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Verifiable Credentials

Score 20.2 / 100 19 providers +6 via APIs 11 APIs Search apis.io →

Providers using this tag (19)

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

Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
InruptCompanySolidPersonal Data StoresDecentralized Identity1 API65.6
Developing 9 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
AccredifyCompanyDigital CredentialsIdentity5 APIs53.4GitcoinPublic GoodsGrantsBountiesQuadratic Funding3 APIs52.7SIMBA ChainCompanyBlockchainSupply ChainTraceability2 APIs52.01KosmosIdentityAuthenticationIdentity VerificationPasswordless1 API49.6AuthleteCompanyAuthenticationOpenID ConnectAuthorization1 API48.3AGNTCYAI AgentsInteroperabilitySpecificationOpen-Source4 APIs47.9Hopae, Inc.CompanyIdentityIdentity VerificationDigital Identity1 API46.9TradeverifydSupply ChainTrade ComplianceRisk Management2 APIs40.8Terminal 3CompanyIdentityDecentralized Identity1 API39.8
Thin 6 Limited public surface area
SertifierDigital CredentialsCertificatesBadgesOpen Badges1 API39.0BadgrDigital BadgesOpen BadgesMicro-CredentialsCredentialing1 API37.0Polygon IDIdentityZero-Knowledge ProofsSelf-Sovereign Identity2 APIs36.8CredlyDigital CredentialsOpen BadgesBadgingCertification1 API36.1Via ScienceCompanySecurityIdentityAuthentication1 API33.7Self.IDDecentralized IdentityDIDCeramicSelf-Sovereign Identity1 API29.5
Emerging 2 Early or largely undocumented
SpruceIDDecentralized IdentityDIDsSign-In with Ethereum1 API21.3Global IDCompanyIdentityDigital IdentityDecentralized Identity11.8
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
BloomCompanyCryptoIdentity9.7

APIs with this tag (11)

Ranked by the provider's API Evangelist rating — the Kin Score is scored per provider, not per API, so every API of a provider shares its band. How the rating works →

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
MX Technologies verifiable credentials APIThe verifiable credentials API from MX Technologies — 3 operation(s) for verifiable credentials.75.6
Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Inrupt Access Grant Service (VC API)The ESS Access Grant Service issues, queries, verifies, derives and status-checks W3C Verifiable Credential...65.6Auth0 verifiable-credentials APIThe verifiable-credentials API from Auth0 — 2 operation(s) for verifiable-credentials.60.8
Developing 5 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Microsoft Entra Verified ID APIMicrosoft Entra Verified ID is a managed verifiable credentials service that enables organizations to issue...53.4Microsoft Entra Verified ID APIAPI for issuing and verifying decentralized identity credentials.52.81Kosmos Verifiable Credentials APIThe Verifiable Credentials API from 1Kosmos — 5 operation(s) for verifiable credentials.49.6VC APIVC API is an implementation of the W3C Verifiable Credentials API draft standard, exposing REST endpoints f...43.4Tradeverifyd Verifiable Credentials APIOperations involving verifiable credentials40.8
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
SMART Health Cards FrameworkSpecification for issuing and verifying tamper-evident clinical records - vaccination history, lab results,...36.0
Emerging 2 Early or largely undocumented
SpruceID OID4VCI Credential Issuance APISpruceID's OID4VCI (OpenID for Verifiable Credential Issuance) Rust library implements the OpenID4VC creden...21.3SpruceID SSI Core Library APIThe SpruceID SSI (Self-Sovereign Identity) core library provides a comprehensive Rust API for signing, issu...21.3

Companies reaching this through an API (6)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Verifiable Credentials” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

Auth0 Microsoft Active Directory Microsoft Entra MX Technologies OpenWallet Foundation SMART Health IT

Score breakdown

Frequency
42.7
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.5
spread across providers
Quality lift
44.9
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
3.1
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Decentralized Identity 10 co-occurrences Credentials 5 co-occurrences OpenID Connect 9 co-occurrences Identity 16 co-occurrences Authentication 17 co-occurrences Blockchain 5 co-occurrences AI Agents 5 co-occurrences Security 5 co-occurrences

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