# Southwest pays up to 10,500 Rapid Rewards points for screenshots

_Oct 6 18:20_

Tags: Southwest, promotion, airline, promo

Type: Promotion

Expired: Oct 12, 2026

## Summary

Southwest is paying Rapid Rewards members 1 point for each verified unread phone notification, up to 10,000, plus 500 points for a separate burnout quiz. The screenshot offer runs from 5 a.m. CT on October 5, 2026, to 5 a.m. CT on October 12, 2026, or until the 150,000,000-point pool is gone.

Members visit NotificationVacation.com on a phone and upload up to 10 original PNG or JPEG home-screen screenshots after entering a Rapid Rewards number. Official terms set a 500-point floor when a screenshot shows fewer than 500 notifications. Unverifiable screenshots are void. Up to 21,000,000 screenshot points are expected each day, and later submissions that day earn nothing once the allocation is claimed. Points generally post within 7 days of verification.

The quiz pays 500 points regardless of score from a separate 37 million-point pool. Enrolled Rapid Rewards members who are at least 18 and legal residents of the 50 U.S. states or Washington, D.C. qualify, with one award per person and account. The points do not count toward status or Companion Pass.

Upload genuine screenshots at NotificationVacation.com while daily inventory lasts through October 12, then take the quiz for 500 more points.

## Key facts

- **Starts**: Oct 5, 2026
- **Ends**: Oct 12, 2026
- **Numbers**:
  - 10,500 points: maximum combined award from screenshots plus quiz
  - 10,000 points: maximum screenshot award
  - 500 points: minimum screenshot award under the stated terms
  - 500 points: quiz award
  - 1 points: per verified unread notification
  - 10 screenshots: maximum images in one submission
  - 150,000,000 points: total screenshot-promotion pool
  - 21,000,000 points: expected daily screenshot-promotion allocation
  - 37 million points: separate quiz pool
  - 7 days: typical posting time after verification
- **Who qualifies**: Enrolled Rapid Rewards members who are at least 18 and legal residents of the 50 U.S. states or Washington, D.C.; one submission and one award per person and account.
- **Links**:
  - Register: [Register for the promotion](https://www.notificationvacation.com/)
  - Announcement: [Southwest Airlines press release](https://investors.southwest.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1944/southwest-airlines-invites-busy-americans-to-enter-airplane-mode-and-reclaim-their-time)
- **Takeaway**: Submit genuine unread-notification screenshots at NotificationVacation.com while daily inventory lasts through October 12, 2026, and complete the separate quiz for another 500 points.

## Sources cited

- [Doctor of Credit](https://doctorofcredit.com/southwest-get-1000-10500-free-points-with-quiz-screenshot-upload-10-5-10-12) — Southwest: Get 1,000-10,500 Free Points With Quiz + Screenshot Upload (10/5-10/12)
- [View from the Wing](https://viewfromthewing.com/southwest-is-giving-everyone-up-to-10500-free-points-with-a-screenshot-of-your-phone) — Southwest Is Giving Everyone Up To 10,500 Free Points With A Screenshot Of Your Phone

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