StateSet API Docs

Quick Start: Get your API keys from the StateSet Dashboard and make your first authenticated request in minutes.

🔐 Overview

StateSet uses API keys to authenticate requests. Authentication is performed via HTTP headers using the Bearer token format. All API requests must be made over HTTPS.

🔑 API Key Types

Test Mode

Prefix: sk_test_Use for development and testing. Transactions are simulated and no real money moves.

Live Mode

Prefix: sk_live_Use for production. All transactions are real and irreversible.

Never expose your secret API keys in client-side code, public repositories, or anywhere else accessible to the public.

📋 Authentication Methods

Standard Authentication

Include your API key in the Authorization header:

curl https://api.stateset.com/v1/account/balance \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_your_actual_key_here"

const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.get('https://api.stateset.com/v1/account/balance', {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer sk_test_your_actual_key_here'
  }
});

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.stateset.com/v1/account/balance',
    headers={
        'Authorization': 'Bearer sk_test_your_actual_key_here'
    }
)

client := &http.Client{}
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.stateset.com/v1/account/balance", nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer sk_test_your_actual_key_here")
resp, _ := client.Do(req)

SDK Authentication

When using our official SDKs, initialize with your API key:

import { Stateset } from '@stateset/sdk';

const stateset = new StatesetClient({
  apiKey: process.env.STATESET_API_KEY // Best practice: use environment variables
});

from stateset import Stateset
import os

stateset = Stateset(
    api_key=os.getenv('STATESET_API_KEY')  # Best practice: use environment variables
)

import (
    "github.com/stateset/stateset-go"
    "os"
)

client := stateset.NewClient(
    os.Getenv("STATESET_API_KEY"),  // Best practice: use environment variables,
)

require 'stateset'

Stateset.api_key = ENV['STATESET_API_KEY']  # Best practice: use environment variables

🛡️ Security Best Practices

1. Use Environment Variables

Never hardcode API keys in your source code. Use environment variables:

.env

    STATESET_API_KEY=sk_test_your_actual_key_here

// Load from environment
const apiKey = process.env.STATESET_API_KEY;

2. Implement Key Rotation

Regularly rotate your API keys (recommended every 90 days):

Generate a new API key in the dashboard
Update your application to use the new key
Verify everything works correctly
Revoke the old key

3. Use Separate Keys per Environment

Development: Use test keys with limited permissions
Staging: Use test keys with production-like permissions
Production: Use live keys with minimal required permissions

4. Restrict Key Permissions

Create keys with only the permissions needed:Programmatic key management has not shipped in the SDK yet — create restricted keys in the StateSet Dashboard, granting only the permissions needed (e.g. analytics:read, transactions:read).

5. Monitor Key Usage

Track API key usage to detect anomalies:Key-usage reporting has not shipped in the SDK yet — review per-key request volume and anomalies in the StateSet Dashboard.

🔒 Advanced Authentication

HMAC Signatures (High-Security Operations)

For sensitive operations like large transfers or issuance, add HMAC signatures:

const crypto = require('crypto');

function createHmacSignature(payload, secret) {
  const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
  const message = `${timestamp}.${JSON.stringify(payload)}`;
  
  const signature = crypto
    .createHmac('sha256', secret)
    .update(message)
    .digest('hex');
    
  return {
    signature,
    timestamp
  };
}

// Use in request
const payload = { amount: '10000.00', to: 'stateset1abc...' };
const { signature, timestamp } = createHmacSignature(payload, process.env.HMAC_SECRET);

const response = await axios.post('https://api.stateset.com/v1/stablecoin/transfer', payload, {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    'X-Signature': signature,
    'X-Timestamp': timestamp
  }
});

OAuth 2.0 (Partner Integrations)

For third-party integrations, use OAuth 2.0:

// 1. Redirect user to authorize
const authUrl = `https://auth.stateset.com/oauth/authorize?
  client_id=${CLIENT_ID}&
  redirect_uri=${REDIRECT_URI}&
  response_type=code&
  scope=payments:read+payments:write`;

// 2. Exchange code for token
const tokenResponse = await axios.post('https://auth.stateset.com/oauth/token', {
  grant_type: 'authorization_code',
  code: authorizationCode,
  client_id: CLIENT_ID,
  client_secret: CLIENT_SECRET,
  redirect_uri: REDIRECT_URI
});

// 3. Use access token
const response = await axios.get('https://api.stateset.com/api/v1/payments', {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Bearer ${tokenResponse.data.access_token}`
  }
});

📊 Rate Limits

API keys have different rate limits based on your plan:

