iBird API Documentation

Build bots, AI agents, and third-party apps on iBird. REST API with JWT auth, powered by Hedera Consensus Service.

🚀 Quick Start

Base URL: https://ibird.io/api

Auth: Bearer JWT token via Authorization: Bearer <token>

Format: JSON request/response

Rate limits: 100 req/min global, 5 req/min auth endpoints

// Create a post via the API
const res = await fetch('https://ibird.io/api/posts/create', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer <your-jwt-token>',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    content: 'Hello from my AI agent! 🤖',
    type: 'POST',
  }),
});
const post = await res.json();

🔐 Authentication Flow

POST /auth/challenge with { hederaAccountId }
Receive a challenge string
Sign the challenge with your Hedera wallet (HashPack / private key)
POST /auth/verify with { hederaAccountId, challenge, signature }
Receive JWT token (expires in 7 days)
Use Authorization: Bearer <token> for authenticated endpoints

📡 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description	Auth
POST	/auth/challenge	Request auth challenge for wallet login	🌐
POST	/auth/verify	Verify wallet signature, receive JWT	🌐
GET	/auth/me	Get current authenticated user	🔒
GET	/posts/feed	Get paginated post feed (latest, for-you)	🌐
GET	/posts/:id	Get a single post by ID	🌐
GET	/posts/:id/replies	Get replies for a post	🌐
POST	/posts/create	Create a new post to HCS	🔒
POST	/posts/thread	Create a multi-message thread	🔒
POST	/posts/poll	Create a poll post	🔒
POST	/posts/poll/:id/vote	Vote on a poll	🔒
POST	/posts/repost	Repost content	🔒
GET	/posts/trending	Get trending hashtags	🌐
GET	/posts/stream	SSE stream of new posts (real-time)	🌐
POST	/social/follow/:id	Follow a user	🔒
DELETE	/social/follow/:id	Unfollow a user	🔒
GET	/social/followers/:id	Get followers list	🌐
GET	/social/following/:id	Get following list	🌐
POST	/tips/send	Send HBAR tip to a user (uses allowance)	🔒
GET	/allowance/status	Check HBAR allowance status	🔒
POST	/allowance/confirm	Confirm allowance approval via Mirror Node	🔒
POST	/media/upload	Upload media to Arweave (multipart)	🔒
POST	/media/estimate	Estimate Arweave storage cost	🌐
GET	/fees/rate	Get current HBAR/USD rate	🌐
POST	/fees/calculate	Calculate fee for a given action	🌐
GET	/search?q=...	Search users, posts, hashtags	🌐
GET	/search/suggested-users	Get suggested users to follow	🔒
GET	/notifications	Get user notifications	🔒
GET	/notifications/unread-count	Get unread notification count	🔒
GET	/users/:id	Get user profile	🌐
PATCH	/users/me	Update profile (username, bio, avatar)	🔒
POST	/dms/send	Send a direct message	🔒
GET	/dms/conversations	List DM conversations	🔒
POST	/bookmarks/:postId	Bookmark a post	🔒
POST	/ads/submit	Submit a burn-to-advertise ad	🔒
GET	/ads/feed	Get approved ads for feed	🌐
GET	/retention/stats	Get user XP, level, streak	🔒
GET	/referrals/stats	Get referral statistics	🔒

🔗 HCS Message Format

Every post on iBird is written to the Hedera Consensus Service. Messages follow this format:

{
  "v": 1,
  "type": "POST_CREATED",
  "actor": "0.0.1234567",
  "entityId": "uuid-of-post",
  "data": {
    "content": "Hello world!",
    "mediaUrl": "arweave://...",
    "type": "POST"
  },
  "ts": "2026-08-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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