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CyberTipline Reporting API and Form

The structured elements collected by the CyberTipline reporting API and form, including EXIF, file status, links, and reporter contact.

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Jan 22, 2026

How does NCMEC’s CyberTipline classify a report as a “referral” versus “informational”?

sorts into two operational buckets—“referral” and “informational”—based primarily on the amount and usefulness of data a reporting entity provides, with referrals containing sufficient investigative d...