API Endpoints

Complete reference for Aqua Protocol REST API endpoints

REST API

REST API Specification for Aqua-Protocol Version 3

REST APIs are used to interact with the Aqua-Protocol in Client-Server applications. This includes data syncing and exchange operations between different aqua-services. Early versions of this API were prototypes within the PKC-Guardian project.

Base URL

/aqua/v3/

Authentication

Requirement: All endpoints except /session (POST) require a Bearer JWT in the Authorization header.

JWT Details: Issued via SIWE-OIDC, tied to the user’s Ethereum wallet address (secp256k1-derived), configurable lifespan (default: 1 hour).

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN

Aqua Tree Endpoints

Get Aqua Tree Latest

Method: GET
Path: /trees/{genesisHash}/latest
Description: Retrieves all latest revision hashes across all branches of the tree starting from the genesis hash.

Query Parameters

• includeMetadata (boolean, default: false): Include full revision details.

Response (minimal)

{
  "latest": [
    "0x4d8f16e234aee6738325cb4e4bee0a4ae83e251614bbf1620961e3af9f702554",
    "0xsomeotherhash..."
  ]
}

Response (with includeMetadata=true)

{
  "latest": [
    {
      "verification_hash": "0x4d8f16e234aee6738325cb4e4bee0a4ae83e251614bbf1620961e3af9f702554",
      "revision_type": "link",
      "local_timestamp": "20250223204717",
      "previous_verification_hash": "0xc828a5579c69923a66db6b06e6e47c31dc08ccc8f8340d8e2b190683dc76de21"
    }
  ]
}

Status Codes

• 200: Success
• 404: Genesis hash not found
• 401: Unauthorized

Get Aqua Tree Branch

Method: GET
Path: /trees/{revisionHash}/branch
Description: Retrieves the branch from the specified hash back to the genesis hash (backward traversal only).

Query Parameters

• page (int, optional, default: 1): Pagination page.
• limit (int, optional, default: 100): Revisions per page.

Response

{
  "branch": [
    {
      "verification_hash": "0x4d8f16e234aee6738325cb4e4bee0a4ae83e251614bbf1620961e3af9f702554",
      "revision_type": "link",
      "local_timestamp": "20250223204717",
      "previous_verification_hash": "0xc828a5579c69923a66db6b06e6e47c31dc08ccc8f8340d8e2b190683dc76de21"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "limit": 100,
    "total": 4
  }
}

Notes: Pagination omitted if not used (no page or limit provided).

Status Codes

• 200: Success
• 404: Branch hash not found
• 401: Unauthorized

Get Aqua Tree Revision

Method: GET
Path: /trees/{revisionHash}
Description: Retrieves details of a specific revision.

Response

{
  "verification_hash": "0x97b36fbde14bfddaa639c7d3b8416d44781ccc1092e536e01c4a7dbd0c90eff9",
  "previous_verification_hash": "",
  "local_timestamp": "20250218190616",
  "revision_type": "file",
  "file_hash": "a7bf1f3efdfaad71b28125b91c1403cba0eaf6db2c8dff9a438d13754de5b468",
  "file_nonce": "ztqu4gByEgd0WKGgakpwMoK2WhieZ-WE0ztzQhCWJ2Y"
}

Status Codes

• 200: Success
• 404: Revision not found
• 401: Unauthorized

Post New Tree Revision

Method: POST
Path: /trees
Description: Creates a new revision, validated against aqua-verifier-js-lib verifier.

Request Body (example for signature type)

{
  "previous_verification_hash": "0x6c64a40493862be542a0c6eb016df21d4c1c6c11208ecc0013d0c209679bc962",
  "revision_type": "signature",
  "signature": "0x6fbf1437d6532e97edc08b7b1e7c09ed21103abc1b6d324550585fbf85e8bfb858e570f4cc35432da45b76aec1d933c7a5870ecba3e06fa29cf510f2cfa0165f1c",
  "signature_public_key": "0x0219b2dee3f0691f26ce35104b7411d379e15dc62ae8d3a0797b7257e87e7a5821",
  "signature_wallet_address": "0x011d801fd833eb98109aaca1923f7652cf16db7f",
  "signature_type": "ethereum:eip-191"
}

Response

{
  "verification_hash": "0xc828a5579c69923a66db6b06e6e47c31dc08ccc8f8340d8e2b190683dc76de21",
  "local_timestamp": "20250223210000"
}

Validation

Rejects if:

• previous_verification_hash doesn’t exist.
• Revision type or fields are invalid/malformed (per aqua-verifier-js-lib).

Status Codes

• 201: Created
• 400: Invalid/malformed revision (with error details if error_mode=verbose)
• 404: Previous hash not found
• 401: Unauthorized

Verification Endpoints

Verify Aqua Tree

Method: POST
Path: /verify
Description: Delegates verification to aqua-verifier-js-lib, returns a detailed report.

Request Body

{
  "revisions": {
    "0x97b36fbde14bfddaa639c7d3b8416d44781ccc1092e536e01c4a7dbd0c90eff9": {
      "previous_verification_hash": "",
      "local_timestamp": "20250218190616",
      "revision_type": "file",
      "file_hash": "a7bf1f3efdfaad71b28125b91c1403cba0eaf6db2c8dff9a438d13754de5b468",
      "file_nonce": "ztqu4gByEgd0WKGgakpwMoK2WhieZ-WE0ztzQhCWJ2Y"
    }
  }
}

Response

{
  "report": {
    "0x97b36fbde14bfddaa639c7d3b8416d44781ccc1092e536e01c4a7dbd0c90eff9": {
      "status": "valid",
      "details": "Verification passed per aqua-verifier-js-lib"
    }
  }
}

Status Codes

• 200: Success
• 400: Malformed input
• 401: Unauthorized

File Endpoints

Get File Object

Method: GET
Path: /files/{fileHash}
Description: Retrieves the file object associated with the specified file hash. Supports large files via streaming and partial content delivery.

Query Parameters

None required; optional params like download (boolean) could be added later for forcing downloads vs. inline display.

Headers

• Range (optional): Specifies byte range (e.g., bytes=0-1048575 for first 1MB). Supports partial content retrieval per RFC 7233.

Response

Status: 200 OK (full file) or 206 Partial Content (range request)

Headers:

• Content-Type: MIME type of the file (e.g., application/octet-stream if unknown).
• Content-Length: Size of the returned content in bytes.
• X-File-Hash: The file’s hash for client-side verification.
• Accept-Ranges: bytes (indicates range requests are supported).
• Content-Range (if 206): Byte range delivered (e.g., bytes 0-1048575/5242880).

Body: The file content, streamed as a binary response.

Example Response (full file)

Status: 200 OK
Headers:
Content-Type: application/pdf
Content-Length: 5242880
X-File-Hash: a7bf1f3efdfaad71b28125b91c1403cba0eaf6db2c8dff9a438d13754de5b468
Accept-Ranges: bytes

Body: [binary file content]

Example Response (partial file)

Request Header: Range: bytes=0-1048575
Status: 206 Partial Content
Headers:
Content-Type: application/pdf
Content-Length: 1048576
X-File-Hash: a7bf1f3efdfaad71b28125b91c1403cba0eaf6db2c8dff9a438d13754de5b468
Accept-Ranges: bytes
Content-Range: bytes 0-1048575/5242880

Body: [first 1MB of binary file content]

Status Codes

• 200: Success (full file delivered)
• 206: Partial Content (range request fulfilled)
• 404: File hash not found
• 401: Unauthorized
• 416: Range Not Satisfiable (if requested range is invalid)

Notes

• Scalability: Use HTTP range requests (via Range header) to support partial downloads, enabling clients to resume transfers or fetch chunks of large files.
• Integrity: Return the file’s hash in the response headers (e.g., Content-MD5 or a custom header like X-File-Hash) so clients can verify the file matches the requested hash.
• Efficiency: Stream the file content to handle large sizes without loading everything into memory.
• Clients can verify integrity by comparing the X-File-Hash with the requested fileHash.
• Large files are streamed to avoid memory overload; range support enables resumable downloads.

