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POST
/
networks
/
{network}
/
validators
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.dfns.io/networks/{network}/validators \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-DFNS-USERACTION: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "kind": "Shared",
  "name": "My shared validator"
}
'
{
  "id": "cv-7jeof-m584r-p35ucm37ko3cqgts",
  "orgId": "or-30tnh-itmjs-s235s5ontr3r23h2",
  "dateCreated": "2023-04-14T20:41:28.715Z",
  "partyHint": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>"
}

​
Authentication

✅ Organization User (CustomerEmployee)
❌ Delegated User (EndUser)
✅ Service Account

​
Required Permissions

Networks:CantonValidators:Create: Always required.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer Token: Used to authenticate API requests. More details how to generate the token: Authentication flows

​
X-DFNS-USERACTION
string
header
required

User Action Signature: Used to sign the change-inducing API requests. More details how to generate the token: User Action Signing flows

Path Parameters

​
network
enum<string>
required
Available options:
canton,
canton-devnet,
canton-testnet

Body

application/json

Use Dfns' shared validator to create your Canton Wallets. See here

​
kind
enum<string>
required
Available options:
Shared
​
name
string

Nickname for this validator.

Required string length: 1 - 50

Response

200 - application/json

Success

​
id
string
required
Required string length: 1 - 64
Pattern: ^cv-[a-z0-9]{5}-[a-z0-9]{5}-[a-z0-9]{14,16}$
Example:

"cv-7jeof-m584r-p35ucm37ko3cqgts"

​
orgId
string
required

Organization id.

Required string length: 1 - 64
Pattern: ^or-[a-z0-9]{5}-[a-z0-9]{5}-[a-z0-9]{14,16}$
Example:

"or-30tnh-itmjs-s235s5ontr3r23h2"

​
network
enum<string>
required

The Canton network this validator is configured for.

Available options:
Canton,
CantonDevnet,
CantonTestnet
​
kind
enum<string>
required

Shared if using the Dfns-hosted shared validator, Custom if connecting your own validator.

Available options:
Shared,
Custom
​
dateCreated
string<date-time>
required

ISO 8601 date (must be UTC). When the validator was linked.

Example:

"2023-04-14T20:41:28.715Z"

​
partyHint
string
required

Party hint used to derive the Canton party id for wallets created under this validator.

​
name
string

Nickname for this validator.

Last modified on June 12, 2026