aid: element
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/element.png
name: Element
description: >-
  Element (Element Finance) is an Andreessen Horowitz-backed decentralized finance
  protocol for fixed and variable yield on crypto assets. The protocol splits an
  interest-bearing position into tradable Principal Tokens (PTs) and Yield Tokens
  (YTs) so users can lock in a fixed rate by buying discounted principal, or take
  variable-rate exposure, redeeming at face value on maturity via on-chain AMMs. It
  also ships the Council governance framework (voting vaults, delegation, the
  Governance Steering Council) that powers the Element DAO. Element is a
  smart-contract protocol on Ethereum rather than a hosted REST API: developers
  integrate through the on-chain contracts, the elf-sdk TypeScript library, and the
  published contract reference. The team has since rebranded to DELV (delvtech).
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/element/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-successor: DELV (delvtech)
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- DeFi
- Decentralized Finance
- Fixed Income
- Yield
- Ethereum
- Smart Contracts
- Cryptocurrency
- Governance
- DAO
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/element-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://element.fi
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.element.fi
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.element.fi
- type: APIReference
  name: Element Protocol Smart Contracts
  url: https://docs-delv.gitbook.io/element-protocol-developer-docs/element/element-smart-contracts.md
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs-delv.gitbook.io/element-protocol-developer-docs/getting-started/buying-fixed-rates.md
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/element-fi
- type: SourceCode
  name: elf-contracts (core protocol)
  url: https://github.com/delvtech/elf-contracts
- type: ChangeLog
  name: Public Releases
  url: https://docs-delv.gitbook.io/element-protocol-developer-docs/developers/public-releases.md
- type: Security
  name: Element Protocol Security & Audits
  url: https://docs-delv.gitbook.io/element-protocol-developer-docs/developers/security.md
- type: Packages
  url: packages/element-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  name: elf-sdk (TypeScript)
  url: packages/element-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/element-llms.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/element-well-known.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence