IOF OpenAPI Specification

Official OpenAPI 3.1 specification for the Islamic Open Finance™ (IOF) Platform.

Overview

The IOF Platform provides 73 specialized Rails across 13 categories (142+ API endpoints) for Shariah-compliant banking operations, assembled from 10 native domain engines over a single double-entry ledger.

Two of the ten engines are the platform's defensible moats:

Settlement Engine (@iof/settlement-core) — 24×7×365 DvP/FOP/RVP/DFP finality for Murabaha, Ijarah, Salam, Sukuk. AAOIFI SS-1/8/10/17/21/30 enforced at the state machine; CSDR Art. 7 penalties priced pre-confirm; ribawi-pair netting. Reclaims 60–140 bps per corridor.
Evidence Engine (@iof/evidence-engine-core) — signed, tamper-evident compliance pack on every trade. 47/54 controls across SOC 2, ISO 27001, AAOIFI, GDPR, PSD2, IFSB, ISO 20022. SHA-256 Merkle root + HMAC, one-call verification. Reclaims 30–55 bps on audit and re-papering.

Combined: 100–195 bps of Islamic-finance friction reclaimed per corridor.

Rail categories exposed by this spec:

Core Islamic Contracts (19): Murabaha, Ijarah, Musharakah, Mudarabah, Salam, Istisna, Wakalah, +12
Takaful (11): General, Family, Claims, Underwriting, Reinsurance, Surplus, +5
Islamic Funds (7): Management, Subscription, Fees, Performance, Compliance, +2
Financial (7): Payments, Treasury, FX, Risk, Liquidity, Profit Distribution, +1
Capital Markets (6): Sukuk Issuance, Trading, Settlement, Valuation, Compliance, +1
Waqf & Social Finance (5): Waqf, Sadaqah, Qard Hasan, Zakat, +1
Trade Finance (4): LC, Guarantee, Documentary, Supply Chain
Platform (4): Contracts, Workspaces, Notifications, Billing
Operations (3): Documents, Reconciliation, Clearing
Governance (3): Compliance, Audit, Shariah Governance
Access & Identity (2): KYC, AML
Observability (1): Analytics
Know Your Asset (1): Asset integrity (KYA)

All APIs follow AAOIFI standards for Islamic finance compliance and emit ISO 20022 XML/JSON envelopes.

Quick Start

View the Specification

Online:

Local:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Islamic-Open-Finance/iof-openapi.git
cd iof-openapi

# Install dependencies
npm install

# View in Swagger UI
npm run serve

# Generate HTML documentation
npm run build:docs

Generate Client SDK

# TypeScript/JavaScript
npm run generate:typescript

# Python
npm run generate:python

# Java
npm run generate:java

# Go
npm run generate:go

Environments

Environment	Base URL	Purpose
Production	`https://api.islamicopenfinance.com`	Live production environment
UAT	`https://api.uat.islamicopenfinance.com`	User acceptance testing
Sandbox	`https://api.sandbox.islamicopenfinance.com`	Developer sandbox (test data)

Authentication

The IOF Platform supports two authentication methods:

1. Bearer Token (OAuth 2.0)

For user-facing applications:

Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIs...

Flow:

Obtain authorization code: GET /auth/authorize
Exchange for tokens: POST /auth/token
Use access token for API calls
Refresh when expired: POST /auth/refresh

2. API Key

For service-to-service authentication:

X-API-Key: $IOF_API_KEY

Obtain API Key:

Login to Developer Portal: https://developers.islamicopenfinance.com
Navigate to API Keys section
Create new API key with appropriate scopes

Key Features

Shariah Compliance

All endpoints enforce Shariah compliance:

POST /api/v1/shariah/evaluations
{
  "entity_type": "CONTRACT",
  "entity_data": {
    "type": "MURABAHA",
    "asset_category": "VEHICLE",
    "cost_price": 50000,
    "profit_amount": 5000
  }
}

Response includes compliance status and any breaches:

{
  "evaluation_id": "EVAL-123",
  "compliant": true,
  "rules_evaluated": [
    {
      "rule_id": "MUR_ASSET_HALAL",
      "result": "PASS"
    },
    {
      "rule_id": "MUR_FIXED_MARKUP",
      "result": "PASS"
    }
  ]
}

Multi-Tenant Architecture

All requests are scoped to tenant and workspace:

GET /api/v1/contracts/murabaha
X-Tenant-ID: tenant_abc123
X-Workspace-ID: prod

Pagination

All list endpoints support cursor-based pagination:

GET /api/v1/contracts/murabaha?page=1&limit=20

Response includes pagination metadata:

{
  "data": [...],
  "meta": {
    "page": 1,
    "limit": 20,
    "total": 150,
    "total_pages": 8
  }
}

Error Handling

Consistent error format across all endpoints:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "SHARIAH_BREACH",
    "message": "Contract violates Shariah rules",
    "details": [
      {
        "rule_id": "MUR_ASSET_HALAL",
        "rule_name": "Asset Must Be Halal",
        "breach": "Asset category 'ALCOHOL' is forbidden"
      }
    ],
    "trace_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
  }
}

API Rails

Contracts Rail

Manage 28 AAOIFI-compliant Islamic contract types:

