lotus/docs/API.md

TODO: make this into a nicer doc

Endpoints

By default 127.0.0.1:1234 - daemon stores the api endpoint multiaddr in ~/.lotus/api

• http://[api:port]/rpc/v0 - JsonRPC http endpoint
• ws://[api:port]/rpc/v0 - JsonRPC websocket endpoint
• PUT http://[api:port]/rest/v0/import - import file to the node repo
  • Requires write permission

For JsonRPC interface definition see api/api.go. Required permissions are defined in api/struct.go

Auth:

JWT in the Authorization: Bearer <token> http header

Permissions:

• read - Read node state, no private data
• write - Write to local store / chain, read private data
• sign - Use private keys stored in wallet for signing
• admin - Manage permissions

Payload:

{
  "Allow": ["read", "write", ...]
}

Admin token is stored in ~/.lotus/token