[Back to Blog](/blog/)  **Launch note**: Certificates became a natural next step after event galleries. Participants already came to 9Pic AI to find photos; organizers also wanted a reliable way to deliver certificates from the same event context. What launched ------------- **9Pic Certify** lets organizers host participant certificates on 9Pic AI. Instead of generating files manually, sending attachments, and handling re-export requests one by one, teams can build a certificate workflow around structured event data. The first version focuses on the operational foundation: upload or connect participant data, map fields into certificate layouts, preview output, and publish certificates through a hosted delivery experience. Why certificates needed a platform workflow ------------------------------------------- Certificates look simple until they reach event scale. At 50 participants, manual PDFs might work. At 5,000 participants, every small issue becomes support load: misspelled names, broken characters, wrong categories, missing timing fields, resend requests, and sponsor layout changes. Certify is designed to make certificates part of the event operating system, not an afterthought exported from a desktop file. What changed with Certify ------------------------- ### Structured data Use timing-provider data or CSV uploads for names, bibs, categories, teams, ranks, and custom fields. ### Hosted delivery Publish certificates through a hosted workflow instead of sending bulky manual attachments. ### Preview before rollout Check sample certificates before sending links to every participant. Where Certify fits in the product timeline ------------------------------------------ By late 2025, 9Pic AI had upload, discovery, frames, tracking, and checkout foundations in place. Certificates add a new participant deliverable: something official that can live next to photos, search, and event branding. This post also creates the product-history anchor for later certificate guides, including UTF-8 CSV cleanup and personalized certificates with race day photos. Use cases we designed around ---------------------------- - **Races**: completion certificates with bib number, finish time, category, and rank. - **Schools and colleges**: participation, competition, festival, workshop, and award certificates. - **Corporate events**: training, team activity, conference, and internal recognition certificates. - **Community programs**: branded certificates for volunteers, attendees, and winners. What this enables next ---------------------- Hosted certificates make certificate delivery repeatable. Once the certificate data is structured, teams can improve data quality, support multilingual names, and eventually offer photo-personalized certificates tied to race day media. For the operational data-quality step, read [Export CSV in UTF-8: Avoid Garbled Certificate Names](/blog/export-utf-8-csv-certificates/). For the personalized certificate workflow, read [Personalized Event Certificates with Race Day Photos](/blog/personalized-event-certificates-race-day-photo/). Host certificates without manual PDF chaos ------------------------------------------ Plan a certificate workflow that uses structured participant data and a hosted delivery experience. [Book Demo](/contact/)