> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.truthlocks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Attest Dataset

> Create a provenance and integrity attestation for a dataset used by AI agents.

Creates a cryptographically anchored attestation for a dataset, recording its provenance, integrity hash, and schema version. The attestation is linked to the originating agent and anchored in the transparency log for full auditability.

Dataset attestations enable downstream consumers to verify that training data, evaluation sets, or inference inputs have not been tampered with and can be traced back to a known source.

### Authentication

<ParamField header="X-API-Key" type="string" required>
  API key with `datasets:write` scope. Alternatively, pass a Bearer JWT token in
  the `Authorization` header.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="X-Tenant-ID" type="string" required>
  Tenant identifier for multi-tenant isolation.
</ParamField>

### Request

<ParamField body="agent_id" type="string" required>
  MAIP agent identifier that produced or owns this dataset (e.g.
  `maip-agent:01HXYZ...`).
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="name" type="string" required>
  Human-readable dataset name. Must be unique within the agent's namespace.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="version" type="string">
  Semantic version of the dataset (e.g. `1.0.0`). Defaults to `1.0.0` if
  omitted.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="hash" type="string">
  SHA-256 hex digest of the dataset contents. Used for integrity verification at
  consumption time.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="record_count" type="integer">
  Total number of records in the dataset.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="schema_version" type="string">
  Version identifier for the dataset's internal schema (e.g. `v2.1`).
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="source_uri" type="string">
  URI pointing to the dataset's storage location (e.g.
  `s3://bucket/path/data.parquet`).
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="metadata" type="object">
  Arbitrary key-value metadata attached to the attestation. Useful for tagging,
  categorization, or linking to external systems.
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  Unique dataset attestation identifier in MAIP format (`maip-ds:ULID`).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="agent_id" type="string">
  The agent that attested this dataset.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="name" type="string">
  Dataset name as provided in the request.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="version" type="string">
  Resolved version of the dataset.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="hash" type="string">
  SHA-256 hex digest stored for integrity verification.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  Attestation status. Always `attested` on creation.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="receipt_id" type="string">
  Transparency-log receipt anchoring this attestation.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string">
  ISO 8601 timestamp of creation.
</ResponseField>


## OpenAPI

````yaml mint-openapi.yaml POST /v1/datasets/attest
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Truthlocks API
  description: >
    Truthlocks is a universal verification infrastructure for documents,
    credentials, and digital assets.

    This specification defines the canonical API for interacting with Truthlocks
    services.


    ## Base URLs

    - **Production**: `https://api.truthlocks.com`

    - **Sandbox**: `https://sandbox-api.truthlocks.com`


    ## Authentication

    - **API Keys**: Use `X-API-Key` header for machine-to-machine operations

    - **Bearer Tokens**: Use `Authorization: Bearer <jwt>` for user-initiated
    operations


    ## Tenant Identity

    In production, tenant identity is derived from the authenticated context
    (API key or JWT).

    The `X-Tenant-ID` header is ignored in production to prevent spoofing.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Truthlocks Support
    url: https://truthlocks.com/support
    email: support@truthlocks.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.truthlocks.com
    description: Production API
  - url: https://sandbox-api.truthlocks.com
    description: Sandbox Environment
security:
  - APIKey: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: API key and token management
  - name: Issuers
    description: Issuer registration and trust management
  - name: Keys
    description: Cryptographic key management for issuers
  - name: Attestations
    description: Attestation lifecycle (mint, revoke, supersede)
  - name: Verification
    description: Attestation verification and proof bundles
  - name: Governance
    description: Issuer governance workflows (admin only)
  - name: Identity
    description: Organization, user, and role management
  - name: Audit
    description: Audit event queries
  - name: Platform
    description: Platform administration (super admin only)
  - name: Platform Review
    description: Staff review workflows for issuer applications
  - name: Tenant Console
    description: Tenant profile and lifecycle endpoints
  - name: Health
    description: Service health and readiness endpoints
  - name: Risk
    description: Risk signal ingestion and fraud detection
  - name: Risk Enforcement
    description: Risk enforcement actions — block, challenge, quarantine, and configuration
  - name: Billing
    description: Billing, subscription, and addon management
  - name: Machine Identity
    description: >-
      Machine Agent Identity Protocol (MAIP) — agent registration, sessions,
      trust, witness, compliance, orchestration, and observability
externalDocs:
  description: Transparency read-only API (separate service spec)
  url: >-
    https://github.com/truthlocks/truthlock/blob/main/docs/transparency/openapi.yaml
paths:
  /v1/datasets/attest:
    post:
      tags:
        - Machine Identity
      summary: Attest Dataset
      description: |
        Creates a cryptographic attestation for a dataset, recording its hash,
        format, and provenance on the transparency log.
      operationId: maip.datasets.attest
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - name
                - hash
                - format
                - size_bytes
                - agent_id
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: Dataset name
                hash:
                  type: string
                  description: SHA-256 hash of the dataset
                format:
                  type: string
                  description: Data format (e.g. parquet, csv, jsonl)
                size_bytes:
                  type: integer
                  format: int64
                  description: Dataset size in bytes
                agent_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  description: Attesting agent
                metadata:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
                  description: Additional dataset metadata
            example:
              name: training-data-v3
              hash: e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
              format: parquet
              size_bytes: 1073741824
              agent_id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Dataset attested
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MaipDataset'
        '400':
          description: Validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
      security:
        - APIKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    MaipDataset:
      type: object
      properties:
        dataset_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        receipt_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        hash:
          type: string
        format:
          type: string
        size_bytes:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        agent_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - message
        - http_status
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          enum:
            - AUTH_REQUIRED
            - AUTH_INVALID
            - PERMISSION_DENIED
            - TENANT_IDENTITY_UNVERIFIED
            - NOT_FOUND
            - VALIDATION_ERROR
            - CONFLICT
            - PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE
            - RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
            - QUOTA_EXCEEDED
            - SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
            - INTERNAL_ERROR
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
        http_status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
        retry_after_ms:
          type: integer
          description: Milliseconds to wait before retrying (for rate limits)
        details:
          type: object
          description: Additional error context
      example:
        code: AUTH_REQUIRED
        message: Authentication required
        http_status: 401
  securitySchemes:
    APIKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: API key for machine-to-machine authentication

````