Check metadata in a Midjourney download
Understand Midjourney’s verification tag, which file to inspect, and when to use the official verifier.
Start with the file downloaded directly from Midjourney. Use Midjourney's official verifier to check the hidden ID tag the company says it embeds. Inspect the file separately to see which EXIF, XMP or text records it carries. If you're looking for the prompt or seed for your own image, start with the generation record. Midjourney Content Authenticity · Creating on Web
This guide draws on published documentation. Authentic Midjourney generation exports and verifier results were not independently tested.
Download the original from your gallery
On Create, open the image and use the download icon. On Organize, you can download selected images in bulk or download an entire folder. Keep the direct download as a reference before you edit or share the image. Creating on Web · Organizing Your Creations · Using Folders
For a Discord generation, use the image attached to the bot message when available. On your own job, react with the plain envelope emoji to receive the images, seed and Job ID by direct message. The bot's /show command can also bring back one of your own jobs using its ID. Discord Overview · Show Command
In the web Editor, Midjourney distinguishes Save Original Generation from Save Current Edit, which can export a PNG with transparency in erased areas. Record which option produced your file. For web and Discord downloads, use the format detected in the file you actually saved. The verifier accepts several formats, including PNG, JPEG and WebP. Its input list does not specify what each download workflow produces. Midjourney Editor · Midjourney verifier
Are the prompt and seed embedded in the file?
Midjourney documents how to copy the prompt, seed and Job ID from the image options on its website. Copy the prompt with any parameters you want to reuse while you still have access to the job. Midjourney says the Job ID can also appear in the image's page URL or filename. The website, filename and Discord message are separate places to find job details. The documentation reviewed does not establish that the downloaded file embeds the prompt, seed or full generation settings. Creating on Web · Seeds · Show Command
What the Midjourney verifier's outcomes mean
Midjourney says its verifier checks whether the embedded ID tag belongs to a genuine Midjourney image. The check requires sending the file to Midjourney, which says it inspects the upload without storing it. A daily check limit applies. Midjourney verifier · Content Authenticity
Confirmed
Midjourney recognizes the tag and confirms the image as a Midjourney creation. Use this as evidence about the file you submitted. For prompt details or generation settings, return to the job record if you have access.
Unverified tag
The checker found a tag but could not match it to a genuine Midjourney image. Midjourney lists tampering as a possibility. If someone sent you the file, ask for the direct download before drawing a conclusion.
No tag found
Midjourney found no tag in the submitted file. The image could still come from Midjourney because screenshots, edits and social copies can lose the tag. A failed upload or a reached check limit leaves the file unchecked. Midjourney's explanation of the three results
Does Midjourney use C2PA Content Credentials?
Midjourney's authenticity documentation describes its own ID and verification process. The documentation reviewed does not identify the tag as a C2PA manifest or confirm a Midjourney export workflow that adds signed C2PA Content Credentials. If an edited copy carries a credential, check who signed it and what action it records. A later editor can sign a credential that covers its own action, with gaps in the earlier history. Midjourney Content Authenticity · C2PA Explainer
Compare the original with a preview or shared copy
If someone sends you a screenshot of a Midjourney image, ask for the direct download from the same job. Check both files separately. If Midjourney confirms the download and finds no tag in the screenshot, the confirmation applies to the download. The screenshot result tells you only that its tag could not be found. This is an example of how to read those two results if they occur. Midjourney Content Authenticity
A screenshot creates a new file from what is displayed. Resaving or converting can retain some fields, discard others or add new ones, depending on the software and its export settings. Social platforms may serve a processed version. Compare the direct download with the exact copy you received to see which readable fields survived that workflow. Midjourney Content Authenticity · C2PA Explainer
Check ordinary metadata in AiMetaOff
A PNG can store text in tEXt, zTXt and iTXt chunks, EXIF in an eXIf chunk, and XMP in an iTXt chunk. A description or software name is an example of what a PNG text record can hold. Which records are present depends on the file. Ordinary metadata can be written at different points in the workflow, so treat these values as clues about the file's history. W3C PNG specification
Open AiMetaOff's Metadata Viewer and choose or drop in the direct download. Inspection runs in your browser.
Review the file report. Check the detected format and expand any available EXIF, XMP or text findings. On a supported PNG, look at the values in the text records the viewer can read.
If a C2PA report appears, read the reported signer and assertions alongside the separate validation results and limitations. AiMetaOff checks supported embedded credentials offline. Use Midjourney's verifier for its ID tag.
Load a shared or edited copy separately to compare the findings. Read any unsupported or unavailable results before drawing conclusions about missing data.
Inspect your Midjourney download
Remove supported metadata and recheck the new file
If you want to remove a caption or another readable field from a copy, select the corresponding category for the eligible file. AiMetaOff can remove supported categories such as PNG Text, EXIF and XMP from supported images. Category cleanup can remove other fields in the same category, so review the selection before cleaning. Download the output separately. Removal of Midjourney's ID tag is unverified, and editing a local file leaves the job in the Midjourney gallery untouched. AI Metadata Remover
Open the downloaded output as a new input in the viewer. Compare it with the original report and read any notes about retained or unsupported data. For example, if you used Text cleanup on a PNG caption, check whether that caption is absent in the new report. The comparison covers the selected records the viewer can read. Read the limits of a second inspection
AiMetaOff does not provide a check for Midjourney's proprietary verification tag. Ordinary metadata cleanup does not guarantee that provenance signals are removed.
Frequently asked questions
Can I recover a Midjourney prompt or seed from a PNG or JPEG?
Look for readable description or comment fields if all you have is the file. A text value by itself does not establish that it came from the original job. If you have access to the creation, copy the prompt and seed from its image options. For your own Discord job, the envelope reaction can retrieve the seed. Creating on Web · Seeds
Is the UUID in a Midjourney filename proof of origin?
Midjourney documents the filename as one place to find a Job ID. A filename can be renamed or copied. If you own the job, try the ID with /show in Discord. To check the tag inside the image, submit the direct download to Midjourney's verifier. Show Command · Midjourney verifier
Can I verify a Midjourney image from a screenshot?
You can submit a screenshot in a supported format, but Midjourney warns that screenshots can lose the tag. If the verifier finds no tag, the origin remains unresolved. Ask for the direct download. Midjourney Content Authenticity
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Reviewed November 14, 2026.