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NobleID — Frequently Asked Questions

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1) Basics

2) People & Works

3) Versioning, receipts & withdrawals

4) Content types we support

5) Discovery & citations

6) Tips, wallets & safety

7) Peer review, escrow & zero-knowledge (ZK) claims

8) Publishers, repositories & funders

9) Integrity, security & governance

10) Developers

11) Privacy

12) Troubleshooting

Quick Glossary

NobleID (Person): People identifier like NB9575041P.

NobleID (Work): ARK-style persistent ID for an object: ark:/nobleid/YYYYMMDD/SLUG[:vN].

Root vs version: …/SLUG is the root; …/SLUG:vN is a specific version.

Receipt: Signed record proving the content and time of a version.

Attestation: Co-author/institution confirmation of a claim.

Stealth/relayed destination: One-time tip address that avoids exposing a user's wallet graph.

ZK claim: Zero-knowledge proof that demonstrates eligibility/completion without revealing identity.

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6) Tips, wallets & safety

NobleID — Frequently Asked Questions

1) Basics

What is NobleID?

Is NobleID free?

Who is NobleID for?

Do NobleID and DOI/ORCID compete?

2) People & Works

What's the difference between a people ID and a work ID?

How do I get a NobleID (Person)?

How do I claim a work?

3) Versioning, receipts & withdrawals

How does versioning work?

What is a tamper-evident receipt?

Can I withdraw or correct a work?

4) Content types we support

Which record types can get a NobleID (Work)?

5) Discovery & citations

Will search engines and indexes pick this up?

Do you support content negotiation?

Reference linking best practice?

6) Tips, wallets & safety

Do I need a wallet to use NobleID?

What happens if I enable tips?

Will a public wallet reveal my financial graph?

Can I split tips among co-authors or my lab?

What cryptocurrencies do you support for tips?

How do privacy-preserving payments work?

Can I tip anonymously?

How long do tip payment links stay active?

What happens to tips if a researcher hasn't set up payments?

Are there fees for sending or receiving tips?

Can institutions manage payment settings for their researchers?

How do I track tips I've received?

7) Peer review, escrow & zero-knowledge (ZK) claims

Can we tip or pay reviewers and keep double-blind?

How does reviewer eligibility work?

8) Publishers, repositories & funders

How do publishers integrate NobleID?

Do you support large-scale/batch minting?

How do grants roll up outputs?

9) Integrity, security & governance

Where are objects stored?

Who operates NobleID?

How are disputes handled?

10) Developers

What's the API base URL?

What are common API calls?

Do you provide a badge/widget?

How do I integrate payment features via API?

What webhook events are available for payments?

How do I test payment integrations?

11) Privacy

What personal data do you store?

Can I delete my profile?

12) Troubleshooting

My resolver shows an older version.

The badge says 'update available' but I already updated the page.

I see an authorship error.

Still need help?

NobleID — Frequently Asked Questions

1) Basics

What is NobleID?

Is NobleID free?

Who is NobleID for?

Do NobleID and DOI/ORCID compete?

2) People & Works

What's the difference between a people ID and a work ID?

How do I get a NobleID (Person)?

How do I claim a work?

3) Versioning, receipts & withdrawals

How does versioning work?

What is a tamper-evident receipt?

Can I withdraw or correct a work?

4) Content types we support

Which record types can get a NobleID (Work)?

5) Discovery & citations

Will search engines and indexes pick this up?

Do you support content negotiation?

Reference linking best practice?

6) Tips, wallets & safety