C2PA Manifest Viewer
Inspect the C2PA Manifest inside a supported media file. View claims, assertions, ingredients, provenance actions, signatures, and other technical details without uploading your file to a server.
Drop a file here
or choose a file
Nothing is uploaded. Files stay on your device.
Manifest tree preview
This outline shows the inspector view. Load the sample or inspect a file to read its actual manifest.
Drop a supported file here or choose a file from your device. Inspection runs in your browser, so your media is not uploaded to a server.
Prefer a plain-language summary of what a credential means? Use the C2PA Viewer & Checker.
What is a C2PA Manifest?
A C2PA Manifest is the provenance structure associated with an asset. Depending on the asset and its manifest, it can contain claims and assertions about provenance, ingredients from earlier assets, and recorded provenance actions. The manifest is cryptographically signed as part of the C2PA provenance system. A manifest does not automatically make every statement in it true.
For a fuller introduction, read What is a C2PA manifest?.
How the Manifest Viewer works
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Select a supported file
Use a file from your device, or load the bundled sample to see the tool without preparing a fixture.
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Read provenance locally
If a readable C2PA provenance record is present, C2PA Lab parses it in your browser and keeps the media on your device.
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Inspect the evidence
Review manifest information, actions, ingredients, assertions, validation results, and the raw JSON when available.
What you can inspect
Manifest information
Active manifest, manifest labels, claim generator, creation time when present, and instance ID.
Provenance
Recorded actions, creation and edit events when present, ingredients, and ingredient relationships.
Verification-related information
Credential status, signature summary, signer and issuer when available, and validation results exposed by the manifest store.
Technical representation
Assertions, their structured data, and the raw manifest-store JSON when the file contains one.
Who is this tool for?
- Photographers who want to inspect camera provenance
- Developers working with C2PA
- Researchers studying Content Credentials
- Publishers and journalists investigating provenance records
- Users who want to see the technical structure behind a Content Credential
What a C2PA Manifest does not prove
A valid or trusted C2PA provenance record does not by itself prove that every statement in the record is true. C2PA records evidence about provenance and its cryptographic relationships. It is not a general-purpose truth detector or an automatic AI detector. A file without a readable C2PA Manifest does not necessarily mean the file is fake or AI-generated.
To see how signatures and trust decisions are evaluated, read How C2PA verification works.
New to Content Credentials? Start with What is C2PA?.
Your file stays on your device
C2PA Lab processes supported files locally in your browser. Your media is not uploaded to our servers for inspection. This makes the tool suitable for examining sensitive or unpublished files without creating a server-side copy of the media.
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Manifest Viewer FAQ
What is a C2PA Manifest?
It is a signed provenance structure associated with an asset. It can contain claims, assertions, actions, ingredients, and validation-related information.
What can I see in a C2PA Manifest?
This viewer shows the fields exposed by its manifest store, including active-manifest information, claim data, actions, ingredients, assertions, signature summaries, validation results, and raw JSON when present.
Does every image have a C2PA Manifest?
No. C2PA data must be added by a supported capture or editing workflow. Its absence is common and does not prove that an image is fake or AI-generated.
Does a C2PA Manifest prove an image is authentic?
No. A valid signature can show that a manifest is bound to the inspected file, but it does not confirm that every recorded claim is true.
Can I inspect a C2PA Manifest without uploading the file?
Yes. Parsing and verification run locally in your browser. The file is not uploaded for inspection.
What is the difference between the Manifest Viewer and the C2PA Metadata Inspector?
The Manifest Viewer focuses on manifest structure and technical data. The Metadata Inspector condenses important fields into a property table.