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CyberTipline Reporting API

The CyberTipline Reporting API specification details the XML elements and responses used for submitting reports.

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Jan 13, 2026
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How does NCMEC process and triage CyberTipline reports from large tech platforms?

NCMEC’s CyberTipline receives mandated reports from electronic service providers under federal law and processes them through automated de-duplication, human analyst review, jurisdictional triage, and...

Jan 29, 2026
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How does NCMEC prioritize urgent CyberTipline reports and what are typical law enforcement follow-up times?

’s CyberTipline triages reports by internal review, labeling and categorizing submissions (including an “immediate or impending harm” flag) and then forwards high-priority referrals to law enforcement...

Jan 19, 2026
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Studying for court, where to find examples of redacted ESP CyberTips submitted to NCMEC

For lawyers and students preparing for court, real-world redacted CyberTipline reports submitted by Electronic Service Providers (ESPs) to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) ...

Jan 13, 2026

What standards and oversight govern how NCMEC designates a CyberTipline report as 'urgent' or 'referral'?

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) classifies CyberTipline submissions into operational categories—most notably “referral” when a report contains sufficient actionable inform...

Jan 31, 2026

Does NCMEC publish a dataset of law‑enforcement feedback fields for CyberTipline referrals, and how can it be accessed?

publishes aggregate CyberTipline statistics and provides technical documentation for how reports are submitted, but it does not publish a public, comprehensive dataset of law‑enforcement feedback fiel...

Jan 18, 2026

What specific metadata fields are required by the CyberTipline API for ESP submissions?

The CyberTipline Reporting API expects ESPs to submit a structured XML report containing an incident (the initial report) and associated file metadata; key metadata elements called out in NCMEC’s docu...