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Reference API Specification

This document defines abstract API contracts for PTI v1.0. Protocol bindings MUST preserve semantic equivalence when mapped to HTTP, queues, or other transports.

Normative language​

The key words MUST: MUST NOT: REQUIRED: SHALL: SHALL NOT: SHOULD: SHOULD NOT: RECOMMENDED: MAY: and OPTIONAL are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.

API surfaces​

PTI defines three primary service surfaces:

Common request metadata​

All requests MUST include:

Header / fieldRequirement
AuthorizationBearer token or signed request per Authentication Model
X-PTI-VersionAPI version (e.g., 1.0)
X-Correlation-IdUUID for tracing
X-Tenant-IdConsumer or producer tenant

Responses MUST echo X-Correlation-Id.

Trust Registry API​

Create or resolve identity​

POST /registry/v1/identities/resolve

Request:

{
  "identity_hints": {
    "phone_e164": "+27821234567",
    "national_id_hash": "sha256:abc..."
  },
  "partner_ref": {
    "partner_id": "prt_acme",
    "entity_id": "cust_9912"
  }
}

Response:

{
  "pti_id": "pti_7f3c9a2b1e",
  "match_confidence": 0.94,
  "match_method": "deterministic_phone",
  "status": "active"
}

Resolution MUST fail with PTI-4041 when no match is permitted rather than returning a guessed identity.

Get identity​

GET /registry/v1/identities/{pti_id}

Entitled callers MAY receive partner_refs and verification_level.

List trust contexts​

GET /registry/v1/contexts

Returns registered contexts for the tenant profile.

Trust Exchange API​

Ingest event​

POST /exchange/v1/events

Request: Full trust event envelope per Reference Event Model.

Responses:

CodeMeaning
201Accepted and materialized synchronously
202Accepted for async processing
400Validation failure
409Idempotency conflict

Publish assertion​

POST /exchange/v1/assertions

Signed trust assertion per Reference Data Model. Server MUST verify signature before acceptance.

Subscribe to events (optional)​

POST /exchange/v1/subscriptions

Webhook consumers MAY register for event.materialized, assertion.published, and identity.merged topics.

Trust Lookup API​

Search subjects​

POST /lookup/v1/subjects/search

Request:

{
  "query": {
    "phone_e164": "+27821234567",
    "name": "N. Mokoena"
  },
  "contexts": ["lending"],
  "purpose_code": "credit_assessment"
}

Search MUST apply data minimization, results return candidate pti_id and match confidence, not full profiles.

Generate trust report​

POST /lookup/v1/reports/generate

Request:

{
  "pti_id": "pti_7f3c9a2b1e",
  "contexts": ["lending", "risk_compliance"],
  "tier": "detailed",
  "purpose_code": "credit_assessment",
  "consent_token": "cst_ optional_when_required"
}

Response (excerpt):

{
  "report_id": "rpt_8d4e2f1a0b",
  "schema_version": "trust_intelligence.v1",
  "generated_at": "2026-07-13T10:00:00Z",
  "contexts": {
    "lending": {
      "score_pct": 72,
      "band": "good",
      "confidence": 0.81,
      "drivers": [
        {"id": "repayment_on_time", "weight": 0.34, "label": "On-time repayments"}
      ],
      "coverage_gaps": []
    }
  },
  "provenance_summary": {
    "producer_count": 3,
    "latest_signal_at": "2026-06-28T09:12:00Z"
  },
  "verify_uri": "https://verify.example/rpt_8d4e2f1a0b"
}

Reports MUST include schema_version and verify URI when tamper-evident delivery is enabled.

Verify report​

GET /lookup/v1/reports/{report_id}/verify

Public or authenticated verification MUST confirm report integrity and expiration without exposing unauthorized fields.

Pagination and filtering​

List endpoints SHOULD support cursor pagination:

{
  "data": [],
  "next_cursor": "eyJpZCI6MTIzfQ",
  "has_more": true
}

Rate limits​

Implementations MUST return 429 with Retry-After when limits are exceeded. Standard error body MUST use Reference Error Codes.

Webhooks​

Outbound webhooks MUST:

  • Sign payloads with HMAC-SHA256 or JWS
  • Include delivery_id for idempotent receiver handling
  • Retry with exponential backoff for up to 72 hours