In brief
REST API pages are convenience and observation pages, not consensus authority.
What this page explains#
REST API pages are convenience and observation pages, not consensus authority. This page sits in Developer Integration. It gives the topic a plain-language handle first, then shows the working idea, the mechanism, the source trail, and any limits that still matter. This category turns public interfaces into a reviewable integration path. API calls, SDK builders, wallets, indexers, and Docker nodes are useful surfaces, but each must preserve the protocol meaning carried by source and accepted evidence.
The writing follows a simple Kaspa documentation pattern: answer the practical question first, then link outward for details. The closest public sources for this page are DOC-KASPA-API, RK-RPC-TX, RK-INDEXES. Local notes can help choose what to explain, but public-facing references resolve to upstream websites, repositories, papers, release pages, or docs.
How to think about it#
The practical model starts by naming the layer that owns the topic: wallet use, node operation, consensus, transaction validation, Toccata script behavior, tooling, or research. From there, the page shows which public source can support the explanation and where the explanation becomes incomplete.
For REST API, the model is built around these anchors: endpoint categories should be grouped by task; REST can simplify reading chain state; API responses may lag or aggregate node data; protocol claims need source or official docs; explorer/API observations need timestamps. This model is useful, but it does not encode every constant, branch, error type, or edge case. Those details belong in the source path and the source notes.
How it works#
1. endpoint categories should be grouped by task. Developer integration pages explain an interface by naming the source object behind it. API, RPC, wRPC, SDK, wallet, and indexer surfaces are useful only when they preserve the fields and evidence that the protocol layer actually defines. Accepted-state evidence, replay behavior, schema choices, and endpoint disagreement must be checked separately.
2. REST can simplify reading chain state. Developer integration pages explain an interface by naming the source object behind it. API, RPC, wRPC, SDK, wallet, and indexer surfaces are useful only when they preserve the fields and evidence that the protocol layer actually defines. Accepted-state evidence, replay behavior, schema choices, and endpoint disagreement must be checked separately.
3. API responses may lag or aggregate node data. Developer integration pages explain an interface by naming the source object behind it. API, RPC, wRPC, SDK, wallet, and indexer surfaces are useful only when they preserve the fields and evidence that the protocol layer actually defines. Accepted-state evidence, replay behavior, schema choices, and endpoint disagreement must be checked separately.
4. protocol claims need source or official docs. Developer integration pages explain an interface by naming the source object behind it. API, RPC, wRPC, SDK, wallet, and indexer surfaces are useful only when they preserve the fields and evidence that the protocol layer actually defines. Accepted-state evidence, replay behavior, schema choices, and endpoint disagreement must be checked separately.
5. explorer/API observations need timestamps. Developer integration pages explain an interface by naming the source object behind it. API, RPC, wRPC, SDK, wallet, and indexer surfaces are useful only when they preserve the fields and evidence that the protocol layer actually defines. Accepted-state evidence, replay behavior, schema choices, and endpoint disagreement must be checked separately.
This mechanism section treats API, RPC, wRPC, SDK, wallet, Docker, and indexer surfaces as interfaces to be checked against protocol-defined fields and accepted-state evidence.
How to check it#
| Step | Check | Evidence gate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check endpoint categories should be grouped by task. | Use DOC-KASPA-API, RK-RPC-TX, RK-INDEXES; confirm the interface preserves the protocol field or evidence surface being claimed. |
| 2 | Check REST can simplify reading chain state. | Use DOC-KASPA-API, RK-RPC-TX, RK-INDEXES; confirm the interface preserves the protocol field or evidence surface being claimed. |
| 3 | Check API responses may lag or aggregate node data. | Use DOC-KASPA-API, RK-RPC-TX, RK-INDEXES; confirm the interface preserves the protocol field or evidence surface being claimed. |
| 4 | Check protocol claims need source or official docs. | Use DOC-KASPA-API, RK-RPC-TX, RK-INDEXES; confirm the interface preserves the protocol field or evidence surface being claimed. |
| 5 | Check explorer/API observations need timestamps. | Use DOC-KASPA-API, RK-RPC-TX, RK-INDEXES; confirm the interface preserves the protocol field or evidence surface being claimed. |
When using this page for integration work, check that the interface preserves the field or evidence surface being claimed. Hosted APIs, node RPC, SDKs, wallets, and indexers are useful surfaces, but protocol meaning still needs source, release, KIP, or accepted-state evidence.
Related Pages#
- rpc-and-wrpc
- developer-integration
- sdks-and-wallet-builders