Your Navigatr badges can be downloaded as Open Badge files: a baked image (PNG or SVG) or a JSON document compliant with the Open Badges 2.0 specification. Open Badge files are publicly verifiable by design, so you can share them with employers, verifiers, or badge wallets without exposing your account.
Access your profile
Open navigatr.app.
Click on your profile icon to navigate to your profile page.
Select the Badges tab to view all your earned badges.
Click the badge you would like to download to open its detail view.
Open the download dialog
On the badge detail page, the overflow menu now opens a single download dialog instead of separate JSON and PNG menu entries. This was reworked in May 2026 to make room for Open Badges 3.0 support and to keep the export options behind one entry point.
Click the More options icon (the three vertical dots) in the top right of the badge detail page.
Select Download from the dropdown menu.
Choose a version and an action
The dialog opens with a version toggle at the top and three actions below it.
Confirm the version is set to Version 2.0. Version 3.0 is shown as "Coming soon" and will support Open Badges 3.0 (W3C Verifiable Credentials) once available.
Choose one of the three actions:
Download JSON: the raw credential data as a
.jsonfile. Best for technical integrations or destinations that explicitly ask for JSON.Download image: the badge image with the Open Badge metadata baked in. Labelled PNG, widely supported for most badges, or SVG, scalable vector when the badge was originally imported as an SVG (for example from Open Badge Passport). Best for sharing visually, attaching to a CV, or uploading to another badging platform.
Copy URL: copies the public JSON URL to your clipboard. Useful when a verifier or another platform asks for the badge link rather than a file.
Tip: If you are not sure which to pick, choose the image. It carries the same credential data as the JSON, plus the badge image itself for visual sharing.
Sharing the Open Badge file
Open Badge JSON, PNG, and SVG files are served from public URLs by design. This is what makes them portable: an employer, verifier, or third-party badge wallet can fetch the file directly and confirm the credential without needing access to your Navigatr account.
Once a badge has been issued, its URLs are not rotatable. If a badge has been shared in error and you need a fresh URL, the only path is to revoke the original assertion and reissue the badge. Get in touch with the issuing provider, or with us at [email protected], if you need help with that.
Learn more
For a full explanation of how Open Badges work, what is inside each file, and how to send badges between Navigatr and other platforms, see Open Badges Explained: Downloading, Importing, and Sharing on Navigatr.
Tips:
Once downloaded, you can store the badge locally, add it to your email signature, or upload it to another platform that supports the Open Badges standard.
For further help, please contact [email protected].