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Onboard External Parties in Quickstart
…ared-secret mode, you generate a JWT token using the splice-onboarding container with app-user as the subject: ADMIN_TOKEN=$(docker exec splice-onboarding \ jwt-cli encode hs256 --…
Oct 26, 2026
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3.5.1
Release of Canton 3.5.1 Canton 3.5.1 has been released on May 27, 2026. What’s New Contract Keys Overview Canton 3.5 introduces contract keys. Compared to a similar feature availab…
Jul 6, 2026
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Splice.DsoRules
…nfirmedSvResult Field | Type | Description | sv | Party | svOnboardingConfirmedCid | ContractId SvOnboardingConfirmed | earliestRoundCid | ContractId OpenMiningRound | middleRoundC…
May 18, 2026
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Canton Network Overview
… Consensus The Canton network is composed of nodes known as validators that achieve consensus through synchronizers . Validator nodes are responsible for storing contract data and …
Oct 27, 2026
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Configuration Reference
This page covers the configuration options available to validator and Super Validator (SV) operators on Canton Network. It covers Splice app configuration, Canton participant s…
Jul 17, 2026
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0.12
…to that service. This can be done in the UI on the Registry Onboarding tab (click on Delegate Marker Creation which will create a DelegatedBatchedMarkersProxy instance). For users …
Nov 5, 2026
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Prerequisites and Installation
Canton Network quickstart installation Introduction The Quickstart application helps you and your team become familiar with CN application development by providing essential scaffo…
Sep 14, 2026
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Validator APIs
The Validator App exposing the validator APIs is part of a CN Validator or CN Supervalidator node. It connects to a Canton p…
Nov 3, 2026
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Canton Improvement Proposals (CIPs)
…ssed on the cip-discuss mailing list, voted on by the Super Validator node operators, and announced on cip-announce once approved. The canonical text of every CIP lives in the cant…
Oct 29, 2026
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Synchronizer Operations
…ootstrap a Synchronizer ). • Connect — Connect participants/validators and verify. • Operate — Day-2 tasks such as adding nodes, traffic, pruning, HA, and backup and restore . Conf…
Oct 29, 2026
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Party Namespace
The party namespace provides methods to manage wallet parties on the Canton Network. In v1, the party namespace replaces the stateful party management from v0. Availability The par…
Oct 27, 2026
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Glossary
…lobal Synchronizer, used for transaction fees (traffic) and validator rewards. Formerly referred to as “Amulet” in some contexts. Related : Traffic, Global Synchronizer, Splice Can…
Jun 10, 2026
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SV Governance Reference
The Global Synchronizer is governed by its Super Validators (SVs) acting collectively as the Decentralized Synchronizer Operator (DSO). Governance decisions are made thr…
Jun 22, 2026
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Preparing and Signing a Transaction
…xamples use the Ping app which comes pre-installed with the validator and the cURL examples show the underlying HTTP requests using Canton Coin following a token standard transfer.…
Oct 27, 2026
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Multi
… global topology state of the network: they determine which Validators host a party, what rights that party grants to the Validator (submission, confirmation, or observation), and …
May 22, 2026
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Super Validator Helm Deployment
This section describes deploying a Super Validator (SV) node in kubernetes using Helm charts. The Helm charts deploy a complete node and connect it to a target c…
Nov 3, 2026
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Creating an External Party
Overview Parties represent acting entities in the network and all transaction happens between one or more parties. To understand more about parties see the Parties in the Overview.…
Oct 27, 2026
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Using the JSON Ledger API
… ├── licensing/daml/Licensing/ │ │ ├── AppInstall.daml user onboarding │ │ ├── License.daml license management │ │ └── Util.daml helper functions │ ├── licensing-tests/ Daml Script…
Sep 11, 2026
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About The Foundation - Canton Foundation
…member engagement in decisions made by the operators (Super Validators) of the Global Synchronizer to ensure a reliable, fair and trusted service for the Canton Network. Blockchain…
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CIP
CIP-0056 defines the Canton Network Token Standard — a set of Daml interfaces and off-ledger APIs that allow wallets and applications to interact with tokenized assets across regis…
Jul 14, 2026
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Backend Development
…o the Ledger API The Ledger API is a service exposed by the validator’s participant node. Your backend connects to it as an authenticated client, acting on behalf of one or more pa…
Jul 6, 2026
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Ordering Consensus
The ordering consensus layer is one half of Canton’s two-layer consensus architecture . While the smart contract consensus layer validates transaction correctness among affected pa…
Aug 21, 2026
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Canton Console Commands
…lete new sequencer initialization. Fourth step of sequencer onboarding. In most cases, the onboarding command is preferred. Arguments • newSequencer: com.digitalasset.canton.consol…
Oct 30, 2026
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Canton Network Ecosystem
…l Institutions Market Infrastructure Service Provider Super Validator Validator Network Utility Show All Compliance Custody Data & Analytics Developer Tools Exchanges Financing For…
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Transaction Failures
…ist Wrong Party If you see authorization errors right after onboarding, verify that your party ID matches what was registered: @ participant1.parties.list() res1: Seq[ListPartiesRe…
Oct 29, 2026
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Error Code Reference
Canton uses a structured error code system across all components. Every error logged or returned via the API follows the format ERROR_CODE_ID(category_id, correlation_id_prefix): h…
Nov 5, 2026
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Observability and Tracing
Canton Network Quickstart observability & troubleshooting overview The screenshots in this guide are taken from multiple sessions and are inconsistent with each other. This will be…
Sep 10, 2026
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com.digitalasset.canton.admin.participant.v30
Back to overview Protobuf Package com.digitalasset.canton.admin.participant.v30 12 services, 81 endpoints, 193 messages, 9 enums gRPC Added 3.7.0 Updated 3.5.1 Methods removed in 3…
Nov 5, 2026
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3.6.1
… commitments landed in protocol version 36. • Decouples the validator memory usage from the number of hosted parties and their stakeholder groups to lift party growth restrictions …
Oct 6, 2026
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Pruning
Pruning As a synchronizer orchestrates the execution of commands, the sequencers, mediators and participant persist records of the data/changes that they process: • For participant…
Oct 6, 2026
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