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

# Introduction

> Programmatic access to carbon market intelligence from VCM.fyi

# VCM.fyi API

The VCM.fyi API gives you programmatic access to the same carbon market intelligence available in the [VCM.fyi web application](https://app.vcm.fyi) — covering 11,000+ carbon credit projects across 6 major registries.

## What You Can Do

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Projects" icon="leaf">
    Search and filter 11,000+ projects from Verra, Gold Standard, CAR, ACR, Isometric, and Puro Earth.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Credits" icon="coins">
    Query individual credit transactions — issuances, retirements, cancellations — with vintage, date, and beneficiary details.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Forensics" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Access AI-generated risk analysis from weekly scanning of 100+ news sources per project.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Countries" icon="globe">
    Country-level carbon market policy intelligence: Article 6 status, CORSIA eligibility, carbon pricing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Buyers" icon="user-tie">
    Aggregated buyer intelligence from retirement transaction data — volumes, activity patterns, portfolio breakdown.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Proponent Risk" icon="building">
    Developer-level due diligence with governance, financial, legal, social, and institutional risk scores.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Satellite" icon="satellite">
    Forest integrity and deforestation metrics from Global Forest Watch for forestry projects.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Charts & Analytics" icon="chart-bar">
    Pre-aggregated chart data for projects by listing date, credits by transaction date, category breakdowns, and top buyers.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Quick Start

```bash theme={null}
curl -H "X-API-KEY: vcm_live_your_key_here" \
  "https://api.vcm.fyi/v1/projects/?per_page=10"
```

```python theme={null}
import requests

API_KEY = "vcm_live_your_key_here"
headers = {"X-API-KEY": API_KEY}

projects = requests.get(
    "https://api.vcm.fyi/v1/projects/",
    headers=headers,
    params={"per_page": 10, "registry": "verra"}
)
print(f"Found {projects.json()['pagination']['total_entries']} Verra projects")
```

## Base URL

```
https://api.vcm.fyi/v1
```

## Need Help?

* Browse the [API Reference](/api-reference) for endpoint details
* Check the [Authentication](/authentication) guide
* Read the [Quickstart](/quickstart) to get up and running in 5 minutes
* Email [support@vcm.fyi](mailto:support@vcm.fyi) for support