# Arkova

> Arkova is a privacy-first document verification platform. Documents are fingerprinted in the browser using SHA-256 and anchored to a permanent public network. Files never leave the user's device.

- Website: https://arkova.ai
- App: https://app.arkova.ai
- Contact: hello@arkova.ai
- Whitepaper: https://arkova.ai/whitepaper
- Research: https://arkova.ai/research
- Privacy: https://arkova.ai/privacy
- Terms: https://arkova.ai/terms

## API

Base URL: `https://app.arkova.ai/api/v1`

- `GET /verify/:publicId` — Verify a credential by public ID. Returns status, issuer, timestamps, network receipt.
- `POST /verify-anchor` — Verify by SHA-256 fingerprint. Body: `{ "fingerprint": "64-char hex" }`
- `POST /verify/batch` — Batch verify up to 100 credentials per request.
- `GET /verify/search?q=<query>` — Semantic search across verified credentials.
- `GET /usage` — API usage stats for the authenticated key.

Auth: `X-API-Key` header or OAuth 2.0 Bearer token. Public verification requires no auth.

Rate limits: 100/min anonymous, 1,000/min API key, 10/min batch. Headers on every response.

## MCP Server

Endpoint: `https://edge.arkova.ai/mcp`
Transport: Streamable HTTP

### Available Tools

- `verify_credential` — Verify a credential by public ID. Input: `{ "public_id": "string" }`
- `search_credentials` — Search credentials by natural language. Input: `{ "query": "string", "max_results": number }`

Auth: API key or OAuth Bearer token.

## Research

- [Anchoring Compliance to Bitcoin](https://arkova.ai/research/anchoring-compliance-bitcoin)
- [Agentic Recordkeeping](https://arkova.ai/research/agentic-recordkeeping)
- [The Convergence Stack](https://arkova.ai/research/convergence-stack)
- [Modernizing Government Records](https://arkova.ai/research/government-records)
- [The Real Cost of Audit Verification](https://arkova.ai/research/real-cost-of-audit-verification)

## Privacy

Documents are fingerprinted in the browser. Only the fingerprint is transmitted. Recipient identifiers are anonymized. The platform cannot access or reconstruct original documents.

## Structured Data

Organization, SoftwareApplication, FAQPage, WebSite, WebPage (speakable), Person, Article, BreadcrumbList, and TechArticle schema markup available at https://arkova.ai.