# Zcash

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/zcash/  
**Website:** https://z.cash/  
**APIs profiled:** 4

Zcash is a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency that uses zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) to enable shielded transactions. It provides JSON-RPC APIs via zcashd and zebrad for wallet operations, shielded transaction management, blockchain data access, and network interaction.

## Kin Score — 22.7 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 22.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 81.5 |
| Contract Quality | 26.7 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

## Agent readiness — 15.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Free — onboarding: unknown, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (4)

- **Zcash JSON-RPC API (zcashd)** — The primary JSON-RPC interface exposed by zcashd, the original Zcash full node. Backwards compatible with Bitcoin Core 0.11.2 with Zcash-specific extensions for shielded address...
- **Zcash Payment API (z_ methods)** — The Zcash-specific extension to the JSON-RPC interface that enables shielded (private) transaction operations using zero-knowledge proofs. Includes methods for managing shielded...
- **Lightwalletd gRPC API** — A bandwidth-efficient gRPC service that provides a compact block streaming interface to the Zcash blockchain, enabling lightweight mobile and web wallet clients to sync shielded...
- **Zebra JSON-RPC API** — The JSON-RPC API provided by zebrad, the Zcash Foundation's independent Zcash full node implementation written in Rust. Designed to be a drop-in replacement for zcashd's RPC int...

## Security (1)

- **Zcash Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS

## Plans (1)

- **Plans**

## Tags

Cryptocurrency, Privacy, Blockchain, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Shielded Transactions, ZEC

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/zcash/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.