---
title: "Certificate Types"
slug: "certificate-types"
description: "Set up certificate types to be assigned to uploaded or generated certificates. For each type, you can specify validity days and content type."
tags: ["IT Pro"]
updated: 2025-07-10T12:06:41Z
published: 2025-07-10T12:06:41Z
canonical: "help.lanteria.com/certificate-types"
---

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# Certificate Types

Uploaded or generated certificates can be assigned a type.

Follow these steps to create a certificate type:

1. Go to **Settings** > **Settings and Configuration** > **Learning**.
2. Click **Learning Catalog** in the left panel and click **Edit** next to the **Certificate Types** setting name on the **Basic** tab. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img404(2).png)
3. The **Certificate Types** list will open in spreadsheet view where you can directly edit the information you need. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img405(1).png)
4. Enter the type name into the **Title** column.
5. If necessary, enter the number of validity days in the **Validity** column. These validity days will be used to determine the certificate expiration date when the certificate is automatically generated or uploaded during [manual completion of the development activity](https://help.lanteria.com/docs/work-with-development-activities#marking-development-activity-complete).
6. Enter the name of the [content type](/v1/docs/certificates) to be used for the automatic certificate generation into the **Certificate Content Type** column.

## Related

- [Learning Certificates](/learning-certificates.md)