Assets Backend API Overview
Introduction
The Assets Backend API enables secure and programmable interaction with Defactor’s tokenization infrastructure. It provides endpoints for asset creation, identity and compliance integration, transaction management, analytics, and third-party system coordination.
This API layer is designed for developers and platform integrators looking to automate and manage tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) through backend services.
This section provides an overview of the API and links to specific endpoint categories.
Assets API
The Assets API exposes endpoints grouped by function, allowing seamless coordination between asset issuance, metadata storage, user communication, and operational analytics.
Available modules:
-
Authentication
Token-based access control for platforms and users. -
Form API
Process structured submissions used in onboarding and verification. -
IPFS Integration
Upload and link off-chain metadata/documents on IPFS. -
Mailing API
Trigger automated emails for onboarding and platform events. -
Stats API
Query analytics and operational metrics from the platform. -
Transactions API
View historical transaction data between smart contracts and wallets.
Key Capabilities
- Automate the creation and management of tokenized assets
- Enforce compliance via structured KYC form workflows
- Store and retrieve metadata using decentralized IPFS integration
- Monitor platform-wide metrics and transaction histories
- Enable platform notifications via customizable email triggers
- Authenticate platform components and manage user roles securely
Get Started
Before integrating with any modules, it's essential to ensure your client is authenticated. This includes access to the /assets
module, which requires a valid token.
- Authenticate your client
- Start integrating with relevant modules (e.g., IPFS, stats, transactions)
- Use
/form
and/mailing
to automate user onboarding and communication - Query
/stats
and/transactions
for operational insights and transparency