# Small Program Filing Operation Guidelines
# I. Reference to Laws and Regulations for the Filing of Mini Programs
1. Law of the People's Republic of China against Telecommunications Network Fraud Article 23 The establishment of mobile Internet applications shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State, go through licensing or recordation procedures with the competent telecommunications authorities.
2. Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services
Article 4 The State implements a licensing system for operational Internet information servicesA filing system shall be implemented for non-operational Internet information services. Those who have not obtained permission or have not completed the recordation formalities shall not engage in Internet information services.
Article 5 Engaged in Internet information services such as news, publishing, education, health care, drugs and medical devices, Where, in accordance with laws, administrative regulations and the relevant provisions of the State, the relevant competent authorities shall, before applying for business license or going through the formalities for archival filing, obtain the relevant competent authorities' examination and approval according to law.
3. Measures for the Administration of the Recordation of Non-operating Internet Information Services
Article 5 The provision of non-commercial Internet information services within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall go through recordation procedures according to law. Without recordation, it shall not engage in non-commercial Internet information services within the territory of the People's Republic of China.
Article 11 Intends to engage in news, publishing, education, medical care, medicine and medical equipment, culture, radio, film and television programs and other Internet information services, In accordance with laws, administrative regulations and the relevant provisions of the State should be approved by the relevant competent authorities, when performing the recordation procedures, it shall also submit the documents approved by the relevant competent authorities to the provincial communications administration where it is located.
Article 13 A non-operating Internet information service provider shall, when its website is launched, indicate its filing number in the central position at the bottom of the home page, and link to the website of the filing management system of the Ministry of Information Industry as required under the filing number for public inquiry and verification.
A non-commercial Internet information service provider shall, when its website is opened, place the electronic verification mark for recordation under the designated directory of its website in accordance with the requirements of the recordation management system of the Ministry of Information Industry.
# II. Preparation before filing
# (1) Entry for recordation
- New (not listed) mini-programs open for filing on September 4, 2023
- The inventory of small procedures for the record entrance has been opened, developers can set the page for the record entrance and the home of the ceiling tips for the record, the service provider for the record api also supports the inventory of small procedures for the record. In order to ensure the developer's record experience, the amount of the stock Mini Program submission has a dynamic quota adjustment, if the quota consumption is completed on the day, the record entrance and submission will have relevant prompts, and the quota will be refreshed at ten o'clock the next morning.
1, not on the shelf Mini Program
Developers can click on the home page of the Mini Program to enter the filing process
2, has been on the shelf Mini Program
Mini Program management backgroundThe top will prompt a reminder that "the Mini Program needs to supplement the filing information," and click [go to the filing] to enter the filing process.
You can also set up a module in the Mini Program management background - Mini Program for the record, click [go for the record] to enter the record process
# (2) Type of filing
New recordation (first recordation): The subject (individual or unit) applies for recordation to the Provincial Communications Administration for the first time
Change filing: update the information of the subject and Mini Program that has been filed
Cancellation of the record: cancellation of the record has been completed for the record, including the cancellation of the main body, cancellation of Mini programs and cancellation of WeChat Mini Programs
# (3) Preparation of filing materials
# 1. Small Program Filing Materials
| Small Program Filing Materials | Ways to provide |
|---|---|
| Sponsor Certificate | The developer is ready. |
| Principal Person in Charge Certificate | The developer is ready. |
| Small Program Leader Certificate | The developer is ready. |
| Pre-approval/Special approval | The developer is ready. |
| Supplementary materials: according to the rules, including but not limited to power of attorney, party building certificate, residence permit, explaination, commitment letter, etc. | The developer is ready. |
| The head of the Mini Program verifies the scene to take photos of electronic pieces | The developer is completed when the platform operation is filed |
| Internet Information Service Commitment | The developer reads the confirmation when the platform operation is filed |
| Verification Form for Filing Authenticity of Mini Program | The platform provides |
# 2. Pre-approval materials
If your Mini Program engages in Internet information services such as news, publishing, drugs and medical devices, and online ride-hailing that are subject to the examination and approval of the relevant competent authorities, it shall provide the corresponding pre-approval documents for the business when completing the recordation procedures. The relevant categories are referenced below:
| Pre-approval categories | Corresponding material | Management Department (Reference) | Legal Basis (Reference) |
|---|---|---|---|
