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Upgrade Limitations
…utomation or other means. template LegacyAsset with owner : Party value : Decimal where signatory owner ensure False -- No new contracts can be created Removing Fields, Choices, or…
May 16, 2026
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3.5.6
Release of Canton 3.5.6 Canton 3.5.6 has been released on June 24, 2026. Summary This is a maintenance release that fixes an exceptional severe bug around logical synchronizer upgr…
Jul 6, 2026
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Key Management
Crypto key management This page explains how to list, rotate, generate, deactivate, and delete keys of a Canton node. It also explains how to configure the cryptographic schemes su…
Sep 14, 2026
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External Signing: Submitting Transactions, Part 2
…Setup To proceed, gather the following information: • Bob’s Party ID, protocol signing private key, and protocol signing public key fingerprint • Synchronizer ID of the synchronize…
Sep 22, 2026
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Community Bindings
Beyond the officially supported Java and TypeScript bindings, community members have built client libraries for other languages. These bindings are not maintained or supported by C…
Oct 20, 2026
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Private Only Validators that are Connected to a Dedicated Synchronizers
…l Canton protocol features — sub-transaction privacy, multi-party workflows, Daml smart contracts. • The Ledger API works identically to a Global Synchronizer-connected validator. …
Oct 19, 2026
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Troubleshooting
Common issues you may hit when running the Wallet Gateway, with fixes. Database connection errors The Wallet Gateway fails to start with database connection errors. • PostgreSQL : …
Oct 27, 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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Overview
The Wallet Gateway is a self-hosted component that lets dApps connect to your infrastructure on Canton Network. You run it in your own environment, next to a validator you already …
Oct 22, 2026
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Keycloak in the QuickStart
Keycloak is an open-source Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution that provides authentication, authorization, and user management for modern applications and services. It a…
Sep 11, 2026
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GET /registry/metadata/v1/info
cURL Python JavaScript PHP Go Java Ruby curl --request GET \ --url 'https://example.com/registry/metadata/v1/info' import json import requests url = "…
Aug 31, 2026
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Deployment Progression
Canton application development spans four environments, each serving a different stage of the development and deployment lifecycle. Your application moves through them sequentially…
Jul 1, 2026
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Canton Observability Configuration
Monitoring Best Practices Introduction Observability (also known as “monitoring”) lets you determine if Canton is healthy or not. If the state is not healthy, observability helps d…
Sep 16, 2026
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Configuration reference
This reference complements the task-oriented guides with the details you need for production: the store backends in full, backup and recovery, signing store security, and how to ha…
Oct 27, 2026
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GET /v0/scan-proxy/registry/metadata/v1/info
cURL Python JavaScript PHP Go Java Ruby curl --request GET \ --url 'https://example.com/api/validator/v0/scan-proxy/registry/metadata/v1/info' import json import requests url = "…
Oct 12, 2026
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Optimize
Query optimization It is important to ensure that proper capacity planning of resources is performed to match the expected workload. Host infrastructure The following are the minim…
Oct 20, 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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GET /v0/scan-proxy/ans-entries
cURL Python JavaScript PHP Go Java Ruby curl --request GET \ --url 'https://example.com/api/validator/v0/scan-proxy/ans-entries' import json import requests url = "…
Aug 31, 2026
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Scan Global Synchronizer Connectivity API
Splice network applications and validators need to be able to connect to multiple supervalidators’ Scan apps and Canton sequencers. If you have the base URL for a single SV Scan ap…
Nov 3, 2026
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LocalNet Development
… applications — everything you need to build and test multi-party applications without connecting to a shared network. What LocalNet Provides LocalNet provides a topology comprisin…
May 16, 2026
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Upgrade Deployment
Deploying an upgrade means getting newer version packages onto all relevant validators and transitioning workflows from the current version to the new version. The distributed natu…
May 16, 2026
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Canton Improvement Proposals (CIPs)
Canton Improvement Proposals (CIPs) are the governance mechanism for the Global Synchronizer. A CIP is discussed on the cip-discuss mailing list, voted on by the Super Validator no…
Oct 29, 2026
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GET /v0/scan-proxy/ans-entries/by-name/:name
cURL Python JavaScript PHP Go Java Ruby curl --request GET \ --url 'https://example.com/api/validator/v0/scan-proxy/ans-entries/by-name/{name}' import json import requests url = "…
Aug 31, 2026
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GET /v2/traffic/accounts/:account-id
cURL Python JavaScript PHP Go Java Ruby curl --request GET \ --url 'http://localhost:7575/v2/traffic/accounts/{account-id}' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN' import json im…
Sep 4, 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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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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Configuration
Wallet SDK Configuration The following code examples show you how to initialize the wallet-sdk. This is the default config that can be used in combination with a non-altered Localn…
Oct 27, 2026
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Sandbox
…g • JSON API endpoint for HTTP-based access • Admin API for party allocation and DAR uploads • In-memory storage (state is lost when the Sandbox stops) The Sandbox does not include…
Aug 5, 2026
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GET /v0/ans-entries
cURL Python JavaScript PHP Go Java Ruby curl --request GET \ --url 'https://scan.sv-1.global.canton.network.sync.global/api/scan/v0/ans-entries' import json import requests url = "…
Aug 31, 2026
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GET /v0/ans-entries/by-name/:name
cURL Python JavaScript PHP Go Java Ruby curl --request GET \ --url 'https://scan.sv-1.global.canton.network.sync.global/api/scan/v0/ans-entries/by-name/{name}' import json import r…
Aug 31, 2026
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