Carbon Offset API: Programmatic Carbon Credit Purchase & Retirement

import requests

# Initialize
api_key = "zc_live_sk_..."
base_url = "https://api.zerocarbon.org.in/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"}

# Purchase and retire carbon credits
response = requests.post(
    f"{base_url}/offset/purchase",
    headers=headers,
    json={
        "project_id": "proj_renewable_wind_india_003",
        "tonnes_co2e": 2.5,
        "retire_immediately": True,
        "certificate_recipient": {
            "name": "My Company",
            "email": "carbon@mycompany.com"
        }
    }
)

result = response.json()
print(f"Offset Complete! Certificate: {result['retirement_certificate_url']}")

import axios from 'axios';

const apiKey = 'zc_live_sk_...';
const baseURL = 'https://api.zerocarbon.org.in/v1';

// Purchase credits
const purchaseCredits = async (tonnes: number) => {
  const response = await axios.post(
    `${baseURL}/offset/purchase`,
    {
      project_id: 'proj_reforestation_brazil_001',
      tonnes_co2e: tonnes,
      retire_immediately: true,
      metadata: {
        order_id: 'order_12345',
        customer_id: 'cust_abc'
      }
    },
    {
      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` }
    }
  );
  
  return response.data;
};

// Usage
const result = await purchaseCredits(10.0);
console.log('Retirement Certificate:', result.retirement_certificate_url);

curl -X POST https://api.zerocarbon.org.in/v1/offset/purchase \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer zc_live_sk_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "project_id": "proj_renewable_wind_india_003",
    "tonnes_co2e": 5.0,
    "retire_immediately": true,
    "certificate_recipient": {
      "name": "Acme Corp",
      "email": "carbon@acme.com"
    }
  }'