Version: 1.0.0

RegistryAccord Content Registry API

Content lifecycle management with versioning, provenance, rights management, and integrity verification for the RegistryAccord protocol.

Key Features

• Stable content IDs with immutable identifiers
• Version/lineage tracking with parent references
• Rich metadata schemas (JSON-LD)
• Cryptographic content provenance
• Signed manifests for integrity verification
• Takedown abuse prevention with appeals

Content Integrity

• Immutable version hashes prevent tampering
• Cryptographic proofs link content to creator identity
• Third-party verification support

Consistency Model

• Strong consistency on writes
• Eventual consistency on indexes

Authentication

OAuth 2.0: oauth2

Security Scheme Type:	oauth2
OAuth Flow (authorizationCode):	Token URL: https://auth.registryaccord.com/token Authorization URL: https://auth.registryaccord.com/authorize Scopes: content:read: Read content information content:write: Create and update content content:delete: Delete content content:version: Manage content versions collection:read: Read collections collection:write: Manage collections license:read: Read license information license:write: Attach and manage licenses event:subscribe: Subscribe to content lifecycle events
OAuth Flow (clientCredentials):	Token URL: https://auth.registryaccord.com/token Scopes: service:content: Service-to-service content operations

HTTP: Bearer Auth

Security Scheme Type:	http
HTTP Authorization Scheme:	bearer
Bearer format:	JWT

Contact

RegistryAccord Maintainers: specs@registryaccord.com

URL: https://github.com/RegistryAccord/registryaccord-specs

License

Apache-2.0