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OpenWallet Foundation

The OpenWallet Foundation is a Linux Foundation Europe project that brings developers and standards organizations together to facilitate global interoperability of verifiable credentials and digital wallet technology. It develops open source engines for secure, privacy-preserving digital identity solutions.

OpenWallet Foundation publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Basicmessages API, Connections API, Forward API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Credentials, Digital Wallet, Identity, and Linux Foundation.

OpenWallet Foundation’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, privacy policy, and 10 more developer resources.

41.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
11 APIs
CredentialsDigital WalletIdentityLinux Foundation

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 41.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
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 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 11

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

ACA-Py Admin API

Aries Cloud Agent Python (ACA-Py) exposes an OpenAPI-documented REST Admin API used by controller applications to manage agent behavior, issue and verify credentials, exchange m...

Credo API

Credo (formerly Aries Framework JavaScript) is a TypeScript framework for building decentralized identity and verifiable credential applications. It exposes programmatic interfa...

Askar API

Askar is a secure storage backend for digital wallets that manages cryptographic keys, secrets, and credential records. It provides language bindings (Python, Rust, JavaScript, ...

VC API

VC API is an implementation of the W3C Verifiable Credentials API draft standard, exposing REST endpoints for verifiable credential issuance, verification, and presentation exch...

SD-JWT Libraries

OpenWallet Foundation maintains Selective Disclosure for JSON Web Tokens (SD-JWT) libraries across multiple languages including JavaScript, Python, Rust, Kotlin, and .NET. These...

OpenWallet Foundation Basicmessages API

The Basicmessages API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for basicmessages.

OpenWallet Foundation Connections API

The Connections API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for connections.

OpenWallet Foundation Forward API

The Forward API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for forward.

OpenWallet Foundation Issue Credential API

The Issue Credential API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for issue credential.

OpenWallet Foundation Present Proof API

The Present Proof API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for present proof.

OpenWallet Foundation Ws API

The Ws API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for ws.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

ACA-Py Admin API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Openwallet Foundation Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Openwallet Foundation Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Openwallet Foundation Agentic Access

