IPFS

IPFS HTTP Gateway API

The IPFS HTTP Gateway API is an implementation-agnostic interface for retrieving content-addressed data from IPFS over standard HTTP. Path gateways expose /ipfs/{cid} and /ipns/{name} namespaces, supporting GET and HEAD requests with content negotiation for raw blocks, CAR streams, TAR archives, JSON, and CBOR. The IPFS Foundation operates public gateways at ipfs.io (path), dweb.link (subdomain), and trustless-gateway.link (trustless/verifiable only) on a best-effort basis. HTTP Range requests are supported up to 5 GB.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.ipfs.tech/concepts/ipfs-gateway/

Other Resources

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Specification
https://specs.ipfs.tech/http-gateways/path-gateway/
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PublicGateway
https://ipfs.io
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SubdomainGateway
https://dweb.link
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TrustlessGateway
https://trustless-gateway.link
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ipfs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: IPFS HTTP Gateway API
description: The IPFS HTTP Gateway API is an implementation-agnostic interface for retrieving content-addressed
  data from IPFS over standard HTTP. Path gateways expose /ipfs/{cid} and /ipns/{name} namespaces, supporting
  GET and HEAD requests with content negotiation for raw blocks, CAR streams, TAR archives, JSON, and
  CBOR. The IPFS Foundation operates public gateways at ipfs.io (path), dweb.link (subdomain), and trustless-gateway.link
  (trustless/verifiable only) on a best-effort basis. HTTP Range requests are supported up to 5 GB.
image: https://ipfs.tech/images/ipfs-logo.svg
humanURL: https://specs.ipfs.tech/http-gateways/path-gateway/
baseURL: https://ipfs.io
tags:
- Gateway
- Content Retrieval
- IPFS
- IPNS
- Public
- Read Only
tags_raw:
- Gateway
- Content Retrieval
- IPFS
- IPNS
- Public
- Read-Only
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/concepts/ipfs-gateway/
- type: Specification
  url: https://specs.ipfs.tech/http-gateways/path-gateway/
- type: PublicGateway
  url: https://ipfs.io
- type: SubdomainGateway
  url: https://dweb.link
- type: TrustlessGateway
  url: https://trustless-gateway.link
contact:
- FN: IPFS Abuse Contact
  email: abuse@ipfs.io
- FN: IPFS Docs
  url: https://docs.ipfs.tech/concepts/public-utilities/
meta:
- key: authentication
  value: None required for public gateways
- key: rateLimit
  value: Best-effort; throttling or banning applied for abuse