👉Set up your account

Learn how to set up your account on Credential Service.

The user is required to Log In to the Credential Service and authenticate in order to access the APIs. This guards the API from unauthorized access and is required for both testing production environments.

Step 1: Click Log In on Credential Service Swagger

Head to our Credential Service and click Log In to get started.

Credential Service

Click here to access the Credential Service Swagger UI to get started with the REST API interface. Log in to get started.

Credential Service uses a third party service called LogTo to handle user authentication and login. This allows users to create new accounts as well as sign in using their email, Google single sign-on, or Discord login.

Sign into your account

Create a new account

Step 2: Locate your cheqd address (for CHEQ)

The following API can be used to fetch the new account information:

• customer_id is used as an identifier for the particular customer using the Credential Service. It is generated as a sub-field of the JWT token used in the authorization header.

• cheqd_account is used to pay for identity transactions on either testnet or mainnet. A cheqd account is automatically generated when a new customer_id is generated.

(Optional) Step 3: Adding CHEQ tokens to your account

Users will need to add our token, CHEQ, to their cheqd_account on mainnet in order to be able to use the ledger-based identity functionality on Credential Service, such as creating DIDs and DID-Linked Resources.

If you need to add CHEQ tokens to your Credential Service cheqd_account, there are a few steps you need to follow:

Mainnet

• First you need to setup your wallet which is able to hold CHEQ tokens. We recommend using Leap Wallet which natively supports all CHEQ transactions in a browser plugin or on mobile. Alternatively, follow the tutorial here to setup your Keplr wallet.

• You will then need to get CHEQ tokens from any of the listed providers here.

• You will need to send CHEQ tokens from your new cheqd Wallet account to your cheqd_account address for using the Credential Service.

Testnet

• It is unlikely that you will ever need to top up your Testnet account, as this is handled automatically. However, in the event that your Testnet account runs out of tokens, you can follow the step below.

• This is super simple. You can add free CHEQ tokens to your cheqd_account via our Testnet Faucet by inputting your cheqd account address. Access the Testnet Faucet directly here.

Once you have successfully created an account and have topped up your CHEQ tokens, you are ready to get started!