# Encryption / Decryption
### Encrypt endpoint
* **Endpoint**: `POST /api/services/encrypt`
* **Parameters**: The body of the request should contain a binary application/octet-stream.
* **Purpose**: This endpoint is used to encrypt a document. It accepts binary data and returns an encrypted bytes string.
* **Responses**:
* **200**: This is a successful HTTP response code. It returns a bytes string containing the encrypted document. For example: `b'0x04b2bfab1f4e...7ed0573'`
Example response:
```python
b'0x04b2bfab1f4e...7ed0573'
```
#### Javascript Example
```runkit nodeVersion="18.x.x"
const fetch = require('cross-fetch')
const data = "test"
const response = await fetch('https://v4.provider.oceanprotocol.com/api/services/encrypt?chainId=1', {
method: 'POST',
body: JSON.stringify(data),
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream' }
})
console.log(response)
```
### Decrypt endpoint
* **Endpoint**: `POST /api/services/decrypt`
* **Parameters**: The body of the request should contain a JSON object with the following properties:
* `decrypterAddress`: A string containing the address of the decrypter (required).
* `chainId`: The chain ID of the network the document is on (required).
* `transactionId`: The transaction ID of the encrypted document (optional).
* `dataNftAddress`: The address of the data non-fungible token (optional).
* `encryptedDocument`: The encrypted document (optional).
* `flags`: The flags of the encrypted document (optional).
* `documentHash`: The hash of the encrypted document (optional).
* `nonce`: The nonce of the encrypted document (required).
* `signature`: The signature of the encrypted document (required).
* **Purpose**: This endpoint is used to decrypt a document. It accepts the decrypter address, chain ID, and other optional parameters, and returns the decrypted document.
* **Responses**:
* **200**: This is a successful HTTP response code. It returns a bytes string containing the decrypted document.
#### Javascript Example
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```javascript
const axios = require('axios');
async function decryptAsset(payload) {
// Define the base URL of the services.
const SERVICES_URL = ""; // Replace with your base services URL.
// Define the endpoint.
const endpoint = `${SERVICES_URL}/api/services/decrypt`;
try {
// Send a POST request to the endpoint with the payload in the request body.
const response = await axios.post(endpoint, payload);
// Check the response.
if (response.status !== 200) {
throw new Error(`Response status code is not 200: ${response.data}`);
}
// Use the response data here.
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
}
// Define the payload.
let payload = {
"decrypterAddress": "", // Replace with your decrypter address.
"chainId": "", // Replace with your chain ID.
"transactionId": "", // Replace with your transaction ID.
"dataNftAddress": "", // Replace with your Data NFT Address.
};
// Run the function.
decryptAsset(payload);
```
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Example response:
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```python
b'{"@context": ["https://w3id.org/did/v1"], "id": "did:op:0c184915b07b44c888d468be85a9b28253e80070e5294b1aaed81c ...'
```
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