| publish | [Game] Relevant materials shall be provided in accordance with the specifications and requirements of the State Press and Publication Administration and the publication administrative departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. | National Press and Publication Administration Provincial press and publication department | Provisions on the Administration of Online Publishing Services Article 27 Before an online game is published online, it shall file an application with the publication administrative department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located, and after examination and approval, it shall be reported to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television for examination and approval. |
| [Web Publishing] Web Publishing Services License | National Press and Publication Administration Provincial press and publication department | Provisions on the Administration of Online Publishing Services Article 7 To engage in online publishing services, an Online Publishing Service License must be obtained upon approval of the publication administrative department in accordance with the law. | |
| Radio, film and television programs Network audio-visual program | Information Network Dissemination Audiovisual Program License | State Administration of Radio and Television Local People's Governments in Charge of Radio, Film and Television | Provisions on the Administration of Internet Audio-Visual Program Services Article 7 To engage in Internet audio-visual program services, a person shall obtain a License for Information Network Dissemination of Audio-Visual Programs (hereinafter referred to as the License) issued by the competent department of radio, film and television in accordance with these Provisions or go through the recordation procedures. No entity or individual may engage in Internet audio-visual program services without obtaining the License issued by the competent department of radio, film and television or going through the recordation procedures in accordance with these Provisions. |
| Drugs and Medical Devices | Certificate of Internet Drug Information Service | Provincial Drug Administration | Measures for the Administration of Internet Drug Information Services Article 5 A website that intends to provide Internet drug information services shall, before applying to the competent information industry department of the State Council or the provincial telecommunications administrative authority for a business license or going through the recordation procedures, In accordance with the principle of territorial supervision and management, to the website sponsor of the province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government food and drug supervision and administration departments to apply, after examination and approval to obtain the qualification to provide Internet drug information services. |
| Culture | Network Culture Business License | Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism | Interim Provisions on the Administration of Internet Culture Article 6 The Ministry of Culture is responsible for formulating guidelines, policies and plans for the development and management of Internet culture, and supervising and managing Internet cultural activities nationwide. The cultural administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall examine and approve the entities that apply for engaging in for-profit Internet cultural activities, and put on record the entities that engage in non-for-profit Internet cultural activities. |
| Journalism | Internet News Service License | Cyberspace Administration of China Provincial Internet Information Office | Provisions on the Administration of Internet News Information Services Article 5 Through Internet websites, apps, forums, blogs, microblogs, public accounts, Instant communication tools, webcast and other forms to provide Internet news information services to the public, shall obtain an Internet news information service license, and shall prohibit Internet news information service activities without permission or beyond the scope of permission. The term "Internet news information services" as mentioned in the preceding paragraph includes Internet news information gathering and publishing services, reprinting services and dissemination platform services. |
| Network reservation car | Network booking taxi business license | Provincial communication and transportation authorities | Interim Measures for the Administration of Online Booking Taxi Business Services Article 10 The online ride-hailing platform company shall obtain the corresponding Online Booking Taxi Business License and apply to the provincial communications department at the place where the enterprise is registered for the recordation of Internet information services before it can carry out the relevant business. The recordation content includes the operator's true identity information, access information, and the Network Booking Taxi Business License issued by the taxi administrative department. Involving the operation of telecommunications business, it shall also comply with the relevant provisions on telecommunications management. An online ride-hailing platform company shall, within 30 days from the date of official network connection, undergo recordation formalities with the acceptance organ designated by the public security agency of the provincial people's government at the place where the management and operation institution of the online ride-hailing platform company is located. |
| Off-campus training | Examination and approval documents of the education department allowing off-campus training | Provincial Department of Education | Opinions on Further Reducing the Burden of Homework and Off-campus Training for Students in the Compulsory Education Stage IV. Adhering to Strict Administration and Comprehensively Standardizing the Conduct of Off-Campus Training Adhere to strict approval authorities. All localities will no longer approve new off-campus training institutions for students at the compulsory education stage, and existing training institutions will be uniformly registered as non-profit institutions. The original filing of online disciplinary training institutions, change to the approval system. All provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) shall conduct a comprehensive investigation of online discipline training institutions that have been filed, and re-handle the approval procedures according to the standards. If it fails to pass the examination and approval, the original registration and registration of Internet information service business (ICP) will be cancelled. For non-disciplinary training institutions, all localities should distinguish between sports, culture and art, science and technology and other categories, clarify the corresponding competent departments, formulate standards by category, and strictly examine and approve. Strictly investigate and punish off-campus training institutions that do not have the corresponding qualifications and carry out training in multiple locations without approval in accordance with laws and regulations. |
