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  • nChain Identity user documentation
  • 📑INTRODUCTION
    • Introduction to nChain Identity
    • Why choose nChain Identity?
      • DiD differentiators
    • How does nChain Identity work?
      • Data flows
      • Use cases and applications
    • Standards and regulations
  • 📄nChain Identity Issuers
    • What is an issuer?
    • How to become an issuer?
    • Operating an issuer
    • What do issuers do?
    • Issuer API
      • Overview
      • Getting Started
      • Examples
        • Issue an email credential
        • Revoke a claimed email credential
      • API Documentation
        • Credential Offers
        • Agent
        • Claims
  • 📑NCHAIN IDENTITY VERIFIER
    • What is a Verifier?
    • Operating a verifier
    • How to become a verifier?
    • Verifier API
      • Overview
      • Getting Started
      • Examples
        • Verify an email credential
      • API Documentation
        • Verifiable Presentation
        • Verifying
        • Agent
        • SIOP
        • Templates
  • 📄NCHAIN IDENTITY WALLET
    • What is the wallet for?
    • How to receive a Verifiable Credential?
    • How to share a Verifiable Credential?
  • 📑Privacy and Security
    • Privacy and Security Measures: NChain Identity Services
    • Revocation and data deletion
  • 🗃️SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY KNOWLEDGE
    • Self-Sovereign Identity
    • Actors
    • Decentralized vs Self-Sovereign Identity
    • Key Principles of Self-Sovereign Identity
    • Self-Sovereign Identity – Use Cases
    • Digital Trust
    • Some of the critical components of Self Sovereign Identity
      • Trust over IP
    • Some of the critical components of Decentralise ID
      • A Blockchain Tailored for Decentralized Identity
      • Decentralise Identifiers (DiD)
      • Verifiable Credentials
      • Verifiable Presentations
  • 📑GLOSSARY
    • Glossary
  • 📄FAQs / HELP
    • Help & FAQs
      • What is a digital identity?
      • What is nChain Identity, and how does it work?
      • How is blockchain used in nChain Identity?
      • Compatible Blockchains for nChain Identity.
      • How can my business sign up for nChain Identity?
      • How is nChain Identity different to other identity solutions in the market?
      • Can nChain Identity communicate with other identity solutions?
      • What is nChain Identity doing with my data, and does it act as a data processor or controller?
      • What measures does nChain Identity take to protect user data?
      • What support is available for nChain Identity?
      • Can nChain Identity be integrated into our existing systems?
      • How can I get started with nChain Identity?
      • What countries is nChain Identity available in?
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  1. nChain Identity Issuers
  2. Issuer API

Overview

Introduction

The Issuer API is a REST API that allows clients to create and manage verifiable credentials programmatically. Designed for flexibility and low-level access, it enables precise control over the issuance process, from defining claims to delivering credentials securely. Clients can use this API to integrate credential issuance directly into their applications, enabling custom workflows tailored to their specific use cases.

Key Features

  • Issue Verifiable Credentials: Generate cryptographically secure credentials with user-defined claims.

  • Revoke Credentials: Mark credentials as invalid when necessary, ensuring accurate verification results.

  • Check Credential Status: Query the status of a credential to confirm its validity and ensure compliance.

When to Use the Issuer API

  • Custom Integration: Embed credential issuance into your application, creating a seamless user experience.

  • Advanced Workflows: Build low-level, programmatic control over credential lifecycles (e.g., dynamic issuance or revocation).

  • Privacy and Compliance: Use the API to implement verifiable credentials with built-in support for privacy and data minimization principles.

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