# Using the inspect tool on Adobe Content Authenticity (Beta) The [**Inspect tool on Adobe Content Authenticity (Beta)**](https://inspect.cr) (often referred to as "ACA Inspect" or simply "Inspect") is a [C2PA conforming validator product](/docs/conformance/.md#validator-products) that can display and apply Content Credentials for various asset types. ![](/assets/images/aca-inspect-76d6aee41e46ec76201b2ba97c7a13ff.png) For more information, see [Inspect Content Credentials](https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/adobe-content-authenticity/inspect/inspect-tool.html) on Adobe HelpX. ## How to use Inspect[​](#how-to-use-inspect "Direct link to How to use Inspect") You can use Inspect to view Content Credentials for the following asset file types: * **Image**: AVIF, DNG, GIF, HEIC, HEIF, JPEG, JXL, PNG, SVG, TIFF, and WebP. * **Video and audio**: AVI, M4A, MOV, MP3, MP4, and WAV. * **Document**: PDF. tip When you first load the site and no asset is displayed on the page, Inspect shows the complete current list of supported file types. You can use Inspect in two ways: * [Upload an asset file](#uploading-an-asset) from your local computer. * [Use an asset URL](#using-an-asset-url). ### Uploading an asset[​](#uploading-an-asset "Direct link to Uploading an asset") Click **Select a file from your device** then use the native picker or drag and drop a file to upload it and display information from the associated Content Credentials (if any) such as the author, the tools used to create the asset, and so on. ### Using an asset URL[​](#using-an-asset-url "Direct link to Using an asset URL") You can also display Content Credentials for an asset with a publicly-visible URL by using a URL with the following format: ``` https://inspect.cr?source= ``` where `` is the URL of the asset. For example: note To use Inspect on an asset URL, the URL must not require any authentication and the hosting server must allow cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) in the `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` HTTP response header. ## Example assets[​](#example-assets "Direct link to Example assets") The [example-assets](https://contentauth.github.io/example-assets/) repository contains some sample assets that demonstrate Content Credentials, including links to view the corresponding manifest reports generated by [C2PA Tool](/docs/sdk-repos/c2patool/.md) and to view the Content Credentials using Inspect. ## Information displayed[​](#information-displayed "Direct link to Information displayed") Once you've uploaded an asset or entered an asset URL, if the asset: * **Does not** have an associated manifest store, Inspect displays the message **No Content Credential**. * **Does** have an associated manifest store, Inspect displays information from it in the three vertical panels, for example as shown below. ![](/assets/images/inspect-sections-e06067d4a720b0819a551f1f9920f894.png) | Left panel ↑ | Center panel ↑ | Right panel ↑ | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | This section shows a thumbnail image and the asset name from the `title` property in the active manifest, which may not be the same as the file name. If there's no `title` property, it says "Untitled asset."Also shows who signed the Content Credentials ("Recorded by").Adobe products can save manifest stores in the [Adobe Content Credentials Cloud](/docs/getting-started/.md#storing-a-manifest-in-the-cloud). Click **Search for possible matches** to search there for content similar to the asset's ingredients. | Shows all the asset's ingredients in a tree-like layout.- Click on an ingredient thumbnail to inspect its Content Credentials in the right panel.
