Medals are awarded to Agents as they reach set milestones.
There are up to 5 Tiers of available for most medals: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Onyx (Black). Each Tier requires more and more work than the previous.
Achieving Access Levels
- Main article: Access Level
Medals are needed to achieve Agent Access Levels L9-L16. Typically acquiring sufficient Gold medals for Levels L11-L13 is the hardest part.
The Agent Stats website (agent-stats.com) can predict, based on your recent activity, when you will achieve the next tiered medals, and also when you might level up.
Special Medal Types
One Time Medals/Badges
These Medals can only be gained by Agents during specific times. They have no Tiers and cannot be used to level up.
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Verified-medal is a special medal awarded to Agents that verified their account via e-mail. This verification needed to occur upon hitting Level 2, as the interface would stop collecting XM and the inventory would be limited to 100 items. As of September 2015, verification was permanently removed from Ingress and the item cap is currently 2 000 for all Agent levels. |
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Founder-medal is a special medal awarded to Agents that were supporting Ingress from early on. This medal does not have Tiers like the others but is something that every Agent is displaying proudly on their profiles. The Founder-medal was only achievable on the 14. December 2013 and only for Agents that were L5+. |
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Simulacrum-medal is a special medal awarded to recursed Agents. The Simulacrum-medal was achievable since the 06. November 2018 along with the introduction of recursion feature. |
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C.O.R.E.-badge is a special badge awarded to Agents who has subscribed at least once to the C.O.R.E. membership. Earnable since 05. February 2021, it is only earned once, even if the Agent has subscribed for multiple months. |
Anniversary-Medals
Innovator In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year Two. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L11 L13 L15 Vanguard In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year Three. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L13 L15 L16 Luminary In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year Four. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L13 L15 L16 Sage In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year Five. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L13 L15 L16 Ouroboros In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year Six. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L13 L15 L16* Resurgence In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year Seven. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L13 L15 L16* Resonance In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year Eight. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L13 L15 L16* Persistence In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year Nine. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L13 L15 L16* Pathfinder In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year 10. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L13 L15 L16* Paragon In recognition of your contributions during Ingress Year 11. Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Onyx 
L3 L9 L13 L15 L16* * incl. recursed Agents
Event Medals
Participation in Anomalies will grant the Agent a medal representing the Anomaly they have participated.
Participation in Mission Day, NL-1331 and First Saturday-events will earn the medal(s). These medals have the standard tiers earned by the number of events attended. Their tier does not apply to attended events before the introduction of the medals.
Character Medals
Medals depicting Ingress storyline characters are acquired when purchasing a Rare or Very Rare "swag pack" when attending an Anomaly.
Limited Edition Badges
Limited Edition badges that can only be obtained on the Ingress in-scanner Store for a limited time.
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Mission "Medals"
- Main article: Mission
Mission-"medals" are rewarded for the first completion of any Mission. They are are not medals in the traditional sense but rather tokens attesting to the successful completion of the Mission. Mission-"medals" have no tiers, can only be earned once, do not help with leveling and are displayed seperately on the Agent's profile below the Agent's medals & badges and above their stats. Every area has its own set of Missions and, thus, "medals" for them.
Standard Medals
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The Sojourner medal is achieved by hacking a Portal in consecutive 24 hours periods. |
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| Date Added: 05. March 2015
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The Illuminator medal is achieved by capturing MU via Control Fields Δ over populated areas. |
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| Date Added: 26. February 2015
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The Translator medal is achieved by using Glyph Hacking to gain items from a Portal. |
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| Date Added: 29. January 2015
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The Recruiter medal is achieved by inviting Agents that reach Level 3. The medal was said to be paused on 05. June 2019.[1] |
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| Date Added: 15. January 2015 - 05. June 2019 (?)
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The Trekker medal is achieved by total distance the Agent walked while playing Ingress. |
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| Date Added: 16. December 2014
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The Engineer medal is achieved by deploying Mods on Portals. |
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| Date Added: 16. December 2014
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The SpecOps medal is achieved by completing unique Missions. |
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The Recharger medal is achieved by recharging Portals with Exotic Matter |
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The Connector medal is achieved by linking Portals. |
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The Builder medal is achieved by deploying Resonators  to Portals.
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The Explorer medal is achieved by visiting and hacking distinct Portals. |
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The Guardian medal is achieved by protecting and maintaining control of a Portal for a certain time. The medal was discontinued on 02. April 2018. |
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The Hacker medal is achieved by hacking Portals. |
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The Mind Controller medal is achieved by creating Control Fields Δ. |
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The Purifier medal is achieved by destroying enemy Resonators .
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The Liberator medal is achieved by capturing Portals. |
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The Pioneer medal is achieved by capturing unique Portals. |
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The Recon medal is achieved by gaining Niantic Wayfarer (previously known as Operation Portal Recon) Wayspots' agreements. |
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The Scout medal is achieved by submitting Portal scans. |
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The Scout Controller medal is achieved by Earn Scout Controller designation at unique Portals. |
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The Mission Day medal is achieved by attending Mission Day event. This medal will not affect Agent leveling. |
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| Date Added: 12. March 2016
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The NL-1331 Meetups medal is achieved by attending NL-1331 event. This medal will not affect Agent leveling. |
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| Date Added: 18. January 2018
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The First Saturday medal is achieved by attending First Saturday event. This medal will not affect Agent leveling. |
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| Date Added: 12. November 2018 |