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Hash Sharing services

Hash Sharing services and their relation to the CyberTipline Reporting API.

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Jan 23, 2026

How do ESP reporting practices and automated hash-matching affect the volume and routing of CyberTips to law enforcement?

Electronic service providers’ (ESPs) choices about what to detect and report — and whether to bundle or delay submissions — directly change the number of CyberTips receives and which tips get fast, hu...

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...