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Revoke a Certificate

Revocation permanently marks a certificate as invalid. The revocation is visible on the public verification URL, including the reason and timestamp.
Revocation is irreversible. A revoked certificate cannot be reinstated. If a certificate was revoked in error, you must issue a new one.

Revoke

Response 200:

What happens after revocation

  • status changes to revoked
  • revoked_at is set to the current timestamp
  • The public_verification_url remains accessible and displays a revocation notice
  • The certificate is excluded from active certificate counts and reports
  • The original PDF file remains in storage

Common revocation reasons

  • Student did not meet graduation requirements
  • Certificate issued with incorrect student data
  • Academic fraud discovered after issuance
  • Administrative error during batch issuance