ReferenceAPI ReferenceCircle

Create circle

POST/circles●Define a new group of signers that can be referenced in access policies.

After creation, add signers to the circle using the circle signer endpoints. Policies can then reference the circle to grant permissions to all its members at once.

Broadcasts the circle-created signal. Use effects to subscribe.

POST
/circles

Usage Examples

curl -X POST "http://localhost:3000/v2/circles" \  -H "x-ledger: <YOUR LEDGER HANDLE>" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "hash": "855bc7d94e12eb5ed2f58af16dd6dbcedeeb2d3f80340d9fbc8976fd1c31dc7c",    "data": {      "handle": "admin"    },    "meta": {      "proofs": [        {          "method": "ed25519-v2",          "digest": "4ad98da772474baaba41b5425773586cd23f1e8d7514b7b7776012842c446953",          "public": "AN6XpZ7T8FDCkjbSpIVE2cioQ7hajp8DBTOioz/TSZ8=",          "result": "YZyvyq8MGm3X35i7J31JlPVbGwekquXAw+nL6M0JiU3H7Dxcg/de2rd3cCSwYywxq5+5rBvCl38g+gdrJs9nAA==",          "custom": {            "moment": "2025-04-05T14:30:00.000Z",            "status": "created"          }        }      ]    }  }'
{
  "luid": "$crc.-01xK3tUvW4fU6yZ5",
  "hash": "855bc7d94e12eb5ed2f58af16dd6dbcedeeb2d3f80340d9fbc8976fd1c31dc7c",
  "data": {
    "handle": "admin"
  },
  "meta": {
    "status": "created",
    "moment": "2025-04-05T14:30:00.050Z",
    "owners": [
      "AN6XpZ7T8FDCkjbSpIVE2cioQ7hajp8DBTOioz/TSZ8="
    ],
    "proofs": [
      {
        "signer": "ach-admin",
        "method": "ed25519-v2",
        "digest": "4ad98da772474baaba41b5425773586cd23f1e8d7514b7b7776012842c446953",
        "public": "AN6XpZ7T8FDCkjbSpIVE2cioQ7hajp8DBTOioz/TSZ8=",
        "result": "YZyvyq8MGm3X35i7J31JlPVbGwekquXAw+nL6M0JiU3H7Dxcg/de2rd3cCSwYywxq5+5rBvCl38g+gdrJs9nAA==",
        "custom": {
          "moment": "2025-04-05T14:30:00.000Z",
          "status": "created"
        }
      },
      {
        "signer": "system",
        "method": "ed25519-v2",
        "digest": "2bee4f906deb32ffd75b7e1d88f0d45fafdf6d658cfd1d68bcb890e020b3915c",
        "public": "bctQzN7mjMUNBIx4aSC8WYn03GJWoJjL/KrDb38oU5c=",
        "result": "28PT93eVJSWAlNPZtX7yMz/ykDCxQ0YDtgVwV6WfsIBk0nQvRFqsqXurxbLCJfTj2IcbE0b5MdAcfS8stOZ+Ag==",
        "custom": {
          "luid": "$crc.-01xK3tUvW4fU6yZ5",
          "moment": "2025-04-05T14:30:00.050Z",
          "status": "created"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
{
  "hash": "b7eb7ccf5ffc126951e13e29a8dcfdaf95db859715d4edfc2d16f59a79d4cd58",
  "data": {
    "reason": "auth.unauthorized",
    "detail": "Invalid token."
  },
  "meta": {
    "proofs": [
      {
        "signer": "system",
        "method": "ed25519-v2",
        "digest": "3acece870c4118bfe4223118e4d2f3cfd5b8947a7093785b66d49aa57fa2890a",
        "public": "bctQzN7mjMUNBIx4aSC8WYn03GJWoJjL/KrDb38oU5c=",
        "result": "gnK63DqqWDY/UXvnZHixDKPKS6tfeGHgdARylnPiJLwQGyYxuD97TYbSg2wrzsf/bDrHwQYZaf8Gu5ryYP0UAA==",
        "custom": {
          "moment": "2025-04-05T14:30:00.000Z"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
{
  "hash": "9ec02726b50650add8acfd124c6defeb978a9ac252a5de888f9493ddc701e927",
  "data": {
    "reason": "auth.forbidden",
    "detail": "Request is not authorized"
  },
  "meta": {
    "proofs": [
      {
        "signer": "system",
        "method": "ed25519-v2",
        "digest": "4f8cbdc38d73348de0c31805c783c84a0fecc6be736d7e187004ba68cd00e675",
        "public": "bctQzN7mjMUNBIx4aSC8WYn03GJWoJjL/KrDb38oU5c=",
        "result": "P3hRnveehtuobb4AIO56XBmiduvmYJbpdmOHltG/IifBEH7QSWdv/0pqled4SO9x1Ne3oXuWxJy40DzMvx1MBA==",
        "custom": {
          "moment": "2025-04-05T14:30:00.000Z"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
{
  "hash": "dc973d46dd35baa27b0ec5a107e2ee3a8cc57116d086dd868dd0f044a8de7d92",
  "data": {
    "reason": "record.duplicated",
    "detail": "Ledger with handle instant-payments already exists."
  },
  "meta": {
    "proofs": [
      {
        "signer": "system",
        "method": "ed25519-v2",
        "digest": "3e1317cc165d132f95ec2f6374890063c162d905d86b33270f97416f8441a872",
        "public": "bctQzN7mjMUNBIx4aSC8WYn03GJWoJjL/KrDb38oU5c=",
        "result": "b+0gSDCUzjEKlZQ/c40yqNpZoyQxCFsbV1Ut5/0zM2wM46xmHMBj3qeo3/GDaFD4NgSNm2G8n1f9c9rfvkl3BA==",
        "custom": {
          "moment": "2025-04-05T14:30:00.000Z"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

