Chia

Chia Network is the company behind the Chia blockchain, a decentralized layer-1 network whose native coin is XCH. Chia replaces energy-intensive Proof of Work with Nakamoto-consensus Proof of Space and Time, letting participants "farm" with standard disk hardware. The open-source Python reference client runs a full node, farmer, harvester, timelord and wallet and exposes a local JSON-RPC API (secured with mutual TLS) across full-node, wallet, farmer, harvester, DataLayer, DID, NFT, offers, DAO, VC and simulator services, plus the `chia` command-line client. On-chain smart transactions are authored in Chialisp / CLVM, and the network supports CATs (tokens), NFTs, DIDs, offers, DataLayer and DAOs. Chia was surfaced as a portfolio company of a16z and Greylock and enriched from its public developer surface.

Chia publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3, and Decentralized.

Chia’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, CLI, sandbox, authentication, and 13 more developer resources.

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28.4/100 emerging Agent 14/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
1 APIs 0 Features
CompanyBlockchainCryptocurrencyWeb3DecentralizedJSON-RPCDeveloper ToolsOpen Source

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scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
Composite quality — 28.4/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 13.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 4.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 8.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 14/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs

Chia JSON-RPC API

Local JSON-RPC servers exposed by the Chia reference client for the full node, wallet, farmer, harvester, DataLayer, DID, NFT, offers, DAO, VC and simulator services. All calls ...

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

WellKnown
WellKnown
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Packages
Packages
 SDKs
SDKs
 CLI
CLI

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: chia
name: Chia
description: Chia Network is the company behind the Chia blockchain, a decentralized layer-1 network whose native coin is
  XCH. Chia replaces energy-intensive Proof of Work with Nakamoto-consensus Proof of Space and Time, letting participants
  "farm" with standard disk hardware. The open-source Python reference client runs a full node, farmer, harvester, timelord
  and wallet and exposes a local JSON-RPC API (secured with mutual TLS) across full-node, wallet, farmer, harvester, DataLayer,
  DID, NFT, offers, DAO, VC and simulator services, plus the `chia` command-line client. On-chain smart transactions are authored
  in Chialisp / CLVM, and the network supports CATs (tokens), NFTs, DIDs, offers, DataLayer and DAOs. Chia was surfaced as
  a portfolio company of a16z and Greylock and enriched from its public developer surface.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chia/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
- greylock
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://www.chia.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chia-logo.svg
tags:
- Company
- Blockchain
- Cryptocurrency
- Web3
- Decentralized
- JSON-RPC
- Developer Tools
- Open Source
apis:
- name: Chia JSON-RPC API
  description: Local JSON-RPC servers exposed by the Chia reference client for the full node, wallet, farmer, harvester, DataLayer,
    DID, NFT, offers, DAO, VC and simulator services. All calls are POST JSON over HTTPS (or WebSocket via the daemon) secured
    with mutual TLS; responses carry a boolean `success` field.
  humanURL: https://docs.chia.net/rpc/
  baseURL: https://localhost:8555/
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - JSON-RPC
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.chia.net/rpc/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.chia.net/reference-client/rpc-reference/full-node-rpc/
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/chia-authentication.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.chia.net/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.chia.net/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.chia.net/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.chia.net/rpc/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.chia.net/guides/crash-course/introduction
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.chia.net/blog/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Chia-Network
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.chia.net/terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.chia.net/privacy/
- type: Packages
  url: packages/chia-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/chia-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/chia-cli.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/chia-sandbox.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/chia-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/chia-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/chia-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/chia-changelog.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/chia-well-known.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/chia-domain-security.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/chia-llms.txt
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence