Social Transactions API

Description of endpoints used to construct Social Transactions on the DeSo blockchain

Update Profile

POST /api/v0/update-profile

Create an Update profile transaction. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect.

Update profile transactions creates a profile update such as changing a username, description, profile picture, or founder reward.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Update Profile - Using Update Profile on the Profile Update page

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

UpdaterPublicKeyBase58Chck*

String

Public key of updater

ProfilePublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the profile if different from updater

NewUsername*

String

Username

NewDescription*

String

Description

NewProfilePic*

String

Base64 encoded profile picture

NewCreatorBasisPoints*

uint64

Founder reward in basis points - e.g. 1000 basis points = 10% founder reward

NewStakeMultipleBasisPoints

uint64

Deprecated

Staking Reward

IsHidden

boolean

Deprecated

ExtraData

map[string]string

extra data, values must be strings. This is an arbitrary json object that can be used to add extra metadata on a profile

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB*

uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFees]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

Submit Post

POST /api/v0/submit-post

Create a submit post transaction. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect. \

Submit post transactions handle all manipulation of posts. It can be used to create a post, update a post, hide a post, or repost a post. Endpoint implementation in backend. Example usages in frontend: - Make Request to Submit Post - Using SubmitPost function to create a new post

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

UpdaterPulicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the user who is making or updating the post

PostHashHexToModify

String

When provided, update the post that matches this hash instead of creating a new one

ParentStakeID

String

PostHashHex of the parent of this post if applicable. When set, it creates a comment on the parent

BodyObj*

{ Body: String, ImageURLs: String[], VideoURLs: String[]

The body of the post

RepostedPostHashHex

String

Hash of post that this post is reposting

PostExtraData

Map[String]String

extra data, values must be strings. This is an arbitrary json object that can be used to add extra metadata on a post

IsHidden

Boolean

When true, this post will be hidden

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB*

uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFee]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

InTutorial

Boolean

When true, perform additional checks to ensure user is at the correct point in the tutorial to execute a submit post transaction

Follow

POST /api/v0/create-follow-txn-stateless

Create a follow/unfollow transaction. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect.

Follow transactions adds the creator to the list of creators followed by the follower. This creator will now appear on the creator's following feed.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to create follow txn stateless. - Use CreateFollowTxn to follow a creator

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

FollowerPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the follower

FollowedPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of creator being followed

IsUnfollow*

Boolean

false if follow. true if unfollow

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB*

Uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFees[]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

Send Diamonds

POST /api/v0/send-diamonds

Create a send diamond transaction. A send diamond transaction is a basic transfer transaction with some additional metadata. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect.

Diamond transactions are a form of social tipping. A send diamond transaction will send DeSo from the sender the receiver as a reward for a certain post.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Send Diamonds - Use SendDiamonds to tip a creator for a post

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

SenderPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of user sending diamonds

ReceiverPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of user receiving diamonds

DiamondPostHashHex*

String

Hash of post receiving diamond

DiamondLevel*

int64

Level of Diamond being given in this transaction

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB*

Uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFee[]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

Like

POST /api/v0/create-like-stateless

Create a Like/Unlike transaction. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect.

Like transactions increment the count of likes on a given post. Unlike transactions decrement the count of likes on a given post.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make request to Create Like Stateless - Use CreateLike to like a post

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the liker

LikedPostHashHex*

String

PostHashHex of the post being liked

IsUnlike*

Boolean

If true, remove the like from ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check on this post. If false, add a like from ReaderPublicKeyBase58Check on this post

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB*

uint64

Rate per KB

TrasactionFees

TransactionFee[]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

Send Direct Message

POST /api/v0/send-dm-message

Prepare a new message transaction to send a DM to another user. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

SenderAccessGroupOwnerPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the user sending message

SenderAccessGroupPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the access group the sender is using for this message

SenderAccessGroupKeyName*

String

The name of the access group the sender is using for this message

RecipientAccessGroupOwnerPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the user who is the recipient of the message

RecipientAccessGroupPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the access group of the recipient of the message

RecipientAccessGroupKeyNameName*

String

The name of the access group of the recipient of the message

EncryptedMessageText*

String

The content of the message to be sent. It is recommended that this is encrypted, but it can also be provided unencrypted

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB*

uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFee[]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

ExtraData

map[String]String

arbitrary key value data

Update Direct Message

POST /api/v0/update-dm-message

Prepare a new message transaction to update an existing DM. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

SenderAccessGroupOwnerPublicKey*

String

Public key of the user updating a DM

SenderAccessGroupPublicKey*

String

Public key of the access group the sender used for the DM originally

SenderAccessGroupKeyName*

String

The name of the access group the sender used to originally send the DM

RecipientAccessGroupOwnerPublicKey*

String

Public key of the user who received the DM

RecipientAccessGroupPublicKey*

String

Public key of the access group to which this DM was originally sent

RecipientAccessGroupKeyName*

String

The name of the access group to which this DM was originally sent

EncryptedMessageText*

String

The updated content of the message. It is recommended that this is encrypted, but it can also be provided unencrypted.

