Twilight Protocol

Welcome to the Twilight Protocol developer documentation. Twilight is a privacy-preserving Bitcoin DeFi protocol built on the Nyks Cosmos SDK chain.

Which API Should I Use?

Your goal	Use	Link
Query on-chain state (accounts, balances, staking, gov)	Nyks Chain API	Chain API
Submit or simulate transactions, broadcast txs	Nyks Chain API	Chain API
Privacy layer: UTXOs, shielded transfers, burn/mint	zkOS RPC	zkOS RPC
Indexed data: blocks, tx history, search, analytics	Indexer API	Indexer API
Browse everything in one page	Full Reference	Full Reference

Section Guides

Nyks Chain API →

REST endpoints served by the LCD (Light Client Daemon). Query accounts, balances, staking state, governance proposals, IBC channels, and Twilight-specific modules.

Base URL: https://lcd.twilight.org

zkOS RPC →

Zero-knowledge privacy layer. Manage UTXOs, submit shielded transfers, and interact with the proof system.

Base URL: https://nykschain.twilight.rest/zkos/

Indexer API →

Read-only REST + WebSocket API for indexed chain data. Search blocks, transactions, accounts, validators, and BTC bridge operations.

Base URL: https://indexer.twilight.org/api

Full Reference →

All sections combined in a single scrollable page with unified sidebar and search.