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China App Beian (ICP) Screenshots: Where to Capture Certificate Proof
A “beian screenshot” is usually not your product UI
Overseas teams entering China often translate the request as “send app screenshots.” Reviewers usually mean proof that the app completed filing (备案), not the marketing gallery you upload for conversion.
Process overviews live in our Android filing guide, HarmonyOS / ICP filing, and iOS App Store Connect filing fields. This page answers only: where to point the camera when the form says 备案截图.
Three different screenshot types
| Type | What reviewers look for | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| A. Filing query / “certificate” shot | Entity name, app name, filing number, approved status | Store credentials, WeChat Open Platform supplements, cloud KYC |
| B. In-app filing-number display | Settings / About / policy page showing the number | Platforms that check “prominent disclosure” |
| C. Store listing UI screenshots | Feature screens | Listing creatives; sizes on the China size hub |
Search intent for “beian screenshot” is almost always A, sometimes plus B. Do not submit C as A.
Type A: capture the MIIT query page
When a downloadable fancy certificate is unavailable, the accepted practice (also documented by major Chinese cloud filing portals) is to screenshot the query result:
- Open the national filing system query entry (official host is under
beian.miit.gov.cn). - Search by app name, filing number, or entity as the UI allows.
- Capture a full browser window showing app name, filing number, entity, and approved / filed status.
- If you filed through Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, or another access provider, you can also screenshot the approved record inside that provider’s ICP/APP console.
Quality tips
- Prefer a desktop browser; avoid photographing a monitor.
- Keep surrounding context—not a one-line crop of the number.
- Export PNG/JPEG with a dated filename for reuse across stores.
- Names/entities must match software copyright and store metadata.
Type B: in-app display of the filing number
Regulators expect the number in a prominent place; some distributors spot-check it.
- Put
APP备案号：…(or the ICP-style label your counsel recommends) on Settings → About or at the foot of the privacy policy. - Capture a path that does not require a privileged login when possible.
- Keep this separate from privacy-policy popup screenshots—different compliance story.
Do not confuse WeChat “app market screenshots” with beian proof
Rejection text that asks for package name and signature from the app-market console wants a store backend screenshot (Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, MyApp, etc.), not the MIIT query page.
| Keyword in the rejection | Upload |
|---|---|
| 备案 / ICP / filing number | Type A (± B) |
| 应用市场 / package / signature | Store developer console |
| Privacy popup / entry | Privacy material screenshots |
How this sits next to copyright and creatives
- Software copyright: certificate scans — materials checklist.
- Listing creatives: conversion and size work.
- Beian screenshots: proof the app is filed with the telecom authority.
For cross-border teams, have the China entity drop a fresh Type A query shot into shared storage whenever a store asks again—stale screenshots cause avoidable loops.
Checklist
- Confirmed A vs B vs store-console vs product UI
- Query shot shows name + number + entity + status
- Matches copyright / store entity fields
- In-app number visible if the platform checks B
- Not using marketing PNGs with transparency as credential art
Finish filing first, then capture the query page. That order saves the most review cycles.