A step-by-step guide. From zero to earning revenue on your API in under five minutes.
Two things. That is all.
Any API that works over HTTP. REST, GraphQL, SOAP, gRPC, JSON-RPC, XML-RPC. It can be on any server — your laptop, a cloud VM, or your office server.
An OpenAPI file (YAML/JSON), GraphQL SDL, WSDL, .proto file, or a simple method list. This describes what your API does.
Follow these steps and you will be selling API access in minutes.
One command: docker pull sertone/dag. The Sertone node sits in front of your API and handles all payment and encryption logic.
Run it on the same machine as your API (or on the same network). Takes about 60 seconds.
Once running, open your browser and go to the web console. This is where you manage everything — no command line needed.
In the console, click "Register API" and fill in:
http://localhost:4001)Sertone validates your API is reachable, parses your spec file, and publishes your service to the catalog.
Your API is now visible in the Sertone catalog. Consumers can find it, call it, and pay per call. Money goes directly to your account.
Monitor calls, earnings, and status from the web console.
Quick answers to the most common questions.
No. Your API stays exactly as it is. Sertone sits in front and handles everything.
Yes. Sertone talks to your API over HTTP. It does not matter what language your API is written in.
After each API call, payment settles within minutes. Money goes directly to your account — not to us, then to you.
No problem. Your API is simply marked as unavailable in the catalog. When it comes back, it is available again. No penalty.
Yes. Just stop Sertone. Your API disappears from the catalog. No cancellation process, no contract to break.
Install in 60 seconds and start earning from your API.