Credential
> **Canonical IRI:** `https://schema.beckn.io/Credential` > **Tags:** common > **Namespace:** https://schema.beckn.io/ > Part of the Beckn Protocol Core Schema
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A credential artifact that is either (a) a W3C Verifiable Credential (opaque JSON object) or (b) a document attachment reference requiring manual/offline verification.
Versions
| Version | attributes.yaml | context.jsonld | vocab.jsonld | README |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **v2.0** | attributes.yaml | context.jsonld | vocab.jsonld | README |
Linked Data
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| Canonical IRI | https://schema.beckn.io/Credential |
| JSON Schema (latest) | https://schema.beckn.io/Credential/2.0 |
| context.jsonld (latest) | https://schema.beckn.io/Credential/2.0/context.jsonld |
| vocab.jsonld (latest) | https://schema.beckn.io/Credential/2.0/vocab.jsonld |
| Root context.jsonld | https://schema.beckn.io/context.jsonld |
| Root vocab.jsonld | https://schema.beckn.io/vocab.jsonld |