Open the warrant canary
Check the warrant canary’s signature in the reader’s browser.
/canary- Access
- Public access
- Client
- Open as a page
Parameters#
| Name | Location | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
lang | Query | en or it. English is the default. |
Request examples#
curl -fsS 'https://veil.rip/canary'Response#
A page that reads GET /v1/canary and checks the latest statement in the browser: its text, its date, the signer’s key and card, the log and its witnesses.
Response headers#
| Header | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Content-Type | text/html | Use the declared media type before choosing a parser. |
Date | HTTP date | Server time. Compare it with your clock when signing requests. |
Retry-After | integer seconds, on rate_limited or busy | Wait at least this long before retrying. Other 429/503 codes do not necessarily include it. |
Usage notes#
- Every page of Veil links here from its footer, with the date of the latest statement, or a warning when it is stale or missing.
Errors#
API errors return an error object. Use error.code for program logic; error.message is English text for people and can change. Response and error guide
Shared request errors
| HTTP | Code | Meaning and next step |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | rate_limited | An anonymous, signed-request or API-key allowance was exceeded. Wait at least |
| 500 | internal_error | An unexpected server error occurred. Internal details are not returned. Retry reads with bounded backoff. Check write results before sending a new signed operation. |
| 503 | busy | The application has reached a temporary concurrency or database limit. Wait |