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title: libp2p+HTTP Transport Gateway Specification
description: >
Describes how HTTP Gateway semantics can be used over libp2p transports.
date: 2023-10-04
date: 2024-04-20
maturity: draft
editors:
- name: Adin Schmahmann
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describes how to use HTTP semantics over stream transports, as well as how
to do discovery of what protocols are available (and where they are mounted).

### `.well-known/libp2p`
### `.well-known/libp2p/protocols`

libp2p application sub-protocols exposed behind `/http/1.1` protocol can be
discovered by the well-known resource (:cite[rfc8615]) at `.well-known/libp2p`.
discovered by the well-known resource (:cite[rfc8615]) at `.well-known/libp2p/protocols`.

#### Protocol identifier

In order for a given HTTP Gateway protocol like the :cite[trustless-gateway] to
work in this environment it requires a protocol identifier to act as a key in
the `.well-known/libp2p` mapping file.
the `.well-known/libp2p/protocols` mapping file.

The `/http/1.1` sub-protocol identifier for the IPFS Gateway when used over libp2p is:

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#### Protocol mounting

A reference `.well-known/libp2p` JSON body with mapping that assumes the gateway to be mounted at `/`:
A reference `.well-known/libp2p/protocols` JSON body with mapping that assumes the gateway to be mounted at `/`:

```js
{
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