Patch Projects API

Browse and retrieve verified carbon projects across removal and avoidance categories.

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OpenAPI Specification

patch-io-projects-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Patch Carbon Order Line Items Projects API
  version: '2'
  description: 'The Patch API lets developers browse verified carbon projects, generate

    emissions estimates, and place orders for carbon credits and removals.

    Reconstructed from the publicly published patch-python, patch-node, and

    patch-ruby SDKs (auto-generated by openapi-generator from the official

    Patch OpenAPI document).

    '
  contact:
    name: Patch Engineering
    email: engineering@usepatch.com
    url: https://docs.patch.io/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.patch.io/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.patch.io
  description: Production API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Projects
  description: Browse and retrieve verified carbon projects across removal and avoidance categories.
paths:
  /v1/projects:
    get:
      tags:
      - Projects
      operationId: retrieveProjects
      summary: List Projects
      description: Returns a paginated list of verified carbon projects available for purchase through Patch.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
      - name: country
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code filter.
      - name: type
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter by project type slug (for example biomass, dac, mineralization, redd_plus).
      - name: minimum_available_mass
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Minimum available mass (in grams) the project must have in inventory.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Project list response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1/projects/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Projects
      operationId: retrieveProject
      summary: Retrieve A Project
      description: Returns a single verified carbon project by ID.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Project response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProjectResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    TechnologyType:
      type: object
      properties:
        slug:
          type: string
          example: dac
        name:
          type: string
          example: Direct Air Capture
        parent_technology_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParentTechnologyType'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
            message:
              type: string
        data:
          nullable: true
        meta:
          type: object
          properties:
            patch_version:
              type: integer
    Inventory:
      type: object
      description: Available inventory broken out by vintage and price.
      properties:
        vintage_year:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        vintage_start_year:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        vintage_end_year:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        amount_available:
          type: integer
          description: Available mass in grams.
        price:
          type: integer
          description: Per-tonne price in minor currency units.
        currency:
          type: string
          example: USD
    Photo:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
    Meta:
      type: object
      description: Pagination and response metadata block returned on list endpoints.
      properties:
        prev_page:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        next_page:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
    ProjectListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        error:
          nullable: true
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Project'
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
    Standard:
      type: object
      description: Carbon registry / standard the project is certified under (Verra, Gold Standard, Puro, ACR, CAR, etc.).
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
        acronym:
          type: string
    ProjectResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        error:
          nullable: true
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Project'
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
    Project:
      type: object
      description: A verified carbon project listed on Patch.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        production:
          type: boolean
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        mechanism:
          type: string
          description: Removal or avoidance.
        country:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        issuance_type:
          type: string
        latitude:
          type: number
          format: float
        longitude:
          type: number
          format: float
        project_partner:
          type: string
        photos:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Photo'
        verifier:
          type: string
        standard:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Standard'
        sdgs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sdg'
        tagline:
          type: string
        technology_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TechnologyType'
        highlights:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Highlight'
        inventory:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Inventory'
        disclaimers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Disclaimer'
    Highlight:
      type: object
      properties:
        headline:
          type: string
        details:
          type: string
    Sdg:
      type: object
      description: UN Sustainable Development Goal alignment.
      properties:
        number:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
    Disclaimer:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        body:
          type: string
    ParentTechnologyType:
      type: object
      properties:
        slug:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: API key missing, malformed, or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  parameters:
    PageParam:
      name: page
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
      description: 1-indexed page number for paginated responses.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key bearer token issued from the Patch dashboard. Sandbox and live keys are separated.