{
  "hash": "1c084e8dcfb9bb84bc8ea96e9e137b149a34b2bbd85f8e60b4263f5aba980476",
  "data": {
    "custom": {
      "errors": [
        {
          "instancePath": "/handle",
          "schemaPath": "#/properties/handle/pattern",
          "keyword": "pattern",
          "params": {
            "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_\\-+.]+$"
          },
          "message": "must match pattern \"^[a-zA-Z0-9_\\-+.]+$\""
        }
      ]
    },
    "reason": "record.schema-invalid",
    "detail": "Schema validator error: data.handle must match pattern \"^[a-zA-Z0-9_\\-+.]+$\""
  },
  "meta": {
    "proofs": [
      {
        "signer": "system",
        "method": "ed25519-v2",
        "digest": "7a5febb431719b6f43d7e88e79211308e16ac651b71b339276373fdb4e7c3760",
        "public": "bctQzN7mjMUNBIx4aSC8WYn03GJWoJjL/KrDb38oU5c=",
        "result": "2/1zYw4AaIzsIHfOIC6V/CHw6owbjYHt48cwmFOig0ibeT0IbojLmj1RCRi8W00ka0udPa9WsacWDd7ObMY8CA==",
        "custom": {
          "moment": "2025-04-05T14:30:00.000Z"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

{
  "hash": "93a5f4d97a42c2df97f827c58ff7768d02568c15aca931e22b81fa3160ba0df3",
  "data": {
    "reason": "api.unexpected-error",
    "detail": "An unexpected error occurred"
  },
  "meta": {
    "proofs": [
      {
        "signer": "system",
        "method": "ed25519-v2",
        "digest": "efaf5360143b586917d9636779ad6e08571c5b06909a20dd0f5eba4bf3be7eae",
        "public": "bctQzN7mjMUNBIx4aSC8WYn03GJWoJjL/KrDb38oU5c=",
        "result": "hERh6Aecj59iR+Fb25OQsHJScOi4t8EiffKSfjlMQdjHMccTnfDlgZFdaJzXzUtpSwy/NHq0l+7ydh3HSWCoAg==",
        "custom": {
          "moment": "2025-04-05T14:30:00.000Z"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Header Parameters

x-ledger?|

The unique identifier of ledger in context for multi tenant requests.

Request Body

application/json

Circle body

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

Circle

Group signers together to simplify access control.

List circles GET

Use this endpoint to review security groups in the system, audit group configurations, or find circles referenced in access policies. Supported filters: - `data.schema` — circle schema - `meta.status` — record status - `meta.labels` — record labels - `meta.domain` — domain scope - `data.custom.<field>` — any custom field (may be slower on large datasets)