Session Handling

Login

Method: POST
Path: /session
Description: Creates a new session using SIWE-OIDC authentication.

Request Body (SIWE-OIDC)

{
  "message": "example.com wants you to sign in with your Ethereum account...",
  "signature": "0x..."
}

Response

{
  "token": "jwt...",
  "expires_at": "20250223214400",
  "wallet_address": "0x011d801fd833eb98109aaca1923f7652cf16db7f"
}

Status Codes

• 201: Session created
• 400: Invalid SIWE message/signature

Logout

Method: DELETE
Path: /session
Description: Terminates the current session.

Response

204 No Content

Status Codes

• 204: Success
• 401: Unauthorized

Session Info

Method: GET
Path: /session
Description: Retrieves information about the current session.

Response

{
  "wallet_address": "0x011d801fd833eb98109aaca1923f7652cf16db7f",
  "expires_at": "20250223214400"
}

Status Codes

• 200: Success
• 401: Unauthorized

Configuration

Configuration (JSON)

{
  "session": {
    "jwt_lifespan": 3600
  },
  "rate_limit": {
    "requests_per_minute": 600
  },
  "error_mode": "verbose",
  "key_filter": {
    "mode": "whitelist",
    "keys": ["0x011d801fd833eb98109aaca1923f7652cf16db7f"]
  }
}

Configuration Options

• error_mode: "minimal" (HTTP status only) or "verbose" (detailed messages).
• key_filter: "all", "blacklist", or "whitelist" for Ethereum wallet addresses.

Error Handling

Minimal Mode

400 Bad Request (no body)

Verbose Mode

Invalid Revision

{
  "error": "Invalid revision",
  "details": "Missing 'signature' field for revision_type 'signature'"
}

Open Todos for the API

• Add support for file deletion
• Add support for revision deletion

SDK Examples

JavaScript/Node.js

import { AquaClient } from '@aqua-protocol/sdk';

const client = new AquaClient({
  apiKey: process.env.AQUA_API_KEY,
  endpoint: 'https://api.aqua-protocol.org/v3'
});

// Get latest revisions
const latest = await client.getLatestRevisions('0xgenesis_hash...', {
  includeMetadata: true
});

// Create new revision
const revision = await client.createRevision({
  previous_verification_hash: '0xprevious_hash...',
  revision_type: 'signature',
  signature: '0xsignature...',
  signature_public_key: '0xpublic_key...',
  signature_wallet_address: '0xwallet_address...',
  signature_type: 'ethereum:eip-191'
});

// Verify revisions
const verification = await client.verify({
  revisions: {
    '0xhash...': {
      previous_verification_hash: '',
      local_timestamp: '20250218190616',
      revision_type: 'file',
      file_hash: 'a7bf1f3efdfaad71b28125b91c1403cba0eaf6db2c8dff9a438d13754de5b468',
      file_nonce: 'ztqu4gByEgd0WKGgakpwMoK2WhieZ-WE0ztzQhCWJ2Y'
    }
  }
});

Python

from aqua_protocol import AquaClient

client = AquaClient(
    api_key=os.getenv('AQUA_API_KEY'),
    endpoint='https://api.aqua-protocol.org/v3'
)

# Get latest revisions
latest = client.get_latest_revisions('0xgenesis_hash...', include_metadata=True)

# Create new revision
revision = client.create_revision({
    'previous_verification_hash': '0xprevious_hash...',
    'revision_type': 'signature',
    'signature': '0xsignature...',
    'signature_public_key': '0xpublic_key...',
    'signature_wallet_address': '0xwallet_address...',
    'signature_type': 'ethereum:eip-191'
})

# Verify revisions
verification = client.verify({
    'revisions': {
        '0xhash...': {
            'previous_verification_hash': '',
            'local_timestamp': '20250218190616',
            'revision_type': 'file',
            'file_hash': 'a7bf1f3efdfaad71b28125b91c1403cba0eaf6db2c8dff9a438d13754de5b468',
            'file_nonce': 'ztqu4gByEgd0WKGgakpwMoK2WhieZ-WE0ztzQhCWJ2Y'
        }
    }
})