Checking a file before you post it
Drop the image or video you plan to share. The checker reads its Content Credentials in your browser, the same signed C2PA record LinkedIn reads, and adds an On LinkedIn line under the result:
- Credentials found and valid: LinkedIn should show its Content Credentials icon on the post, as long as you upload this exact file. The rest of the result is what people will see when they click it: the AI use, the app or device, the creator and the signer.
- Credentials found, signature invalid: the file was changed after it was signed, or the record is damaged. LinkedIn labels signed content, so it may show nothing.
- No Content Credentials: no icon, unless you tell LinkedIn the post was made with AI where that option is offered.
PDFs and audio files get an answer for the credentials, but LinkedIn only labels images and videos.
What to check before posting
The credentials describe the file’s history, and LinkedIn shows them to everyone who clicks the icon. Look at the creator name, which may be your full name or your employer’s account, and at the list of edits and ingredients, which can include earlier versions of the picture. If you’d rather not show those, export a copy without credentials and check it again here.
For an image that has no credentials, the AI image detector and the EXIF viewer look for other signs of where it came from.
LinkedIn's Content Credentials label at a glance
From LinkedIn's help article "Content credentials", read on October 26, 2026.
| Question | LinkedIn's answer |
|---|---|
| Which posts | images and videos cryptographically signed with C2PA Content Credentials |
| Where | in the feed, on other members' posts and on your own; visible to everyone who sees the post |
| Ads | single image and video ads, when the media is uploaded (Campaign Manager or a sponsored Page post) |
| Clicking it shows | whether AI generated or edited any part, the app, device or AI tool used, who created it, who issued the credential and when |
| Without credentials | in select countries, an uploader can state that AI made a post; LinkedIn then creates and stores the credential without changing the file |
| Coverage | LinkedIn says it can't yet identify and label all AI-generated or modified content, and the feature is rolling out gradually |