- Click **Compare** to compare ingredients either side-by-side or using a slider.Zoom in and out using the mouse wheel or trackpad and pan by dragging.NOTE: The example above shows only one ingredient. | Shows information from the asset's manifest store, as described below:- [Title and signing information](#title-and-signing-information)
- [Contributor details](#contributor-details)
- [Content details](#content-details) | ### Title and signing information[​](#title-and-signing-information "Direct link to Title and signing information") The top of the right panel displays a thumbnail of the image along with the same title and signing information as shown in the left panel. If the Content Credential was signed by a certificate that is NOT on the [C2PA trust list](/docs/conformance/trust-lists.md#c2pa-trust-list), such as one of the SDK's [test certificates](/docs/signing/test-certs.md), then Inspect displays "Unrecognized" at the top of this section with this notice: ![](/assets/images/unknown-source-dbb550c673c0d82aad1122b180874da2.png) However, if the Content Credential was signed by a certificate on the [C2PA trust list ](/docs/conformance/trust-lists.md#c2pa-trust-list), then this section displays the name of the issuer of the claim signature from the `signature_info.issuer` property in the active manifest, as shown in the example snippet below. note This section shows the organization name only if the signing certificate includes the "O" or [Organization Name attribute](https://www.alvestrand.no/objectid/2.5.4.10.html) (OID value 2.5.4.10) in the certificate's distinguished name information. For signers on the C2PA trust list, this section also displays the time of the claim signature from the `signature_info.time` property in the active manifest, as shown in the example snippet below. The date is converted from UTC to the local time zone. ``` "signature_info": { "alg": "Ps256", "issuer": "Adobe Inc.", "common_name": "Adobe C2PA", "cert_serial_number": "419323736054358557205556576293173262079519360989", "time": "2025-10-23T19:22:19+00:00" }, ``` If the issuer string is too long, then the date might be truncated or not shown at all. ### Contributor details[​](#contributor-details "Direct link to Contributor details") For assets edited and signed with Adobe tools, if the creator has configured [connected social media accounts](https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/adobe-content-authenticity/connect-accounts.html) such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and Behance, then this section displays that information with links to the creator's profile on the social media platform. ### Content details[​](#content-details "Direct link to Content details") The **Content details** section displays information about the asset, divided into the following subsections: * [App or device used](#app-or-device-used) * [Recorded by](#recorded-by) * [Actions](#actions) * [Ingredients](#ingredients) Additionally, if the image was created with a generative AI tool, an **AI-generated** note is displayed at the top of the section. #### App or device used[​](#app-or-device-used "Direct link to App or device used") The value shown for **App or device used** is derived from the `claim_generator` and `claim_generator_info` properties in the active manifest. #### Recorded by[​](#recorded-by "Direct link to Recorded by") The organization, device, or individual that signed the Content Credentials, based on the `signature_info` field in the manifest, for example: ``` "signature_info": { "alg": "Ps256", "issuer": "Adobe Inc.", "common_name": "Adobe C2PA", "cert_serial_number": "419323736054358557205556576293173262079519360989", "time": "2025-10-23T19:22:19+00:00" }, ``` #### Actions[​](#actions "Direct link to Actions") ![](/assets/images/inspect_actions-d1740da92b2bbcd2d23388189de8ee15.png) The **Actions** subsection lists [actions](https://opensource.contentauthenticity.org/docs/manifest/assertions-actions#actions) in the active manifest, for example, as shown at right. The corresponding `actions` array in the asset's manifest is shown below. Show manifest code ``` { "label": "c2pa.actions.v2", "data": { "actions": [ { "action": "c2pa.opened", "parameters": { "description": "Opened a pre-existing file", "com.adobe.tool": "open", "com.adobe.icon": "https://cai-assertions.adobe.com/icons/import-dark.svg", "instanceId": "xmp:iid:73f1d577-2d17-46ec-908a-09f2380df77c" } }, { "action": "c2pa.cropped", "parameters": { "com.adobe.tool": "crop", "com.adobe.icon": "https://cai-assertions.adobe.com/icons/crop-dark.svg", "description": "Used cropping tools, reducing or expanding visible content area" } }, { "action": "c2pa.resized", "parameters": { "com.adobe.tool": "image_size", "description": "Changed dimensions or file size", "com.adobe.icon": "https://cai-assertions.adobe.com/icons/resize-dark.svg" } } ], ... } } ``` #### Ingredients[​](#ingredients "Direct link to Ingredients") The **Ingredients** section shows the resources used to create the asset, derived from the `ingredients` array in the active manifest. A thumbnail image is shown for each ingredient, if applicable. If an ingredient itself had Content Credentials, the "cr" icon is shown next to the thumbnail.