> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.activeprospect.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

## Claiming

Claiming a certificate will allow you to verify its legitimacy, view it
online, access its data via our API, and refer to the snapshot that was
taken of the page as seen by the consumer, for up to 30 days. And you
can easily configure your account to keep certificates for as long as
you like, for a small additional fee.

### Claim Period

The "claim period" is the time in which a TrustedForm Certificate must
be claimed or extended by a TrustedForm Account holder. If it's not, it
will expire.

* The standard claim period is approximately 72 hours (3 days).
* The extended claim period is approximately 2,160 hours (90 days).

Within the claim period, TrustedForm Certificates are visible to anyone
with access to the TrustedForm Certificate URL. After this period,
TrustedForm Certificates are only accessible by the TrustedForm account
holders that claimed them.

## Extended Certs

By default, Web Certs have a 72-hour (3 days) window in which they can
be claimed. This window is automatically expanded to 90 days if we
detect the form's submission.

If you have need to extend Certs beyond the default 3-day window, you
have a couple options:

1. Cert check-in
2. Enable extended claims

### Cert Check-in

ActiveProspect provides TrustedForm Check-in to allow TrustedForm
account holders to extend the claim period of certificates beyond the
standard claim period. Checking a certificate in extends the claim
period without the need to either claim the certificate or have
"Extended Claims" enabled on the publishing account.

### Enable Extended Claims

When you enable extended claims, Certificates you claim will
automatically be extended and available to be claimed up to 90 days.

Reach out to your account representative to enable extended claims.

## Ping (Deprecated)

The TrustedForm Ping API is meant to be used by lead buyers purchasing
leads using the "ping/post" model. This API gives buyers access to that
data with the intention that it will be called when the buyer is
evaluating a ping request from a seller. The buyer can then use the
returned data to set an appropriate bid price.

### Comparison to Claim API

The Ping API does not replace the TrustedForm Claim process. The Ping
API cannot be used to verify or store consent for TCPA compliance. It
does not support page scanning, fingerprinting, replay, or certificate
storage.

Please refer to the [Getting Started with Claiming](/docs/trustedform/getting-started-with-claiming/)
for details on claiming a certificate.

# Other information

## Prerequisites

* [Add the TrustedForm script](https://activeprospect.com/products/trustedform-for-publishers/) to your lead forms.
* Contact [support@activeprospect.com](mailto:support@activeprospect.com) to receive an API key.