Murabaha: Cost-plus financing
Ijarah: Leasing
Musharaka: Partnership
Mudaraba: Profit-sharing
Salam: Forward sale
Istisna: Manufacturing contract
... and 22 more

POST /api/v1/contracts/murabaha
GET  /api/v1/contracts/murabaha
GET  /api/v1/contracts/murabaha/{id}
PATCH /api/v1/contracts/murabaha/{id}
POST /api/v1/contracts/murabaha/{id}/activate

Cards Rail

Shariah-compliant card operations with ISO 8583 support:

POST /api/v1/cards
GET  /api/v1/cards
GET  /api/v1/cards/{id}
GET  /api/v1/cards/{id}/authorizations
POST /api/v1/cards/{id}/block

Forbidden MCCs (automatically blocked):

5921: Liquor Stores
7995: Gambling
9754: Pork Products
6211: Securities Brokers (interest-based)

AML/CFT Rail

Anti-money laundering and sanctions screening:

POST /api/v1/aml/screening
GET  /api/v1/aml/screening/{id}
GET  /api/v1/aml/alerts
POST /api/v1/aml/alerts/{id}/resolve

Metadata Rail

Entity registry and data lineage:

POST /api/v1/metadata/entities
GET  /api/v1/metadata/entities
GET  /api/v1/metadata/lineage?rail=contracts&entity_id=CNT-789

Taxonomy Rail

Controlled vocabularies and term management:

POST /api/v1/taxonomy/taxonomies
GET  /api/v1/taxonomy/terms?taxonomy_id=iof.contracts
POST /api/v1/taxonomy/terms

Rate Limits

Tier	Requests/min	Requests/day	Burst
Free	60	1,000	10
Pro	1,000	50,000	50
Enterprise	Custom	Custom	Custom

Rate limit headers:

X-RateLimit-Limit: 1000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 950
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1735084800

Webhooks

Subscribe to real-time events:

POST /api/v1/webhooks/subscriptions
{
  "url": "https://your-app.com/webhooks",
  "events": [
    "contract.created",
    "contract.activated",
    "card.authorization.approved",
    "shariah.breach.detected"
  ]
}

Webhook payload includes HMAC signature:

X-IOF-Signature: sha256=a1b2c3d4...
X-IOF-Timestamp: 1735084800

Code Examples

Create Murabaha Contract (JavaScript)

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.islamicopenfinance.com/api/v1/contracts/murabaha",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      customer_id: "CUST-123",
      asset_description: "Toyota Camry 2024",
      asset_category: "VEHICLE",
      cost_price: 50000,
      profit_amount: 5000,
      installment_count: 24,
      currency: "SAR",
    }),
  },
);

const contract = await response.json();
console.log("Contract created:", contract.id);

Screen AML Transaction (Python)

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://api.islamicopenfinance.com/api/v1/aml/screening',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'},
    json={
        'entity_type': 'TRANSACTION',
        'entity_id': 'TXN-456',
        'screening_type': 'SANCTIONS'
    }
)

screening = response.json()
if screening['status'] == 'PASSED':
    print('Transaction cleared')
else:
    print(f'Alert: {screening["matches"]}')

Query Lineage (cURL)

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.islamicopenfinance.com/api/v1/metadata/lineage?rail=contracts&entity_id=CNT-789&depth=3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'

SDK Support

Official SDKs are available in multiple languages:

Language	Package	Repository
TypeScript	`@iof/sdk`	iof-sdks/typescript
Python	`iof-sdk`	iof-sdks/python
Java	`com.iof:iof-sdk`	iof-sdks/java
Go	`github.com/iof/go-sdk`	iof-sdks/go

Validation

Validate the OpenAPI specification:

# Using Spectral
npm run lint

# Using Redocly
npm run validate

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Reporting Issues

Security vulnerabilities: security@islamicopenfinance.com
Bug reports: GitHub Issues
Feature requests: GitHub Discussions

Versioning

This specification follows Semantic Versioning 2.0.0:

MAJOR: Incompatible API changes
MINOR: Backwards-compatible functionality
PATCH: Backwards-compatible bug fixes

Current version: 1.0.0

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for version history.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see LICENSE file for details.

Support

Documentation: https://docs.islamicopenfinance.com
Developer Portal: https://developers.islamicopenfinance.com
Community Forum: https://community.islamicopenfinance.com
Email: support@islamicopenfinance.com
Twitter: @IOF_Platform

Related Projects

IOF SDKs - Official client libraries
IOF DevTools - CLI tools and utilities
IOF Platform - Main platform repository

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IOF OpenAPI Specification

Overview

Quick Start

View the Specification

Generate Client SDK

Environments

Authentication

1. Bearer Token (OAuth 2.0)

2. API Key

Key Features

Shariah Compliance

Multi-Tenant Architecture

Pagination

Error Handling

API Rails

Contracts Rail

Cards Rail

AML/CFT Rail

Metadata Rail

Taxonomy Rail

Rate Limits

Webhooks

Code Examples

Create Murabaha Contract (JavaScript)

Screen AML Transaction (Python)

Query Lineage (cURL)

SDK Support

Validation

Contributing

Reporting Issues

Versioning

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