AGNTCY Vc Service API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Identity Node Vc Service API
  description: Identity Node
  contact:
    name: Agntcy Team
    url: https://github.com/agntcy/identity
    email: identity@agntcy.org
  version: v1alpha1
  x-provenance:
    method: harvested
    authored_by: AGNTCY (Outshift by Cisco)
    harvested_by: API Evangelist
    harvested_on: '2026-08-19'
    first_party: true
    provider_published: true
    source_host: agntcy.org / outshift.com
    note: 'Four first-party machine-readable contracts: the Agent Connect Protocol OpenAPI 3.1.1, the OASF Schema API, and two AGNTCY Identity OpenAPI 3.0.3 documents. schema.oasf.outshift.com is the one genuinely callable AGNTCY-hosted API (unauthenticated, 200).'
  x-evidence:
  - type: source
    url: https://spec.acp.agntcy.org/
  - type: source
    url: https://schema.oasf.outshift.com/doc
  - type: source
    url: https://identity-docs.outshift.com/api/openapi/service/v1alpha1/openapi.yaml
servers:
- url: http://0.0.0.0:4000
  description: Local environment
security:
- {}
tags:
- name: VcService
  description: VC is the service that provides VC operations.
paths:
  /v1alpha1/vc/publish:
    post:
      tags:
      - VcService
      description: Publish an issued Verifiable Credential
      operationId: VcService_Publish
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PublishRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content: {}
        default:
          description: Default error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
  /v1alpha1/vc/revoke:
    post:
      tags:
      - VcService
      description: Revoke a Verifiable Credential. THIS ACTION IS NOT REVERSIBLE.
      operationId: VcService_Revoke
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RevokeRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content: {}
        default:
          description: Default error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
  /v1alpha1/vc/search:
    post:
      tags:
      - VcService
      description: Search for Verifiable Credentials based on the specified criteria
      operationId: VcService_Search
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResponse'
        default:
          description: Default error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
  /v1alpha1/vc/verify:
    post:
      tags:
      - VcService
      description: Verify an existing Verifiable Credential
      operationId: VcService_Verify
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/VerifyRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VerificationResult'
        default:
          description: Default error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
  /v1alpha1/vc/{id}/.well-known/vcs.json:
    get:
      tags:
      - VcService
      description: Returns the well-known Verifiable Credentials for the specified Id
      operationId: VcService_GetWellKnown
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The identifier.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetVcWellKnownResponse'
        default:
          description: Default error response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
components:
  schemas:
    Time:
      type: object
      properties: {}
    Proof:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: The type of the proof
        proofPurpose:
          type: string
          description: The proof purpose
        proofValue:
          type: string
          description: The proof value
      description: "A data integrity proof provides information about the proof mechanism,\n parameters required to verify that proof, and the proof value itself."
    EnvelopedCredential:
      type: object
      properties:
        envelopeType:
          enum:
          - CREDENTIAL_ENVELOPE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
          - CREDENTIAL_ENVELOPE_TYPE_EMBEDDED_PROOF
          - CREDENTIAL_ENVELOPE_TYPE_JOSE
          type: string
          description: EnvelopeType specifies the type of the envelope used to store the credential.
          format: enum
        value:
          type: string
          description: Value is the enveloped credential in the specified format.
      description: EnvelopedCredential represents a Credential enveloped in a specific format.
    CredentialStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The URL identifying the schema file
        type:
          type: string
          description: Type specifies the type of the file
        createdAt:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Time'
          description: The creation date and time of the status
        purpose:
          enum:
          - CREDENTIAL_STATUS_PURPOSE_UNSPECIFIED
          - CREDENTIAL_STATUS_PURPOSE_REVOCATION
          type: string
          description: The value of the purpose for the status entry
          format: enum
      description: "CredentialStatus represents the credentialStatus property of a Verifiable Credential.\n more information can be found [here]\n\n [here]: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/#status"
    ErrorInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        reason:
          enum:
          - ERROR_REASON_UNSPECIFIED
          - ERROR_REASON_INTERNAL
          - ERROR_REASON_INVALID_CREDENTIAL_ENVELOPE_TYPE
          - ERROR_REASON_INVALID_CREDENTIAL_ENVELOPE_VALUE_FORMAT
          - ERROR_REASON_INVALID_ISSUER
          - ERROR_REASON_ISSUER_NOT_REGISTERED
          - ERROR_REASON_INVALID_VERIFIABLE_CREDENTIAL
          - ERROR_REASON_IDP_REQUIRED
          - ERROR_REASON_INVALID_PROOF
          - ERROR_REASON_UNSUPPORTED_PROOF
          - ERROR_REASON_RESOLVER_METADATA_NOT_FOUND
          - ERROR_REASON_UNKNOWN_IDP
          - ERROR_REASON_ID_ALREADY_REGISTERED
          - ERROR_REASON_VERIFIABLE_CREDENTIAL_REVOKED
          type: string
          description: "The reason of the error, as defined by the ErrorReason enum.\n This is a constant unique value that helps identify the cause of\n the error."
          format: enum
        message:
          type: string
          description: "The message describing the error in a human-readable way. This\n field gives additional details about the error."
      description: Describes the cause of the error with structured details.
    PublishRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        vc:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnvelopedCredential'
          description: The Verifiable Credential to publish
        proof:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Proof'
          description: "Optional Proof of ownership of the Issuer's ResolverMetadata\n This should be provided when the Issuer is provided by an external IdP\n Example: a signed JWT"
      description: Request to publish an issued Verifiable Credential
    SearchRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: ID is the identifier.
        schema:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CredentialSchema'
          description: Schema is the schema of the credential contained in the VC
        content:
          type: string
          description: The credential content representation in JSON-LD format
      description: Request to search for VCs based on the specified criteria
    GoogleProtobufAny:
      type: object
      properties:
        '@type':
          type: string
          description: The type of the serialized message.
      additionalProperties: true
      description: Contains an arbitrary serialized message along with a @type that describes the type of the serialized message.
    CredentialSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: Type specifies the type of the file
        id:
          type: string
          description: The URL identifying the schema file
      description: "CredentialSchema represents the credentialSchema property of a Verifiable Credential.\n more information can be found [here]\n\n [here]: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/#data-schemas"
    VerifyRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        vc:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnvelopedCredential'
          description: The Verifiable Credential to verify
      description: Request to verify an existing Verifiable Credential
    RevokeRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        vc:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnvelopedCredential'
          description: The Verifiable Credential to revoked
        proof:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Proof'
          description: "Required Proof of ownership of the Issuer's ResolverMetadata\n This should be provided when the Issuer is provided by an external IdP\n Example: a signed JWT"
      description: Request to revoke a published Verifiable Credential
    Status:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: The status code, which should be an enum value of [google.rpc.Code][google.rpc.Code].
          format: int32
        message:
          type: string
          description: A developer-facing error message, which should be in English. Any user-facing error message should be localized and sent in the [google.rpc.Status.details][google.rpc.Status.details] field, or localized by the client.
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GoogleProtobufAny'
          description: A list of messages that carry the error details.  There is a common set of message types for APIs to use.
      description: 'The `Status` type defines a logical error model that is suitable for different programming environments, including REST APIs and RPC APIs. It is used by [gRPC](https://github.com/grpc). Each `Status` message contains three pieces of data: error code, error message, and error details. You can find out more about this error model and how to work with it in the [API Design Guide](https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/errors).'
    SearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        vcs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnvelopedCredential'
          description: The list of VCs that match the search criteria
      description: Returns the VCs that match the search criteria
    VerificationResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: boolean
          description: A boolean status
        document:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VerifiableCredential'
          description: A conforming document which represents the Verifiable Credential
        mediaType:
          type: string
          description: 'The media type of the Verifiable Credential (ex: application/vc)'
        controller:
          type: string
          description: "The controller of the verification method associated with the securing mechanism,\n usually it represents the issuer."
        controlledIdentifierDocument:
          type: string
          description: "A controlled identifier document that is associated with the verification method\n used to verify the securing mechanism (i,e the DID)"
        warnings:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorInfo'
          description: A list represents zero or more warnings generated by the verification process
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorInfo'
          description: A list represents zero or more errors generated by the verification process
      description: "The result returned from the verification process defined [here]\n\n [here]: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/#verification"
    VerifiableCredential:
      type: object
      properties:
        context:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/#contexts
        type:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/#dfn-type
        issuer:
          type: string
          description: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/#issuer
        content:
          type: object
          description: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/#credential-subject
        id:
          type: string
          description: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/#identifiers
        issuanceDate:
          type: string
          description: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/#issuance-date
        expirationDate:
          type: string
          description: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/#expiration
        credentialSchema:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CredentialSchema'
          description: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/#data-schemas
        credentialStatus:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CredentialStatus'
          description: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/#status
        proof:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Proof'
          description: https://w3id.org/security#proof
      description: "DataModel represents the W3C Verifiable Credential Data Model defined [here]\n\n [here]: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model/"
    GetVcWellKnownResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        vcs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EnvelopedCredential'
          description: The list of VCs for the specified Id
      description: Returns the well-known VCs for an Id