Plan	Requests/Second	Requests/Day	Burst Limit
Free	10	1,000	20
Starter	100	100,000	200
Growth	1,000	10,000,000	2,000
Enterprise	Custom	Custom	Custom

Handling Rate Limits

async function makeRequestWithRetry(url, options, maxRetries = 3) {
  for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) {
    try {
      const response = await axios.get(url, options);
      return response.data;
    } catch (error) {
      if (error.response?.status === 429) {
        const retryAfter = error.response.headers['retry-after'] || 2 ** i;
        console.log(`Rate limited. Retrying after ${retryAfter} seconds...`);
        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, retryAfter * 1000));
      } else {
        throw error;
      }
    }
  }
  throw new Error('Max retries exceeded');
}

🚨 Error Responses

Authentication errors return standardized responses:

{
  "error": {
    "type": "authentication_error",
    "message": "Invalid API key provided",
    "code": "invalid_api_key",
    "status": 401
  }
}

Common authentication errors:

Error Code	Description	Solution
`missing_api_key`	No API key provided	Include `Authorization` header
`invalid_api_key`	API key is invalid	Check key format and validity
`expired_api_key`	API key has expired	Generate a new key
`insufficient_permissions`	Key lacks required permissions	Use a key with proper permissions
`rate_limit_exceeded`	Too many requests	Implement backoff and retry

🔄 Key Management API

Programmatically manage your API keys: JS/Python SDK support for this resource has not shipped yet — create, update, and revoke API keys in the StateSet Dashboard.

🧪 Testing Authentication

Use our test endpoint to verify your authentication:

curl https://api.stateset.com/v1/auth/test \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_your_actual_key_here"

Success response:

{
  "authenticated": true,
  "key_id": "key_abc123",
  "permissions": ["payments:create", "payments:read"],
  "mode": "test"
}

📱 Mobile & Frontend Security

Never use secret API keys in mobile apps or frontend code. Use our public keys or implement a backend proxy.

Public Keys (Read-Only Operations)

// Safe to use in frontend
const publicKey = 'pk_test_TYooMQauvdEDq54NiTphI7jx';

// Limited to read-only operations
const balance = await fetch(`https://api.stateset.com/v1/public/balance/${address}`, {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Bearer ${publicKey}`
  }
});

Backend Proxy Pattern

// Frontend
const response = await fetch('/api/stateset-proxy/payment', {
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({ amount: 100, recipient: 'stateset1abc...' })
});

// Backend (Node.js/Express)
app.post('/api/stateset-proxy/payment', authenticate, async (req, res) => {
  const payment = await stateset.payments.create({
    ...req.body,
    customer: req.user.id
  });
  res.json(payment);
});

🆘 Troubleshooting

401 Unauthorized

Verify API key is correct and properly formatted
Check if key is expired or revoked
Ensure Bearer prefix is included
Confirm using correct environment (test vs live)

403 Forbidden

Check if key has required permissions
Verify you’re not exceeding rate limits
Ensure accessing allowed endpoints for key type

Key Not Working

Run diagnostics:

curl -v https://api.stateset.com/v1/auth/test \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Check response headers and body for details.

📚 Next Steps

Quick Start Guide

Make your first API call in 5 minutes

SDKs & Libraries

Official SDKs for all major languages

Webhooks

Secure webhook authentication

API Reference

Complete API documentation

​🔐 Overview

​🔑 API Key Types

Test Mode

Live Mode

​📋 Authentication Methods

​Standard Authentication

​SDK Authentication

​🛡️ Security Best Practices

​🔒 Advanced Authentication

​HMAC Signatures (High-Security Operations)

​OAuth 2.0 (Partner Integrations)

​📊 Rate Limits

​Handling Rate Limits

​🚨 Error Responses

​🔄 Key Management API

​🧪 Testing Authentication

​📱 Mobile & Frontend Security

​Public Keys (Read-Only Operations)

​Backend Proxy Pattern

​🆘 Troubleshooting

​📚 Next Steps

Quick Start Guide

SDKs & Libraries

Webhooks

API Reference

🔐 Overview

🔑 API Key Types

📋 Authentication Methods

Standard Authentication

SDK Authentication

🛡️ Security Best Practices

🔒 Advanced Authentication

HMAC Signatures (High-Security Operations)

OAuth 2.0 (Partner Integrations)

📊 Rate Limits

Handling Rate Limits

🚨 Error Responses

🔄 Key Management API

🧪 Testing Authentication

📱 Mobile & Frontend Security

Public Keys (Read-Only Operations)

Backend Proxy Pattern

🆘 Troubleshooting

📚 Next Steps