aid: bitclout
name: BitClout
description: >-
  BitClout is the original social-token network that launched the DeSo
  (Decentralized Social) blockchain, an open, layer-1 chain purpose-built for
  storing social data — profiles, posts, follows, creator coins, NFTs, and
  messages — fully on-chain. Backed by a16z and other top venture firms, the
  project rebranded to DeSo and exposes everything through an API-first,
  permissionless developer surface: a JSON HTTP backend API served by every
  node (transaction construction plus read/data endpoints), the DeSo Identity
  Service for key management and transaction signing, a first-party
  TypeScript/JavaScript SDK (deso-protocol), a Rosetta API implementation for
  exchange integration, an open-source core node, and a hosted MCP server for
  agent-based development. Openfund, a fully on-chain order-book DEX, is the
  flagship application built on the stack.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bitclout/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/72720753?v=4
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-rebrand: DeSo (Decentralized Social)
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Blockchain
- Web3
- Decentralized Social
- Social
- Cryptocurrency
- NFT
- Creator Economy
- Identity
- Developer Tools
apis:
- name: DeSo Backend API
  description: >-
    The HTTP API served by every DeSo node. It exposes transaction-construction
    endpoints (social, financial, NFT, DAO/token, associations, derived keys)
    and read/data endpoints (users, posts, profiles, NFTs, notifications,
    messages) over JSON. The public reference node is node.deso.org; the API is
    versioned under the /api/v0 path.
  humanURL: https://docs.deso.org/deso-backend/api
  baseURL: https://node.deso.org/api/v0
  tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Social
  - Web3
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.deso.org/deso-backend/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.deso.org/deso-backend/construct-transactions
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bitclout-domain-security.yml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.deso.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.deso.org/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.deso.org/deso-backend/api
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.deso.org/deso-tutorial-build-apps
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/deso-protocol
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://docs.deso.org/deso-roadmap
- type: Blog
  url: https://deso.org
- type: SignUp
  url: https://identity.deso.org/
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/bitclout-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/bitclout-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/bitclout-packages.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/bitclout-mcp.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/bitclout-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/bitclout-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/bitclout-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/bitclout-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/bitclout-data-model.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence