proofs API methods

For use by identity providers.

Deprecated
Identity proofs have been deprecated in 3.5.0 and newer. Previously, the only proof provider was Keybase, but development on Keybase has stalled entirely since it was acquired by Zoom.

View identity proofs removed

GET /api/proofs HTTP/1.1

Returns: custom response defined by provider
OAuth: Public
Version history:
2.8.0 - added

Request

Query parameters

provider: String. The identity provider to be looked up. Currently only supports keybase (case-sensitive).
username: String. The username on the selected identity provider.

Response

200: OK

Looking up the username “gargron” via the “keybase” provider

{
  "avatar": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/d96d39a0abb45b92.jpg",
  "signatures": [
    {
      "sig_hash": "5cfc20c7018f2beefb42a68836da59a792e55daa4d118498c9b1898de7e845690f",
      "kb_username": "gargron"
    }
  ]
}

404: Not found

No identity proof found for username on provider

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}