dpdpstack-js-sdk

Official JS/TS client for the DPDPStack API — DPDP Act consent, erasure, audit, DSR/breach workflows, and verifiable Certificates of Erasure. Zero runtime dependencies; works in Node 18+ and the browser.

This is the SDK for the hosted platform API. The open-source erasure engine is the Python package dpdpstack.

Install

npm install dpdpstack-js-sdk

Or drop it on a page via CDN (exposes window.dpdpstack):

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dpdpstack-js-sdk/dist/dpdpstack.global.js"></script>

API keys

Key	Prefix	Use	Capabilities
Secret	dpdp_sk_…	Server-side only	Full access
Publishable	dpdp_pk_…	Safe in the browser	Read purposes + record consent only

A publishable key is the only kind that should ever reach a browser. Set an origin allowlist on it in the dashboard. Some endpoints (certificate verify / registry / public-key) are fully public and need no key.

Quick start (server)

import { DPDPStack, DPDPError } from "dpdpstack-js-sdk";

const dpdp = new DPDPStack({ apiKey: process.env.DPDP_SECRET_KEY }); // dpdp_sk_…

await dpdp.grantConsent({ principal_ref: "user_42", purpose: "marketing" });

const cert = await dpdp.certificates.issue({ principal_ref: "user_42", purpose: "marketing" });
const { valid } = await dpdp.certificates.verify(cert.certificate_jwt);

try {
  await dpdp.requestErasure({ principal_ref: "user_42" });
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof DPDPError) console.error(err.status, err.detail);
}

principal_ref is your opaque user id (an internal id or hash) — never an email, name, or other PII.

Consent widget (browser)

import { DPDPStack, mountConsentWidget } from "dpdpstack-js-sdk";

const dpdp = new DPDPStack({ apiBase: "/api/v1", apiKey: "dpdp_pk_…" });

const widget = mountConsentWidget("#consent", {
  client: dpdp,
  principalRef: "user_123",
  locale: "en",                 // notices are shown per-locale, English fallback
  onSave: (receipts) => console.log(receipts),
});

widget.setLocale("hi");         // switch language
widget.destroy();               // remove from the DOM

Purposes are fetched via the API when omitted; pass purposes: [...] to render inline. See examples/browser.html.

Configuration

new DPDPStack({
  apiKey: "dpdp_sk_… | dpdp_pk_…",  // omit for public-only calls
  apiBase: "https://getdpdp.net/api/v1", // default; use "/api/v1" for a same-origin proxy
  fetch: customFetch,                // optional (Node < 18, tests)
  headers: { "X-Trace": "…" },       // sent with every request
  credentials: "include",            // optional fetch credentials mode
});

Every non-2xx response throws a DPDPError with .status, .detail, and .body.

Methods

The SDK mirrors the HTTP API; field names match the wire format exactly.

Area	Methods
Consent	listPurposes() · createPurpose() · grantConsent() · withdrawConsent() · consentStatus(ref) · listConsentRecords() · recordActivity()
Erasure	requestErasure() · confirmErasure(token)
Audit	getAuditLog({ principal_ref? }) · verifyAuditChain() · createAuditCheckpoint({ through_sequence? })
Retention	retention.list() · retention.upsert() · retention.run({ dry_run? }) · readiness() · stats()
Certificates	certificates.issue() · certificates.issueConsent() · certificates.verify(jwt) · certificates.publicKey() · certificates.registry(fp) · certificates.issueFromEvidence()
Evidence	evidence.ingest() · evidence.list({ source?, subject? })
DSR	dsr.list() · dsr.create() · dsr.get(id) · dsr.act(id, { action })
Breaches	breaches.list() · breaches.report() · breaches.get(id) · breaches.act(id, { action }) · breaches.notifications(id)
Targets	targets.list() · targets.create() · targets.get(id) · targets.update(id) · targets.remove(id)
Erasure tasks	erasureTasks.list() · erasureTasks.retry(id)

Public (no key): certificates.verify, certificates.registry, certificates.publicKey, confirmErasure.

Build from source

npm install
npm run build      # → dist/ (ESM, CJS, IIFE, .d.ts)
npm run typecheck

License

MIT