.. _View Certificate Data:

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View Certificate Data
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.. tags:: educator, how-to

.. admonition:: Course Data Researcher role required

   Be sure your account has the :ref:`Course Data Researcher Role` applied in order to complete this how-to.

You can view data about the certificates that have been issued for your course
in the LMS by selecting **Instructor** to access the instructor dashboard. You
can also download a .csv (comma-separated values) file with the certificate
data.

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View Certificate Data
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To view certificate data, follow these steps.

#. View the live version of your course.

#. Select **Instructor**, and then select **Data Download**.

#. Select **View Certificates Issued**.

   A table of certificate data is displayed, with one row for each type of
   certificate issued. For more information on the contents of this report, see
   :ref:`Guide to the Certificate Report`.

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Download Certificate Data
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To download certificate data, follow these steps.

#. View the live version of your course.

#. Select **Instructor**, and then select **Data Download**.

#. Select **Download CSV of Certificates Issued**.

   The CSV file is downloaded to your computer.

   For more information on the contents of this file, see :ref:`Guide to the
   Certificate Report`.

.. seealso::
 
 :ref:`About Certificates` (concept)
 
 :ref:`Manage Course Certificates` (how-to)

 :ref:`Configure Certificate Availability and Timing` (how-to)

 :ref:`Guide to the Certificate Report` (reference)

 :ref:`Add Course Team Members` (how-to)



**Maintenance chart**

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| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                                                   |
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| 2025-04-13   | sarina                        | Sumac          | Pass                                                            |
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| 2025-03-07   | Docs WG                       | Sumac          | `Fail <https://github.com/openedx/docs.openedx.org/issues/978>`_|
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