ScanToProve DNA Rails is a five-endpoint REST API that cryptographically binds every animal DNA sample to the animal it came from — through collection, custody, lab, and result. Anchored on Polygon. Species-agnostic. Live today.
5
REST endpoints
8+
Anchor types · all species
~£0.0001
Per anchor · Polygon batched
3 days
Senior-engineer integration
Each event is hashed, Merkle-batched, and anchored to Polygon. Independent third parties — buyers, registrars, insurers, courts — reverify the entire chain in seconds without trusting us or our partners.
Activate
Bind the tube to the animal anchor (microchip / ear tag / passport id)
Collect
Anchor the geo-stamped, optionally vet-witnessed sample-collection event
Receive
Lab confirms seal integrity. Broken seal = rejected, chain ends here
Result
Lab anchors result hash to the same chain — sample ↔ animal ↔ result
Verify
Any third party reverifies the full chain on Polygon. Court-admissible
Competitors lock themselves to pet DNA. We bind to whatever the species already carries — implanted microchip, ear tag, passport ID, wing band, ScanToProve tag.
Dogs
Implanted microchip · ScanToProve collar tag
Horses
Implanted microchip · UELN · Passport NFC
Cats
Implanted microchip · ScanToProve collar tag
Cattle
Ear tag · ear punch sample
Sheep
EID ear tag · ear punch sample
Birds
Wing band · feather sample
Exotics
External id · species-appropriate sample
Wildlife
External id · conservation DNA bank
EQUINE DEEP-DIVE
Thoroughbred chain of custody — without a collar
PRIMARY ANCHOR
Implanted ISO 11784/11785 microchip — mandatory on every UK & EU horse since 2009, every US Thoroughbred since 2017. Vet scans with their existing handheld reader.SECONDARY ANCHOR
Unique Equine Life Number (UELN) from the equine passport. Acts as fallback if chip migrates from the nuchal ligament (≈2% of horses by age 15).PREMIUM ADD-ON
NTAG424 sticker on the passport cover. Tatersalls / Goffs buyers tap to verify the passport hasn't been swapped + see full on-chain provenance.SAMPLE
Hair pluck (~30 hairs from mane root, with bulbs) — standard equine DNA collection. Tube with its own NTAG424 chip, bound to the horse's microchip at activation.POST
/v1/sample-auth/samples/activate
Bind tube ↔ animal anchor
POST
/v1/sample-auth/samples/{id}/collected
Anchor collection event
POST
/v1/sample-auth/samples/{id}/lab-received
Anchor lab receipt + seal
POST
/v1/sample-auth/samples/{id}/result
Bind DNA result hash
GET
/v1/sample-auth/samples/{id}/verify
Return the full chain
Live · activate a Thoroughbred sample
Polygon explorercurl -X POST https://www.scantoprove.com/api/v1/sample-auth/samples/activate \
-H "x-api-key: $YOUR_SANDBOX_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"tube_id": "WB-2026-04829",
"species": "horse",
"anchor_type": "microchip",
"anchor_value": "985101045123456",
"animal_name": "Galileo Star",
"breed_claimed":"Thoroughbred"
}'
# Response (~80ms):
# {
# "sample_id": "3a845fa2-14ac-476b-b66c-800ba2e7f2f0",
# "state": "activated",
# "activation_hash": "8e1a2c…",
# "created_at": "2026-05-25T14:35:39Z"
# }Volume discounts kick in above 100k samples/year. White-label reseller agreements available. Founding partners (first three) get a permanent revenue share.
Standard
£0.30
per sample
Consumer DNA tests
High volume, low ARPU
Pedigree
£3
per sample
Breed registries · stud
Court-grade chain
Forensic
£15
per sample
Insurance · legal disputes
Independent vet + dual sample
Regulatory
£0.05
per sample
National livestock EID
Defra / USDA / EU programmes
Conservation
free
per sample
Endangered species banks
Strategic / credibility tier
Polygon is the unfakeable referee
You can claim a chain of custody. We can prove it cryptographically. Independent reverification in 6 seconds.
Open standard, Apache 2.0
You're never locked in. Same structural play that made Stripe and Plaid category leaders.
Species-agnostic from day one
8+ anchor types. Same API ships dogs, horses, cattle, raptors, exotics. One integration, every species.
We'll send a per-tenant API key, the OpenAPI spec, a Postman collection, and a worked example for your species of interest. Engineering office hours included.