Carbonlink API
  • 🌿Welcome to Carbonlink
  • 🌟How Carbonlink Works
  • πŸ’ΎInstallation
  • ⁉️Handling Errors & Limits
    • Response Codes
    • Rate Limiting
  • GUIDES
    • Use Cases
      • E-Commerce
      • Carbon Accounting
      • Carbon Solution Providers
  • CORE
    • πŸ“–API reference
      • πŸ‘œProduct
      • 🧩Factor
      • πŸ—ΊοΈAsset
      • 🌍Offset
      • 🚞Estimate
    • πŸ“¦Data objects
      • Factor
      • Product
      • Asset
        • Project
          • Vintage
        • Pool
      • Estimate
      • Offset
  • Resources
    • Defining Emissions
      • The Scope System
      • CO2 Equivalents
    • Carbon Markets 101
      • What is A Carbon Credit?
      • Environmental Impact of Offsetting
      • How Are Credits Generated & Verified?
    • Methodologies
      • Carbon Credit Methodologies
      • Estimate Methodology
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Offset

Contains data related to the action of purchasing an amount of carbon credits and removing that amount of credits from circulation.

The Offset object

id string

Unique identifier for the object

credits float

Total number of carbon credits removed from circulation

credits_matched float optional

The additional credits retired by the API Client on behalf of the offset event.

kgCO2e float

Total weight in kilograms of carbon dioxide gas equivalent offset with this event.

cost float

Total cost of purchasing credits from asset and removing them from circulation, in USD

estimate object optional

asset object

address string optional

Blockchain transaction address of successful retirement. This attribute is only available after the Offset is completed.

customerRef string optional

Customer reference ID

createdAt string

Time of Offset creation.

// Example:
{
  id: "off_12345678",
  credits: 12.30,
  credits_matched: 1.23,
  kgCO2e: 12300.45,
  cost: 18.97,
  estimate: {
    id: "est_123...",
    ...
  },
  asset: {
    id: "asset_123...",
    ...
  },
}
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The object used to offset with. This object is only available if an estimateId was provided while generating this offset.

The object used to offset with. This object reflects the actual Asset from which credits were retired. Note: This may be your fallback asset if an assetId was not provided or was invalid while generating this offset.

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