name: Cosmos
description: >-
  Cosmos is an interoperable blockchain ecosystem providing a modular framework
  (Cosmos SDK) for building sovereign, high-performance application-specific
  blockchains. The Cosmos SDK exposes LCD (Light Client Daemon) REST APIs on
  port 1317, generated automatically via gRPC-gateway from Protobuf definitions.
  These endpoints cover accounts, balances, transactions, governance proposals,
  staking delegations, IBC transfers, minting, distribution, and ABCI app data.
  The Cosmos Hub (cosmoshub-4) is the flagship chain; the same API surface is
  shared by 150+ chains in the ecosystem.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cosmos/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
version: "0.19"
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"
specificationVersion: "0.19"
tags:
  - Blockchain
  - Cosmos
  - IBC
  - Staking
  - Governance
  - DeFi
  - Web3

apis:

  - name: Cosmos Auth API
    description: >-
      Query authentication-related data for accounts on a Cosmos SDK chain,
      including account information, parameters, and address lookups.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/auth
    baseURL: https://lcd.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - Auth
      - Accounts
      - Authentication
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/auth
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

  - name: Cosmos Bank API
    description: >-
      Query account balances, total coin supply, denomination metadata, and
      denom ownership across a Cosmos SDK chain. Supports both individual
      balance lookups and aggregate supply queries.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/bank
    baseURL: https://lcd.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - Bank
      - Balances
      - Token Supply
      - Denominations
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/bank
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

  - name: Cosmos Staking API
    description: >-
      Query proof-of-stake data including validators, delegations, unbonding
      delegations, redelegations, staking parameters, and pool information.
      Supports querying by delegator address, validator address, and more.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/staking
    baseURL: https://lcd.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - Staking
      - Validators
      - Delegations
      - Proof of Stake
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/staking
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

  - name: Cosmos Governance API
    description: >-
      Query on-chain governance data including proposals, votes, deposits, and
      governance parameters. Supports filtering proposals by status and querying
      individual voter and depositor records.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/gov
    baseURL: https://lcd.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - Governance
      - Proposals
      - Voting
      - Deposits
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/gov
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

  - name: Cosmos Distribution API
    description: >-
      Query staking reward distribution data including delegator rewards,
      validator commission, community pool balances, and distribution parameters.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/distribution
    baseURL: https://lcd.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - Distribution
      - Rewards
      - Commission
      - Community Pool
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/distribution
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

  - name: Cosmos Mint API
    description: >-
      Query the minting module for inflation parameters, current inflation rate,
      annual provisions, and minting module parameters for a Cosmos SDK chain.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/mint
    baseURL: https://lcd.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - Mint
      - Inflation
      - Token Economics
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/mint
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

  - name: Cosmos Slashing API
    description: >-
      Query validator slashing data including signing information, slashing
      parameters, and signing info for all validators. Used for monitoring
      validator uptime and penalty state.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/slashing
    baseURL: https://lcd.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - Slashing
      - Validators
      - Signing Info
      - Penalties
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/modules/slashing
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

  - name: Cosmos IBC API
    description: >-
      Query Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) data including channels, clients,
      connections, and packet commitments. Enables cross-chain transfer queries
      and IBC state inspection across all 150+ chains in the Cosmos ecosystem.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://ibc.cosmos.network/v10/
    baseURL: https://lcd.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - IBC
      - Inter-Blockchain Communication
      - Channels
      - Clients
      - Connections
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://ibc.cosmos.network/v10/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

  - name: Cosmos Transactions API
    description: >-
      Query and broadcast transactions on a Cosmos SDK chain. Supports fetching
      transaction details by hash, searching transactions by event filters,
      simulating transaction gas, and broadcasting signed transactions.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/learn/advanced/grpc_rest
    baseURL: https://lcd.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - Transactions
      - Broadcast
      - Gas Simulation
      - Transaction Search
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cosmos.network/sdk/latest/learn/advanced/grpc_rest
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

  - name: Cosmos CometBFT RPC API
    description: >-
      Query CometBFT (formerly Tendermint) consensus engine data including block
      information, validator sets, consensus state, network status, and ABCI
      application data. Exposed on port 26657 independent of the Cosmos SDK LCD.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://docs.cosmos.network/cometbft/latest/docs/README
    baseURL: https://rpc.cosmos.network
    tags:
      - CometBFT
      - Tendermint
      - Consensus
      - Blocks
      - ABCI
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.cosmos.network/cometbft/latest/docs/README
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
    contact:
      - FN: Cosmos Developer Support
        url: https://discord.gg/interchain
        email: ""

common:
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/cosmos-agentic-access.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/cosmos-domain-security.yml
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/cosmos
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.cosmos.network
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://cosmos.github.io/cosmos-sdk/openapi.html
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://localhost:1317/swagger
  - type: Forums
    url: https://forum.cosmos.network
  - type: Discord
    url: https://discord.gg/interchain
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.cosmos.network
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/cosmosecosystem
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://cosmos.network/privacy
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cosmos/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cosmos/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cosmos/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com