Medal

Medals (also called Badges) are awarded to agents as they reach set milestones.

There are 5 tiers of each medal available: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Black (also called Onyx). 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 9-16. Typically acquiring sufficient Gold medals for levels 11-13 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

These medals can only be gained by agents playing during specific times. They have no tiers and cannot be used to level up.

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Founder badge is a special badge awarded to Agents that were supporting Ingress from early on. This badge doesn’t have tiers like the others but is something that every Agent is displaying proudly on their profiles. The Founder badge was only achievable on December 14th 2013 and only for agents that were Level 5+.

Verified badge is a special badge 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 your 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.

Event Medals

Participation in Anomalies will grant the agent a badge 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.

Mission Medals

Mission medals are rewarded for the first completion of any mission. They are one time and do not help with level. Every area has its own set of missions and, thus, medals for them. The number of medals is too large to include here.

Standard Medals

Medal Name	Medal Description	Medal Requirements
Sojourner	The Sojourner medal is achieved by hacking a portal in consecutive 24 hours periods.	Bronze: 15 days Silver: 30 days Gold: 60 days Platinum: 180 days Onyx: 360 days
	Date Added: March 5th, 2015
Illuminator	The Illuminator medal is achieved by capturing MU via Control Fields Δ over populated areas.	Bronze: 5,000 Silver: 50,000 Gold: 250,000 Platinum: 1,000,000 Onyx: 4,000,000
	Date Added: February 26th, 2015
Translator	The Translator medal is achieved by using Glyph Hacking to gain items from a portal.	Bronze: 200 Silver: 2,000 Gold: 6,000 Platinum: 20,000 Onyx: 50,000
	Date Added: January 29th, 2015
Recruiter Recruiter	The Recruiter medal is achieved by inviting agents that reach Level 3. The Medal was said to be paused on Jun 5th, 2019	Bronze: 2 Silver: 10 Gold: 25 Platinum: 50 Onyx: 100
	Date Added: January 15th, 2015 - June 5th, 2019 (?)
Trekker Trekker	The Trekker medal is achieved by total distance the agent walked while playing Ingress.	Bronze: 10 km Silver: 100 km Gold: 300 km Platinum: 1,000 km Onyx: 2,500 km
	Date Added: December 16th, 2014
Engineer	The Engineer medal is achieved by deploying Mods on Portals.	Bronze: 150 Silver: 1,500 Gold: 5,000 Platinum: 20,000 Onyx: 50,000
	Date Added: December 16th, 2014
SpecOps	The SpecOps medal is achieved by completing unique Missions.	Bronze: 5 Silver: 25 Gold: 100 Platinum: 200 Onyx: 500
	Date Added: December 16th, 2014
Recharger	The Recharger medal is achieved by recharging portals with Exotic Matter	Bronze: 100,000 Silver: 1,000,000 Gold: 3,000,000 Platinum: 10,000,000 Onyx: 25,000,000
	Date Added: February 6th, 2014
Connector	The Connector medal is achieved by Linking portals.	Bronze: 50 links Silver: 1,000 links Gold: 5,000 links Platinum: 25,000 links Onyx: 100,000 links
	Date Added:
Builder	The Builder medal is achieved by deploying Resonators to portals.	Bronze: 2,000 Silver: 10,000 Gold: 30,000 Platinum: 100,000 Onyx: 200,000
	Date Added:
Explorer	The Explorer medal is achieved by visiting and Hacking distinct Portals.	Bronze: 100 Silver: 1,000 Gold: 2,000 Platinum: 10,000 Onyx: 30,000
	Date Added:
Guardian	The Guardian medal is achieved by protecting and maintaining control of a Portal for a certain time. The Medal was discontinued on Apr 2nd, 2018	Bronze: 3 days Silver: 10 days Gold: 20 days Platinum: 90 days Onyx: 150 days
	Date Added: ? - April 2nd, 2018
Hacker	The Hacker medal is achieved by Hacking Portals.	Bronze: 2,000 Silver: 10,000 Gold: 30,000 Platinum: 100,000 Onyx: 200,000
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Mind Controller	The Mind Controller medal is achieved by creating Control Fields.	Bronze: 100 Silver: 500 Gold: 2,000 Platinum: 10,000 Onyx: 40,000
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Purifier	The Purifier medal is achieved by destroying enemy Resonators.	Bronze: 2,000 Silver: 10,000 Gold: 30,000 Platinum: 100,000 Onyx: 300,000
	Date Added:
Liberator	The Liberator medal is achieved by capturing Portals.	Bronze: 100 Silver: 1,000 Gold: 5,000 Platinum: 15,000 Onyx: 40,000
	Date Added:
Pioneer	The Pioneer medal is achieved by capturing unique Portals.	Bronze: 20 Silver: 200 Gold: 1,000 Platinum: 5,000 Onyx: 20,000
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Recon	The Recon medal is achieved by gaining Operation Portal Recon agreements.	Bronze: 100 Silver: 750 Gold: 2,500 Platinum: 5,000 Onyx: 10,000
	Date Added: July 25th, 2017
Mission Day Mission Day	The Mission Day medal is achieved by attending Mission Day event. This medal will not affect Agent leveling.	Bronze: 1 Silver: 3 Gold: 6 Platinum: 10 Onyx: 20
	Date Added: March 12th, 2016
NL-1331 Meetups	The NL-1331 Meetups medal is achieved by attending NL-1331 event. This medal will not affect Agent leveling.	Bronze: 1 Silver: 5 Gold: 10 Platinum: 25 Onyx: 50
	Date Added: January 18th, 2018
First Saturday	The First Saturday medal is achieved by attending First Saturday event. This medal will not affect Agent leveling.	Bronze: 1 Silver: 6 Gold: 12 Platinum: 24 Onyx: 36
	Date Added: November 12th, 2018