Verify a Certificate

Every LBX certificate carries a unique ID and a QR code that links back to this page. Enter the ID below — or arrive here by scanning the QR code on a printed certificate — to confirm its authenticity and read the original award citation.

The ID is printed under the recipient's name on every LBX certificate and is encoded in the QR code. Format: LBX-{year}-{track}-{hub}-{serial}.

How verification works

Each certificate the LBX competition issues is recorded in our certificate registry at the time of award. The registry is the source of truth: it stores the award category, division, regional hub, awarded date, and the project citation as approved by the judging panel. The printed certificate is a visual record of that registry entry, not the record itself.

When you verify a certificate here, the page reads directly from the registry. If a certificate is later revoked — for example, following an academic integrity review — the registry entry is updated, and any scan of the original QR code returns a "revoked" status. This is intentional: a certificate that turns out to misrepresent the holder's work is more honest as a revoked record than as a quietly missing one.

If verification fails

A "not found" result usually means the ID was entered with a typo or the certificate has not yet been published to the registry (a small delay is possible immediately after a regional showcase). If you believe the ID is correct and several attempts return no match, write to verify@lbx.org with the ID, a photograph of the certificate, and the name of the recipient. We will check the registry and reply within two working days.

Try a sample certificate

For demonstration, the following IDs are real entries in the registry: