Canonicalize
by Canonicalize JSON (RFC 8785) in Documents & files
Parse a document (in any format) and re-emit it in the RFC 8785 JSON Canonicalization Scheme form — sorted keys, canonical number/string formatting — plus the SHA-256 of the canonical bytes for stable hashing, signing and dedup.
POST https://format.openverbs.com/v1/canonicalize
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- Uptime
- 100%
- Response time
- 560 ms typical, 589 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- 25 min ago
- Next check
- in 8 min
How to call it
POST https://format.openverbs.com/v1/canonicalize
Each call costs $0.004 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://format.openverbs.com/v1/canonicalize
content-type: application/json
{
"data": "{\"b\":2,\"a\":1}",
"from": "json"
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data | string | Yes | The document to canonicalize, as a string in the `from` format. |
from | string | No | Source format of `data`. Default json. One of: json, json5, jsonc, yaml, xml, csv, tsv, toml, ndjson, ini, env, properties. |
Example response
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Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.004.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://format.openverbs.com/v1/canonicalize' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"data":"{\"b\":2,\"a\":1}","from":"json"}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://format.openverbs.com/v1/canonicalize' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"data":"{\"b\":2,\"a\":1}","from":"json"}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.004 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.004" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.004 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fformat.openverbs.com%2Fv1%2Fcanonicalize&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://format.openverbs.com/v1/canonicalize", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"data": "{\"b\":2,\"a\":1}",
"from": "json"
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.004 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.004"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://format.openverbs.com/v1/canonicalize",
json={
"data": "{\"b\":2,\"a\":1}",
"from": "json",
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
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