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Verifiable Credentials

Score 20.6 / 100 23 providers 13 APIs Search apis.io →
Variants seen in the corpus: Verifiable Credentialsverifiable credentialsverifiable-credentials

Providers using this tag (23)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Strong 3 Solid coverage with minor gaps
MXFinancial-ServicesBankingUnited StatesOpen Finance2 APIs62.4Microsoft Azure Active DirectoryAuthenticationAuthorizationIdentityMicrosoft1 API57.4Auth0AI AgentsAuthenticationAuthorizationFGA3 APIs56.3
Developing 10 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
GitcoinPublic GoodsGrantsBountiesQuadratic Funding3 APIs54.1Microsoft EntraAccess ManagementAuthenticationAzure ADEntra1 API53.51KosmosIdentityAuthenticationIdentity VerificationPasswordless1 API50.5MX TechnologiesFinancial DataAccount AggregationOpen BankingData Connectivity2 APIs49.1AuthleteCompanyAuthenticationOpenID ConnectAuthorization1 API48.9Hopae, Inc.CompanyIdentityIdentity VerificationDigital Identity1 API47.8AGNTCYAI AgentsInteroperabilitySpecificationOpen-Source4 APIs45.9OpenWallet FoundationCredentialsDigital WalletIdentityLinux Foundation1 API43.4TradeverifydSupply ChainTrade ComplianceRisk Management2 APIs42.1Terminal 3CompanyIdentityDecentralized Identity1 API40.5
Thin 6 Limited public surface area
CredlyDigital CredentialsOpen BadgesBadgingCertifications1 API37.5Polygon IDIdentityZero-Knowledge ProofsSelf-Sovereign Identity2 APIs37.4BadgrDigital BadgesOpen BadgesMicro-CredentialsCredentialing1 API37.1SertifierDigital CredentialsCertificatesBadgesOpen Badges1 API36.9SMART Health ITSMART on FHIRFHIRHealth ITEHR Integration1 API36.7Self.IDDecentralized IdentityDIDCeramicSelf-Sovereign Identity1 API30.2
Emerging 3 Early or largely undocumented
SpruceIDDecentralized IdentityDIDsSign-In with Ethereum1 API22.0SpruceIDCompanyDigital IdentityDecentralized Identifiers17.4Global IDCompanyIdentityDigital IdentityDecentralized Identity11.8
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
BloomCompanyCryptoIdentity9.7

APIs with this tag (10)

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Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Microsoft Entra Verified ID APIMicrosoft Entra Verified ID is a managed verifiable credentials service that enables organizations to issue...57.4Auth0 verifiable-credentials APIThe verifiable-credentials API from Auth0 — 2 operation(s) for verifiable-credentials.56.3
Developing 5 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Microsoft Entra Verified ID APIAPI for issuing and verifying decentralized identity credentials.53.51Kosmos Verifiable Credentials APIThe Verifiable Credentials API from 1Kosmos — 5 operation(s) for verifiable credentials.50.5MX Technologies verifiable credentials APIThe verifiable credentials API from MX Technologies — 3 operation(s) for verifiable credentials.49.1VC APIVC API is an implementation of the W3C Verifiable Credentials API draft standard, exposing REST endpoints f...43.4Tradeverifyd Verifiable Credentials APIOperations involving verifiable credentials42.1
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
SMART Health Cards FrameworkSpecification for issuing and verifying tamper-evident clinical records - vaccination history, lab results,...36.7
Emerging 2 Early or largely undocumented
SpruceID OID4VCI Credential Issuance APISpruceID's OID4VCI (OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance) Rust library implements the OpenID4VC creden...22.0SpruceID SSI Core Library APIThe SpruceID SSI (Self-Sovereign Identity) core library provides a comprehensive Rust API for signing, issu...22.0

Score breakdown

Frequency
42.1
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.6
spread across providers
Quality lift
47.7
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
2.5
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Decentralized Identity 8 co-occurrences Self-Sovereign Identity 5 co-occurrences OpenID Connect 7 co-occurrences Credentials 5 co-occurrences Identity 13 co-occurrences Authorization 5 co-occurrences Authentication 14 co-occurrences User 6 co-occurrences

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