Credential Schemas

Schemas are useful when enforcing a specific structure on a collection of data like a Verifiable Credential. Data Verification schemas, for example, are used to verify that the structure and contents of a Verifiable Credential conform to a published schema. On the other hand, Data Encoding schemas are used to map the contents of a Verifiable Credential to an alternative representation format, such as a binary format used in a zero-knowledge proof.

Endpoints

POST /schemas GET /schemas GET /schemas/{schemaId}

Create Schema

Schemas are used to describe the structure of credentials, specifically the credential subject. It helps the issuer, holder, and verifier to unambiguously determine the claims contained within the credential. To create a schema, you need to define the object body using JSON schema.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
body	body	object	true	JSON-schema.

Responses

Status	Meaning	Description	Schema
200	OK	The request was successful and will try to create schema.	JobId
400	Bad Request	The request was unsuccessful, because of invalid params, e.g., size not supported or not JSON.	Error
402	Payment required	Transaction limit reached or upgrade required to proceed	Error

POST /schemas REQUEST PAYLOAD

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "description": "Dock Schema Example",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "emailAddress": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "email"
    },
    "alumniOf": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "emailAddress",
    "alumniOf"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "author": "{{did}}"
}

POST /schemas REQUEST CURL

curl --location --request POST https://api.dock.io/schemas \
  --header 'DOCK-API-TOKEN: API_KEY' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
 "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
 "description": "Dock Schema Example",
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "id": {
    "type": "string"
 },
 "emailAddress": {
  "type": "string",
  "format": "email"
 },
 "alumniOf": {
  "type": "string"
 }
 },
 "required": [
  "emailAddress",
  "alumniOf"
 ],
 "additionalProperties": false,
 "author": "{{did}}"
}'

200 Response

{
  "id": "1082",
  "data": {
    "schema": {
      "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
      "description": "Dock Schema Example 3",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "emailAddress": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "email"
        },
        "alumniOf": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "emailAddress",
        "alumniOf"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "author": "did:dock:5FBZNTZ4eg2EBuvEcYdkEtAhCXhCEA8zmPzYTwexM3g13fkF",
    "signature": {
      "Secp256k1": "..."
    },
    "id": "https://schema.dock.io/TestSchema-V1-1695817897561.json",
    "uri": "https://schema.dock.io/TestSchema-V1-1695817897561.json"
  }
}

List Schemas

Return a list of all schemas created by the authenticated user.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
offset	query	integer	false	How many items to offset by for pagination
limit	query	integer	false	How many items to return at one time (max 64)

Responses

Status	Meaning	Description	Schema
200	OK	The request was successful and will return all schemas created by the user.	Inline
402	Payment required	Transaction limit reached or upgrade required to proceed	Error

GET /schemas REQUEST

curl --location --request GET https://api.dock.io/schemas \
  --header 'DOCK-API-TOKEN: API_KEY' \
  --data-raw ''

200 Response

[
  {
    "schema": {
      "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
      "description": "Dock Schema Example",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "emailAddress": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "email"
        },
        "alumniOf": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "emailAddress",
        "alumniOf"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "author": "did:dock:5HcbppP8LjoJFYRV7PTLEyPy3ZUK9JCkzC4PQHuVF34gRhe6",
    "id": "https://schema.dock.io/TestSchema-V1-1695817897561.json",
    "uri": "https://schema.dock.io/TestSchema-V1-1695817897561.json"
  }
]

Get Schema

Reading a Schema from the Dock chain can easily be achieved by using the get method which will return the JSON schema to a specific schema ID. The schemaIdneeds to be URL encoded (e.g. /schemas/https%3A%2F%2Fschema.dock.io%2FTestSchema-V1-1695817897561.json)

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
schemaId	path	String	true	A URL encoded schema id.

GET /schemas/{schemaId} REQUEST CURL

curl --location --request GET https://api.dock.io/schemas/{schemaId} \
  --header 'DOCK-API-TOKEN: API_KEY' \
  --data-raw ''

Responses

Status	Meaning	Description	Schema
200	OK	The request was successful and returns the requested Schema.	Inline
404	Not Found	The request was unsuccessful, because the schema was not found.	Error
402	Payment required	Transaction limit reached or upgrade required to proceed	Error

200 Response

{
  "schema": {
    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
    "description": "Dock Schema Example",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "id": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "emailAddress": {
        "type": "string",
        "format": "email"
      },
      "alumniOf": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "emailAddress",
      "alumniOf"
    ],
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "author": "did:dock:5HcbppP8LjoJFYRV7PTLEyPy3ZUK9JCkzC4PQHuVF34gRhe6",
  "id": "https://schema.dock.io/TestSchema-V1-1695817897561.json",
  "uri": "https://schema.dock.io/TestSchema-V1-1695817897561.json"
}