Immutable proof records

Receipts Explained

A receipt in EdgeRecord is a small, signed JSON object that proves a piece of state existed and was sealed at a specific moment. Receipts are the unit of trust the platform produces.

Anatomy of a receipt

{
  "type": "Proof of Existence",
  "domain": "example.com",
  "ledger": "edgerecord-demo",
  "receipt": "wr_demo_immutable"
}

Each field is small, intentional, and independently verifiable.

Why receipts

  • They survive the system that produced them.
  • They can be shown to third parties without leaking source data.
  • They are simple to archive — plain JSON, no proprietary format.

Where receipts come from

You can produce receipts via the API, the CLI, or any of the Integrations.

Verifying receipts

See Verifying a Record for a step-by-step walkthrough. The deeper cryptographic story lives in Security & Compliance.