TimestampNanosString*

String

String version of the timestamp nanos field of the original DM. This is used to uniquely identify a message.

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB

uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFee[]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

ExtraData

map[String]String

arbitrary key value data

Send Group Chat Message

POST /api/v0/send-group-chat-message

Prepare a new message transaction to send a new message to a group chat. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

SenderAccessGroupOwnerPublicKey*

String

Public key of the user sending the message

SenderAccessGroupPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the access group the sender is using for this message

SenderAccessGroupKeyName*

String

The name of the access group the sender is using for this message

RecipientAccessGroupOwnerPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the owner of the group chat to which this message is being sent

RecipientAccessGroupPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the access group of the group to which this message is being sent

RecipientAccessGroupKeyName*

String

The name of the access group of the group to which this message is being sent

EncryptedMessageText*

String

The content of the message to be sent. It is recommended that this is encrypted, but it can also be provided unencrypted

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB

uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFee[]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

ExtraData

map[String]String

arbitrary key value data

Update Group Chat Message

POST /api/v0/update-group-chat-message

Prepare a new message transaction to update an existing message to a group chat. Transaction needs to be signed and submitted through api/v0/submit-transaction before changes come into effect.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

SenderAccessGroupOwnerPublicKey*

String

Public key of the user updating the message to a group chat

SenderAccessGroupPublicKey*

String

Public key of the access group the sender originally used for the message to the group chat

SenderAccessGroupKeyName*

String

The name of the access group the sender originally used to send the message to the group chat

RecipientAccessGroupOwnerPublicKey*

String

Public key of the owner of the group to which this message was originally sent

RecipientAccessGroupPublicKey*

String

The name of the access group of the group to which this message was originally sent

RecipientAccessGroupKeyName*

String

The name of the access group of the group to which this message was originally sent

EncryptedMessageText*

String

The updated content of the message. It is recommended that this is encrypted, but it can also be provided unencrypted.

TimestampNanosString*

String

String version of the timestamp nanos field of the original message to the group chat. This is used to uniquely identify a message.

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB

uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFee[]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

ExtraData

map[String]String

arbitrary key value data

(DEPRECATED) Send Message

POST /api/v0/send-message-stateless

Create a Send Message transaction.

Send Message Transactions sends an encrypted message from the sender to the receiver.

Endpoint implementation in backend.

Example usages in frontend: - Make Request to Send Message Stateless including encrypting message with identity - Use SendMessage to send a private message

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

SenderPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the user sending the message

RecipientPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the recipient of the message

MessageText

String

Unencrypted text of the message. It is recommended to encrypt the text using a shared secret and supply it in the EncryptedMessageText field instead.

EncryptedMessageText*

String

Text of message encrypted with a shared secret

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB*

uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFee[]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

SenderMessagingGroupKeyName

String

SenderMessagingGroupKeyName is the messaging group key name of the sender. If left empty, this endpoint will replace it with the base messaging key. If both SenderMessagingGroupKeyName and RecipientMessagingGroupKeyName are left empty, a V2 message will be constructed

RecipientMessagingGroupKeyName

String

RecipientMessagingGroupKeyName is the messaging group key name of the recipient. If left empty, this endpoint will replace it with the base messaging key. If both SenderMessagingGroupKeyName and RecipientMessagingGroupKeyName are left empty, a V2 message will be constructed

ExtraData

map[string]string

extra data, values must be strings. This is an arbitrary json object that can be used to add extra metadata on a message

(DEPRECATED) Register Messaging Group Key

POST /api/v0/register-messaging-group-key

Create a Group Messaging Key for V3 messages.

Group Messaging Keys are used to power v3 messages. More info to come.

Request Body

Name
Type
Description

OwnerPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the account for which we want to register a messaging key

MessagingPublicKeyBase58Check*

String

Public key of the messaging group we want to register

MessagingGroupKeyName*

String

Name of the group key

MessagingKeySignatureHex*

String

Signature of sha256x2(MessagingPublicKeyBase58Check + MessagingGroupKeyName). Currently, the signature is only needed to register the default key

ExtraData

map[string]string

extra data, values must be strings. This is an arbitrary json object that can be used to add extra metadata on a group messaging key

MinFeeRateNanosPerKB*

uint64

Rate per KB

TransactionFees

TransactionFee[]

Array of

TransactionFee

objects that define additional outputs that need to be added to this transaction

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