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API

CeloHT API

Building interoperable and developer-friendly services for the CeloHT ecosystem.

Overview

The CeloHT API provides a standardized way for developers, partners, and applications to interact with the CeloHT ecosystem.

As the project evolves, APIs will enable secure access to public data, educational resources, ecosystem services, and future decentralized applications while maintaining transparency and security.

Goals

The CeloHT API aims to:

  • Simplify application development.
  • Encourage ecosystem integrations.
  • Provide reliable public data.
  • Support open standards.
  • Improve interoperability.
  • Enable future innovation.

API Principles

Every CeloHT API should be:

  • Open
  • Well documented
  • Versioned
  • Secure
  • Reliable
  • Developer-friendly
  • Backward compatible whenever possible

Planned API Modules

Public API

Provides publicly accessible information such as:

  • Project information
  • Community statistics
  • Educational resources
  • Roadmap
  • Releases
  • Documentation metadata

Authentication is generally not required.

Ecosystem API

Provides information about:

  • Partners
  • Community initiatives
  • Events
  • Case studies
  • Impact metrics
  • Ecosystem services

dApp API

Supports interaction with the CeloHT dApp, including:

  • User session information (where applicable)
  • Wallet connection status
  • Supported networks
  • Payment requests
  • Transaction references

Blockchain transactions remain signed by users through their wallets.

Developer API

Designed for developers building on CeloHT.

Potential features include:

  • SDK support
  • API keys (if required)
  • Webhooks
  • Rate limits
  • Testing environment
  • Integration examples

Authentication

Public endpoints may not require authentication.

Protected endpoints may use:

  • API Keys
  • OAuth (future)
  • Wallet-based authentication
  • Signed requests

Authentication methods will be documented as they become available.

Response Format

Unless otherwise specified, API responses should use JSON.

Example:

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {},
  "timestamp": "2026-08-01T00:00:00Z"
}

Error Handling

Common HTTP status codes include:

Code Meaning
200 Success
201 Resource Created
400 Bad Request
401 Unauthorized
403 Forbidden
404 Not Found
429 Too Many Requests
500 Internal Server Error

Versioning

API versions follow Semantic Versioning.

Examples:

  • v1
  • v2

Breaking changes will be documented before release.

See:

VERSIONING.md

Rate Limiting

To ensure reliability and fairness, certain endpoints may enforce request limits.

Rate limits will be documented for each endpoint when applicable.

Security

API security includes:

  • HTTPS
  • Input validation
  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • Rate limiting
  • Monitoring
  • Secure development practices

See:

  • SECURITY.md
  • SECURITY_AUDITS.md

Future Development

Future API capabilities may include:

  • Educational platform APIs
  • Analytics endpoints
  • Community metrics
  • Treasury data
  • Governance proposals
  • Voting records
  • Notification services
  • SDK integrations

Related Documents

  • DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
  • INTEGRATIONS.md
  • SECURITY.md
  • VERSIONING.md
  • ECOSYSTEM.md

Maintained By

The CeloHT Community

Founder: Johnny Dubic

© 2026 CeloHT - Open Source. Global Impact. Licensed under MIT.

Welcome to the official CeloHT documentation. This knowledge base provides comprehensive documentation for users, developers, contributors, partners, researchers, and ecosystem participants. Explore architecture, APIs, smart contracts, developer guides, governance, security, educational resources, roadmap, transparency reports, and community initiatives. Built with openness, collaboration, and long-term sustainability in mind, the CeloHT documentation follows international open-source documentation standards to make learning, building, and contributing accessible to everyone.

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