Costs and publishing limits
According to Roblox, each background carries a 200 Robux upload fee and a 200 Robux price floor. The launch upload cap is 1 Background/day, but publishing has no limit. Backgrounds require review before publication, and all publishing options are supported, including Limited. Community Standards and Marketplace Policy still apply.
Roblox says authoring uses a 2D art tool, with no Studio step. Our recommendation is to treat this as a separate asset-production workflow: confirm account eligibility and budget for uploads before scheduling a batch. The daily upload cap makes export checks worth doing before submission.
Test the composition before uploading
Roblox requires 2560 x 1440 images in sRGB, exported as flattened RGB without an alpha channel. Accepted formats are JPG, PNG, TGA or BMP. Roblox adds the edge fade itself. The announcement warns that PNG exports can contain an alpha channel even when the artwork looks opaque.
Rendering also differs by surface: the 3D version projects artwork onto a curved backdrop, while web profiles currently show a flat 2D image behind the avatar thumbnail. We'd start by checking a draft against the template this week. Keep key content in the safe area, leave the avatar's central space readable, and avoid tall objects crossing the floor-to-wall boundary. Then verify export settings and submit through Creator Dashboard's Background option; publish from Creations after approval.