6 operations

6 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 4

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: openwallet-foundation
name: OpenWallet Foundation
description: The OpenWallet Foundation is a Linux Foundation Europe project that brings developers and standards organizations
  together to facilitate global interoperability of verifiable credentials and digital wallet technology. It develops open
  source engines for secure, privacy-preserving digital identity solutions.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/openwallet-foundation.png
tags:
- Credentials
- Digital Wallet
- Identity
- Linux Foundation
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-28'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openwallet-foundation/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: openwallet-foundation:aca-py-admin-api
  name: ACA-Py Admin API
  description: Aries Cloud Agent Python (ACA-Py) exposes an OpenAPI-documented REST Admin API used by controller applications
    to manage agent behavior, issue and verify credentials, exchange messages, and orchestrate DIDComm protocols. The exact
    set of endpoints is generated dynamically based on the protocols loaded by the running agent.
  humanURL: https://aca-py.org/
  tags:
  - Aries
  - Credentials
  - DIDComm
  - Digital Wallet
  - Identity
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://aca-py.org/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/acapy/blob/main/docs/features/AdminAPI.md
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/acapy
- aid: openwallet-foundation:credo-api
  name: Credo API
  description: Credo (formerly Aries Framework JavaScript) is a TypeScript framework for building decentralized identity and
    verifiable credential applications. It exposes programmatic interfaces for issuing, verifying, and exchanging credentials
    over DIDComm and OpenID for Verifiable Credentials.
  humanURL: https://credo.js.org/
  tags:
  - Aries
  - Credentials
  - DIDComm
  - Digital Wallet
  - Identity
  - JavaScript
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://credo.js.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/credo-ts
- aid: openwallet-foundation:askar-api
  name: Askar API
  description: Askar is a secure storage backend for digital wallets that manages cryptographic keys, secrets, and credential
    records. It provides language bindings (Python, Rust, JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift) for reading and writing wallet entries
    and performing cryptographic operations.
  humanURL: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/askar
  tags:
  - Cryptography
  - Digital Wallet
  - Storage
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/askar
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/askar
- aid: openwallet-foundation:vc-api
  name: VC API
  description: VC API is an implementation of the W3C Verifiable Credentials API draft standard, exposing REST endpoints for
    verifiable credential issuance, verification, and presentation exchange.
  humanURL: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation-labs/vc-api
  tags:
  - Credentials
  - Identity
  - Verifiable Credentials
  - W3C
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation-labs/vc-api
  - type: Reference
    url: https://w3c-ccg.github.io/vc-api/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation-labs/vc-api
- aid: openwallet-foundation:sd-jwt-api
  name: SD-JWT Libraries
  description: OpenWallet Foundation maintains Selective Disclosure for JSON Web Tokens (SD-JWT) libraries across multiple
    languages including JavaScript, Python, Rust, Kotlin, and .NET. These libraries expose programmatic interfaces for issuing,
    holding, and verifying SD-JWT and SD-JWT-VC credentials.
  humanURL: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/sd-jwt-js
  tags:
  - Credentials
  - Cryptography
  - JWT
  - Selective Disclosure
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/sd-jwt-js
  - type: Reference
    url: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-oauth-selective-disclosure-jwt/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation/sd-jwt-js
- aid: openwallet-foundation:openwallet-foundation-basicmessages-api
  name: OpenWallet Foundation Basicmessages API
  description: The Basicmessages API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for basicmessages.
  humanURL: https://aca-py.org/
  tags:
  - Basicmessages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openwallet-foundation-basicmessages-api-openapi.yml
- aid: openwallet-foundation:openwallet-foundation-connections-api
  name: OpenWallet Foundation Connections API
  description: The Connections API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for connections.
  humanURL: https://aca-py.org/
  tags:
  - Connections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openwallet-foundation-connections-api-openapi.yml
- aid: openwallet-foundation:openwallet-foundation-forward-api
  name: OpenWallet Foundation Forward API
  description: The Forward API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for forward.
  humanURL: https://aca-py.org/
  tags:
  - Forward
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openwallet-foundation-forward-api-openapi.yml
- aid: openwallet-foundation:openwallet-foundation-issue-credential-api
  name: OpenWallet Foundation Issue Credential API
  description: The Issue Credential API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for issue credential.
  humanURL: https://aca-py.org/
  tags:
  - Issue Credential
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openwallet-foundation-issue-credential-api-openapi.yml
- aid: openwallet-foundation:openwallet-foundation-present-proof-api
  name: OpenWallet Foundation Present Proof API
  description: The Present Proof API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for present proof.
  humanURL: https://aca-py.org/
  tags:
  - Present Proof
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openwallet-foundation-present-proof-api-openapi.yml
- aid: openwallet-foundation:openwallet-foundation-ws-api
  name: OpenWallet Foundation Ws API
  description: The Ws API from OpenWallet Foundation — 1 operation(s) for ws.
  humanURL: https://aca-py.org/
  tags:
  - Ws
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/openwallet-foundation-ws-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/openwallet-foundation-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/openwallet-foundation-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/openwallet-foundation-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-wallet-foundation
- url: https://openwallet.foundation/
  name: OpenWallet Foundation
  type: Website
  description: Official OpenWallet Foundation website.
- url: https://openwallet.foundation/projects/
  name: Projects
  type: Documentation
  description: Catalog of OpenWallet Foundation Impact, Growth, and Lab projects.
- url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation
  name: GitHub Organization
  type: GitHubOrganization
  description: OpenWallet Foundation GitHub organization with project source code.
- url: https://github.com/openwallet-foundation-labs
  name: GitHub Labs
  type: GitHubOrganization
  description: OpenWallet Foundation Labs organization for incubating projects.
- url: https://openwallet.foundation/blog/
  name: Blog
  type: Blog
  description: OpenWallet Foundation announcements and project updates.
- url: https://openwallet.foundation/community/
  name: Community
  type: Community
  description: Community resources, working groups, and contribution guidance.
- url: https://lists.openwallet.foundation/
  name: Mailing Lists
  type: Mailing List
  description: Public mailing lists for OpenWallet Foundation working groups.
- url: https://openwallet.foundation/about/
  name: About
  type: About
  description: About the OpenWallet Foundation, governance, and members.
- url: https://openwallet.foundation/privacy-policy/
  name: Privacy
  type: Privacy
  description: OpenWallet Foundation privacy policy.
- url: https://openwallet.foundation/terms-of-use/
  name: Terms of Service
  type: TermsOfService
  description: OpenWallet Foundation terms of use.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com