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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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Canton Network Overview
High-level Overview Canton Network is a public layer 1 blockchain network with privacy. It is designed for financial institutions and DeFi alike to facilitate secure, interoperable…
Oct 27, 2026
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Integration Patterns
This page describes common patterns for integrating Canton Network building blocks into applications. These patterns help you design effective integrations while respecting Canton’…
Jun 22, 2026
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Canton Foundation Development Fund (CIP-0100)
Canton Foundation Development Fund (CIP-0100) 2026-2028 Roadmap and 2026-2027 Request for Proposals The Canton Foundation development fund grants 5% of total Canton Coin minting to…
Aug 25, 2026
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Multi-Synchronizer Application Best Practices
…h an approach simplifies the deployment, streamlines future upgrades by limiting the necessa
Sep 11, 2026
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0.13
DARs This release introduces the following DAR versions: Package | Version | Package Id | utility-registry-app-v0 | 0.8.2 | 2293eb12e82ceaeb3ff7f8fe3346dece8578e1e9fd7d46624aeb7bb0…
Nov 5, 2026
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Splice.Issuance
Amulet rewards issuance configuration and computation. Data Types data IssuanceConfig IssuanceConfig Field | Type | Description | amuletToIssuePerYear | Decimal | validatorRewardPe…
May 18, 2026
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Development Issues
…k failures When upgrading Daml packages, the Smart Contract Upgrade (SCU) compatibility checker may reject changes. Common violations include removing a field from a template or ch…
May 16, 2026
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Validator Backups
While all components in the system are designed to be crash-fault-tolerant, there is always a chance of failures from which the system cannot immediately recover, e.g. due to misco…
Oct 29, 2026
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3.6.1
Release of Canton 3.6.1 Canton 3.6.1 has been released on October 05, 2026. Summary This minor release brings new features, scalability improvements, as well as many other improvem…
Oct 6, 2026
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Installation Issues
This page covers common installation problems you may encounter when setting up a Canton Network development environment, including Nix shell failures, Docker configuration, and me…
Sep 22, 2026
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Building and Packaging
…e fundamentally two types of change one may want to make: • Upgrades, which change existing logic. For example, one might want the Asset template to have multiple signatories. • Ex…
Sep 4, 2026
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Daml models
…Recommendation: Use the 0.14.4 DARs for new deployments and upgrades. 0.14 Package | Version | Package Id | utility-registry-app-v0 | 0.9.2 | 1eddd268bdd50d6e262722bea799c9455da032…
Sep 15, 2026
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Development Fund Proposal Review
Development Fund Proposal Review Ways of Working To manage the growing number of Development Fund proposals, the community will use a structured review workflow coordinated through…
Aug 25, 2026
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Concept Translation Tables
This reference provides detailed translations from Ethereum concepts to their Canton equivalents. Use this as a quick reference when you encounter familiar terms and need to unders…
Jun 22, 2026
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GET /v0/migrations/last
cURL Python JavaScript PHP Go Java Ruby curl --request GET \ --url 'https://scan.sv-1.global.canton.network.sync.global/api/scan/v0/migrations/last' import json import requests url…
Aug 31, 2026
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Splice.Api.Token.TransferEventsV2
Daml module Splice.Api.Token.TransferEventsV2 Interface to log events for token standard transfers. Daml Module Splice.Api.Token.TransferEventsV2 Latest release 0.10.1 Interfaces I…
Nov 5, 2026
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GET /v0/migrations/schedule
cURL Python JavaScript PHP Go Java Ruby curl --request GET \ --url 'https://scan.sv-1.global.canton.network.sync.global/api/scan/v0/migrations/schedule' import json import requests…
Aug 31, 2026
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Scan Bulk Data API
At a high level, participant nodes provide two separate endpoints through a Ledger API: • An endpoint to submit commands to the ledger that allow an application to submit transacti…
Nov 3, 2026
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Environment Configuration
Canton applications need different configurations for each environment — LocalNet, DevNet, TestNet, and MainNet. This page covers the configuration layers you work with: DPM global…
Oct 20, 2026
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Covalidating Partner Onboarding
1. Configure your Validator Node Ensure you are running the same splice version on your node as is run on the primary validator and other covalidating node(s), keeping up to date w…
Oct 21, 2026
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LocalNet
LocalNet provides a straightforward topology comprising three participants, three validators, a PostgreSQL database, and several web applications (wallet, sv, scan) behind an NGINX…
Aug 11, 2026
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0.12
DARs This release introduces the following DAR versions: Package | Version | Package Id | utility-commercials-v0 | 0.4.1 | fa5b1cc5c8368dff7c2e6a74aa2af9d520d755e2a508f44acd1734332…
Nov 5, 2026
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PQS SQL
The PQS SQL API is provisioned directly in the PostgreSQL database. Data consumers interact with it through SQL — not through the PQS process itself. PQS data can be joined across …
May 26, 2026
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Token Standard and Registry App version compatibility
Support for the Token Standard V2 interfaces ( CIP-112 ) was added in version 0.14 of the Registry App. Starting with this version, the Registry App provides cross-version compatib…
Nov 6, 2026
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Canton Console Commands
split by participant and synchronizer, put shared commands in extend/participant section, and add a section for the synchronizer Console Commands Top-level Commands The following c…
Oct 30, 2026
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Values in the Ledger API
Commands and queries have relaxed validation rules for ingested values. Returned values are subject to normalization. Value Validation in Commands In the following examples, the ta…
May 16, 2026
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Splice Architecture
…sed in the CN token standard make it much easier to consume upgrades to the splice Daml packages • the workflows work across different wallet implementations, not just the splice-w…
Sep 4, 2026
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Validator Security
Using an external KMS for managing participant keys By default, Canton participants use cryptographic keys that are generated by the participant itself and stored in the regular da…
Aug 13, 2026
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Splice.DSO.DecentralizedSynchronizer
…SVs for the rare case of needing to roll-out a BFT protocol upgrade that cannot be rolled out in a backwards compatible fashion. Note that synchronizers themselves are formed by a …
May 18, 2026
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