FOR PLATFORMS

Content Verification API

Verify content authenticity at scale. Simple REST API for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Getty Images, and more.

Quick Start →Request API Key

Quick Start

1. Get API Key

API-Key: certnode_live_xxxxx

2. Make Request

Send content hash to verify authenticity.

POST /api/verify-content

Request Example

curl -X POST https://certnode.io/api/verify-content \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer certnode_live_xxxxx" \
  -d '{
    "content_hash": "sha256:abc123...",
    "platform": "youtube",
    "creator_id": "UC...",
    "metadata": {
      "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
      "upload_time": "2025-10-03T12:00:00Z"
    }
  }'

Response Format

✓ Verified Content

{
  "verified": true,
  "provenance": {
    "device": "Canon EOS R5",
    "capture_time": "2025-10-03T12:00:00Z",
    "chain": [
      "capture",
      "upload",
      "publish"
    ],
    "tampered": false,
    "signature": "ES256:...",
    "c2pa_compliant": true,
    "platform_verified_at": "2025-10-03T14:30:00Z",
    "platform_id": "youtube"
  }
}

✗ Unverified Content

{
  "verified": false,
  "provenance": null,
  "error": "Content hash not found in CertNode verification database"
}

Provenance Fields

Field	Type	Description
device	string	Hardware device used to capture content (e.g., "Canon EOS R5")
capture_time	ISO 8601	Timestamp when content was captured
chain	string[]	Provenance chain events (e.g., ["capture", "upload", "publish"])
tampered	boolean	Whether content has been modified after capture
signature	string	Cryptographic signature (ES256 format)
c2pa_compliant	boolean	Whether content follows C2PA standard

Platform Use Cases

📹

YouTube

Badge verified creators. Show "Authentic" badge on videos with cryptographic proof of origin.

Volume: Billions of videos/month

📷

Instagram / Meta

Verify influencer content. Combat deepfakes and AI-generated posts with real-time verification.

Volume: 100M+ posts/day

🖼️

Getty / Stock

Premium tier for verified content. Buyers pay 3-10x for CertNode-certified authentic photos.

Volume: Millions of assets

Platform Pricing

$X per 1M

Volume-based pricing

✓ API access
✓ Real-time verification
✓ 99.9% uptime SLA

Pilot Program

Contact for pricing

✓ Top 1,000 creators
✓ Dedicated support
✓ Custom integration

Enterprise

Custom contracts

✓ SLA guarantees
✓ Priority support
✓ Custom features

Request Pilot Access →

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