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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "Verified charts and dashboards" |
| 3 | +sidebarTitle: Verified content |
| 4 | +description: Mark charts and dashboards as verified so your team can instantly identify trusted, approved content. Verified content gets a green checkmark badge that shows who verified it and when, and verification is automatically removed if the content is edited. |
| 5 | +--- |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +<Frame> |
| 8 | + <img src="/images/guides/verified-content/dashboard-badge.jpeg" alt="Verified dashboard with green checkmark badge showing 'Verified by tori whaley'"/> |
| 9 | +</Frame> |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Verified charts and dashboards let organization and project admins sign off on specific content so the rest of your team knows at a glance which charts and dashboards are trusted and approved. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Each verified item gets a green checkmark badge that shows who verified it and when. Verification always reflects the current state of the content. If a chart or dashboard is edited after being verified, the badge is automatically removed and an admin will need to re-verify the updated version. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +<Frame> |
| 16 | + <iframe width="100%" height="420" src="https://www.loom.com/embed/2d2b4d46f10d498389c2061715708e54" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen /> |
| 17 | +</Frame> |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +## Who can verify content |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +Only organization admins and project admins can verify or unverify charts and dashboards. All other users can see which content is verified, but cannot change verification status themselves. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +## Verifying a chart or dashboard |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +Admins can verify content directly from the chart or dashboard, or from the verification panel in project settings. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +Admins also have a dedicated verification panel under **Project settings** that lists all verified content and provides a central place to manage verification across the project. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +<Frame> |
| 30 | + <img src="/images/guides/verified-content/admin-panel.png" alt="Verified content panel in project settings showing a list of verified charts and dashboards with their space and verifier"/> |
| 31 | +</Frame> |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +## Where users see verified content |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +Once a chart or dashboard is verified, the green checkmark badge appears wherever that content is surfaced, including: |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +- The homepage, so users can quickly spot approved content to start from |
| 38 | +- Chart and dashboard listings |
| 39 | +- Inside the chart or dashboard itself, along with the verifier's name and verification timestamp |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +This makes it easy for teams to distinguish between exploratory or work-in-progress content and content that's been reviewed and approved. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +<Frame> |
| 44 | + <img src="/images/guides/verified-content/homepage-tab.png" alt="Homepage with a 'Verified' tab listing all verified charts and dashboards for quick access"/> |
| 45 | +</Frame> |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +## Verification is automatically removed when content changes |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +Verification is tied to the exact state of the content at the time it was verified. If anyone edits a verified chart or dashboard, the verification badge is automatically removed. An admin will need to review the updated version and re-verify it. |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +This guarantees that a verified badge always reflects content that an admin has explicitly approved in its current form. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +## Verification in charts and dashboards as code |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +Verification status is included in [charts and dashboards as code](/guides/developer/dashboards-as-code). When you run `lightdash download`, verified content includes verification metadata right in the YAML, so you can see which downloaded files represent approved content. |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +This is especially useful when you're using an AI agent, the [Lightdash CLI](/references/lightdash-cli), or [agent skills](/guides/developer/agent-skills) to build on top of trusted content. You can point your agent at your verified charts and dashboards as a source of truth for approved patterns, metrics, and layouts. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +<Tip> |
| 60 | +If you're building content with AI agents, starting from verified charts and dashboards is a great way to make sure new content is grounded in patterns your team has already reviewed and approved. |
| 61 | +</Tip> |
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