Dfns API Documentation
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        • List Users
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        • List Personal Access Tokens
        • Create Personal Access Token
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      • Credentials
        • Credentials Overview
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          • Create Credential Code
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          • Activate Credential
          • List Credentials
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      • Create Wallet
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      • Tag Wallet
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      • Transfer Asset from Wallet
      • Get Wallet Transfer Request by ID
      • List Wallet Transfer Requests
      • Sign and Broadcast Transaction from Wallet
        • Algorand: Broadcast Transaction
        • Bitcoin/Litecoin: Broadcast Transaction
        • Cardano: Broadcast Transaction
        • EVM: Broadcast Transaction
        • Polkadot: Broadcast Transaction
        • Solana: Broadcast Transaction
        • Stellar: Broadcast Transaction
        • Tezos: Broadcast Transaction
        • TRON: Broadcast Transaction
        • XRP Ledger (aka Ripple): Broadcast Transaction
      • Get Wallet Transaction Request by ID
      • List Wallet Transaction Requests
      • Generate Signature from Wallet
        • Algorand: Generate Signature
        • Aptos: Generate Signature
        • Bitcoin/Litecoin: Generate Signature
        • Cardano: Generate Signature
        • Cosmos Appchain: Generate Signature
        • EVM: Generate Signature
        • Polkadot: Generate Signature
        • Solana: Generate Signature
        • Stellar: Generate Signature
        • Tezos: Generate Signature
        • TRON: Generate Signature
        • TON: Generate Signature
        • XRP Ledger (aka Ripple): Generate Signature
        • Pseudo Networks (All other chains): Generate Signature
      • Get Wallet Signature Request by ID
      • List Wallet Signature Requests
      • Advanced Wallet APIs
        • Import Wallet
        • Export Wallet
    • Fee Sponsors
      • Create Fee Sponsor
    • Keys
      • Create Key
      • Get Key by ID
      • List Keys
    • Networks
      • Estimate fees
      • Read Contract
    • Policy Engine
      • Policies Overview
      • API Reference
        • Create Policy
        • Get Policy
        • List Policies
        • Update Policy
        • Archive Policy
        • Get Approval
        • List Approvals
        • Create Approval Decision
    • Permissions
      • Permissions Overview
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        • Get Permission
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        • Create Permission
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        • Assign Permission
        • Revoke Permission
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    • Webhooks
      • Create Webhook
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      • Update Webhook
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      • Ping Webhook
      • Get Webhook Event
      • List Webhook Events
    • Dfns Change Log
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      • Exchange Configuration
        • Kraken Setup
        • Binance Setup
        • Coinbase Prime Setup
      • API Reference
        • Create Exchange
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        • Get Exchange
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        • List Exchange Accounts
        • List Exchange Account Assets
        • Create Exchange Deposit
        • Create Exchange Withdrawal
    • AML / KYT
      • Chainalysis
    • Staking
      • API Reference
        • Create Stake
        • Create Stake Action
        • List Stakes
        • List Stake Actions
        • get Rewards
    • Fiat On/Off-Ramps
    • Account Abstraction on EVMs
  • Advanced Topics
    • Authentication
      • API Authentication
      • Request Headers
      • Credentials
        • Generate a Key Pair
        • User Credentials
        • Access Token Credentials
        • Storing WebAuthn Credentials in Password Managers
      • Request Signing
      • API objects
    • Delegated Signing
    • API Idempotency
    • FAQ
  • Guides
    • Passkey Settings - Migration guide
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Credentials Overview

User Credentials are used to sign any API call that requires user signature. Most API requests (non-readonly requests mostly) require such a signature.

Check out Advanced Topic > Credentials for more details.

Last updated 11 months ago