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.
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.
(REMOVED) View identity proofs
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"
}