SpruceID

SpruceID is a digital trust infrastructure company building open-source software for digital identity — verifiable credentials, decentralized identifiers (DIDs), mobile driver's licenses (mDL, ISO/IEC 18013-5), and identity wallets. Its developer surface is a suite of open-source libraries and SDKs: the Rust `ssi` core library for Verifiable Credentials and DIDs, `isomdl` (ISO mDL), `openid4vp` (OpenID for Verifiable Presentations) and `oid4vci-rs` (OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance), plus the SpruceKit / SSX JavaScript & TypeScript SDKs and the SpruceKit mobile (Swift/Kotlin) wallet libraries. SpruceID works with government agencies to modernize identity, verification, and secure data exchange with privacy-preserving, standards-based architecture. Backed by a16z.

SpruceID is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Digital Identity, Verifiable Credentials, Decentralized Identifiers, and Mobile Driver’s License.

SpruceID’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, engineering blog, support, and 11 more developer resources.

23.1/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
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CompanyDigital IdentityVerifiable CredentialsDecentralized IdentifiersMobile Driver's LicenseIdentity WalletOpenID4VPOpenID4VCISelf-Sovereign IdentityGovernment

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 23.1/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 8.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 4.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 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 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Security Posture 1

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

Spruce Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

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 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: spruce
name: SpruceID
description: 'SpruceID is a digital trust infrastructure company building open-source software for digital identity — verifiable
  credentials, decentralized identifiers (DIDs), mobile driver''s licenses (mDL, ISO/IEC 18013-5), and identity wallets. Its
  developer surface is a suite of open-source libraries and SDKs: the Rust `ssi` core library for Verifiable Credentials and
  DIDs, `isomdl` (ISO mDL), `openid4vp` (OpenID for Verifiable Presentations) and `oid4vci-rs` (OpenID for Verifiable Credential
  Issuance), plus the SpruceKit / SSX JavaScript & TypeScript SDKs and the SpruceKit mobile (Swift/Kotlin) wallet libraries.
  SpruceID works with government agencies to modernize identity, verification, and secure data exchange with privacy-preserving,
  standards-based architecture. Backed by a16z.'
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
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image: https://github.com/spruceid.png
tags:
- Company
- Digital Identity
- Verifiable Credentials
- Decentralized Identifiers
- Mobile Driver's License
- Identity Wallet
- OpenID4VP
- OpenID4VCI
- Self-Sovereign Identity
- Government
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common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/spruce-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://spruceid.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.sprucekit.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.sprucekit.dev/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.sprucekit.dev/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/spruceid
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.spruceid.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://spruceid.com/contact-us
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://spruceid.com/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://spruceid.com/terms-of-use
- type: Packages
  url: packages/spruce-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/spruce-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/spruce-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/spruce-conformance.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/spruce-components.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
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