| religion | The Religious Affairs Department of the People's Government at or above the provincial level examines and agrees the document | Provincial Department of Religious Affairs | Measures for the Administration of Internet Religious Information Services Article 6 Through Internet sites, applications, forums, blogs, microblogs, Public accounts, instant messaging tools, online live broadcasts and other services that provide information on religious doctrine, religious knowledge, religious culture, and religious activities to the public in the form of text, pictures, audio and video shall obtain a license for Internet religious information services. |
| Internet finance | Approval and Approval Documents by Financial Regulatory Authority | Provincial financial regulatory authorities | Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Healthy Development of Internet Finance (13) Internet industry management. Any organization or individual that opens a website to engage in Internet financial business shall, in addition to fulfilling the relevant financial regulatory procedures as required, go through the website filing formalities with the competent telecommunications authority in accordance with the law, otherwise it shall not carry out Internet financial business. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is responsible for the supervision of the telecommunications business involved in the Internet financial business, the State Internet Information Office is responsible for the supervision of financial information services, Internet information content and other businesses, and the two departments shall formulate relevant regulatory rules according to their duties. |
# 3. Individual filing
- Required Materials: Personal valid identity document.
| Type of data | Nature of unit | Type of document |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Certificate, Principal's Certificate | personal | Resident identity card |
| PASSPORT | ||
| Travel permit for Taiwan residents to and from the mainland | ||
| Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macau Residents | ||
| Permanent Resident Identity Card for Foreigners | ||
| Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macau Residents | ||
| Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents |
# 4. Non-personal filing
- Required materials: valid certificates of the unit, valid identity documents of the individual.
| Type of data | Nature of unit | Type of document |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Document | enterprise | Business License (Individual or Business) |
| Registration Certificate of Resident Representative Office of Foreign Enterprise | ||
| Government office | Unified Social Credit Code Certificate | |
| Organization Code Certificate | ||
| Government-affiliated institutions | Certificate of legal person of public service unit | |
| Organization Code Certificate | ||
| social group | Certificate of Registration of Social Organization | |
| Organization Code Certificate | ||
| Private non-enterprise units | Certificate of Registration of Private Non-enterprise Unit | |
| Certificate of Registration of Social Service Agency | ||
| Notary public | Practice Certificate of Notary Public | |
| Defence institutions | Force code | |
| Foreign Service License for Military Units | ||
| foundation | Foundation Legal Person Registration Certificate | |
| Collective economy | Registration Certificate of Rural Collective Economic Organization | |
| Overseas institutions | Certificate of Overseas Institution | |
| Lawyer Practice Organization | Law Firm Practice License | |
| Mass organizations | Unified Social Credit Code Certificate | |
| Judicial authentication institutions | Forensic license | |
| Foreign Cultural Center in China | Foreign Cultural Center Registration Certificate in China | |
| Approval Registration Certificate of Permanent Representative Office of Foreign Government Tourism Department | ||
| School License of Beijing Foreign Embassy Staff Children School | ||
| Arbitration institution | Registration certificate of the board of arbitration | |
| Religious community | Registration Certificate of Religious Activity | |
| Principal's Certificate | personal | Resident identity card |
| PASSPORT | ||
| Travel permit for Taiwan residents to and from the mainland | ||
| Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macau Residents | ||
| Permanent Resident Identity Card for Foreigners | ||
| Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macau Residents | ||
| Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents |
- Other materials: According to the requirements of the provincial communications administration, upload the corresponding supplementary materials.
# III. Overall Filing Process
The overall process of filing is divided into five parts: filing information filling, platform preliminary examination, MIIT SMS verification, and the General Administration's review and filing success.
Small Program Filing Overall Process
# (1) Filling out the filing information
# 1, the main information fill
Non-Personal Subjects:
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Individual subject:
Tip: select the region, detailed address, please fill in the actual mailing address.
Upload the color scan or photo of the original valid certificate, please keep the picture clear and complete, without blocking the key information./Images, edges and corners are complete, and the validity of the certificate is more than 1 month.
Please select and fill in the filing information according to the document information.
