documentation/content/en/methods/proofs.md

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proofs	For use by identity providers.	docs weight parent 90 methods

{{< api-method method="get" host="https://mastodon.example" path="/api/proofs" title="View identity proof" >}} {{< api-method-description >}}

Returns: custom response defined by provider
OAuth: Public
Version history:

• 2.8.0 - added

{{< endapi-method-description >}} {{< api-method-spec >}} {{< api-method-request >}} {{< api-method-query-parameters >}} {{< api-method-parameter name="provider" type="string" required=false >}} The identity provider to be looked up. Currently only supports keybase case-sensitive {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< api-method-parameter name="username" type="string" required=false >}} The username on the selected identity provider {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< endapi-method-query-parameters >}} {{< endapi-method-request >}} {{< api-method-response >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=200 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

gargron on keybase {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

{
  "avatar": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/d96d39a0abb45b92.jpg",
  "signatures": [
    {
      "sig_hash": "5cfc20c7018f2beefb42a68836da59a792e55daa4d118498c9b1898de7e845690f",
      "kb_username": "gargron"
    }
  ]
}

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=404 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

No identity proof found for username on provider {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< endapi-method-response >}} {{< endapi-method-spec >}} {{< endapi-method >}}