# 2, the main person in charge of information fill in
Non-Personal Subjects:
Note: If the principal is not the same as the legal representative of the organizer, the requirements of the local authority may be different, please click on the reference[file](https://developers.weixin.qq.com/miniprogram/product/record/record_material.html#% E5%9B%9B%E3%80%81%E4%B8%BB%E4%BD%93%E8%B4%9F%E8%B4%A3%E4%BA%BA%E6%8E%88%E6%9D%83%E4%B9%A6)To obtain specific requests.
Individual subject:
Note: Please fill in the valid mobile phone number used by the person in charge of the main body and the emergency contact person. Please keep the phone unblocked. Different people cannot use the same number.
# 3, Mini Program information fill
Note: If the content of your Mini Program involves pre-approval information, please upload a valid pre-approval document and fill in the approval number./Filename.
# 4, Mini Program head information filling and face core body
Non-personal Subject - Manually fill in the Mini Program Head Information
Note: When the Mini Program Administrator (Mini Program Leader) is inconsistent with the legal representative of the organizer, the requirements of the local authorities may be different, please click on the reference[file](https://developers.weixin.qq.com/miniprogram/product/record/record_material.html#percent E4%BA%94%E3%80%81%E5%B0%8F%E7%A8%8B%E5%BA%8F%E8%B4%9F%E8%B4%A3%E4%BA%BA%E6%8E%88%E6%9D%83%E4%B9%A6)To obtain specific requests.
Individual Subject - Default Reuse Subject Responsible Information
Tip: Choose a white or light-colored clean background when checking, and do not have debris or other people in the mirror.Check the person can not bare the upper body, can not wear hats, headphones, masks and other items to block the face, keep the expression natural, without closing eyes.
For more information, please refer to[WeChat Open Community - Small Program Filing Area Documents](https://developers.weixin.qq.com/community/Minihome /article/doc/000aca82d841f035b351e114f6b013)。
# (2) Preliminary examination of the platform
After the developer submits the Mini Program information on WeChat Official Platform, the platform will complete the preliminary examination within 1-2 working days (please refer to the actual audit time for details), and the audit result will be notified to the administrator in the form of a letter on the station, a template message, etc. During the preliminary examination of the platform, please keep the relevant personnel on file open so that the platform can verify the filing information submitted by you.
Tip: You can check the progress of the filing in the WeChat Official Platform.
# (3) SMS verification by the MIIT
According to the requirements of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Mini Program filing needs to complete the SMS verification. After you have passed the preliminary examination, you will receive a verification text message from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (sending number: 12381).[Types of Small Programs](https://developers.weixin.qq.com/miniprogram/product/record/sms_verification.html#_7% E3%80%81%E5%B7%A5%E4%BF%A1%E9%83%A8%E6%A0%A1%E9%AA%8C%E7%9F%AD%E4%BF%A1%E6%98%AF%E5%8F%91%E5%B0%8F%E7%A8%8B%E5%BA%8F%E8%B4%9F%E8%B4%A3%E4%BA%BA%E6%89%8B%E6%9C%BA%E9%87%8C%E5%90%97%EF%BC%9F%E8%BF%98%E6%98%AF%E5%8F%91%E9%80%81%E5%88%B0%E4%B8%BB%E4%BD%93%E8%B4%9F%E8%B4%A3%E4%BA%BA%E6%89%8B%E6%9C%BA%E9%87%8C%EF%BC%9F)Pay attention to the main person in charge and the Mini Program administrator (person in charge), if you receive a message, please log on to the homepage of the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology within 24 hours to complete the SMS verification (website:https://beian.miit.gov.cn/， Mobile phone end, PC end can be), SMS verification after the successful filing of the application into the Communications Authority audit process.
If the verification prompts an error or invalid CAPTCHA, you can trigger a SMS resendIf the verification is not successful within 24 hours, the filing will be automatically rejected by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology system. You need to re-submit the filing application to the WeChat Official Platform.
# (4) Audit by the Communications Authority
The provincial communications administrations will complete the audit within 1-20 working days (depending on the actual audit time), and the audit results will be notified in the form of letters, template messages, and text messages.
# (5) Successful filing
After the approval of the Authority, the Mini Program filing number will be issued, which means that your Mini Program has completed the filing and can enter the process of the next version release.
# (6) Suspension of record number
After the Mini Program is successfully released on the line, the Mini Program record number will automatically be displayed on the more information page of the Mini Program, without the developer's own suspension. Examples are as follows: