Resolve a DID

Querying the state of a DID is called resolution. The entity that queries the DID Document for a given DID, i.e., resolves it, is called a resolver.

The KILT SDK provides such a resolver to use with KILT DIDs, as the snippet below shows:

Typescript

import * as Kilt from '@kiltprotocol/sdk-js'

export async function queryFullDid(
  didUri: Kilt.DidUri
): Promise<Kilt.DidDocument | null> {
  const { metadata, document } = await Kilt.Did.resolve(didUri)
  if (metadata.deactivated) {
    console.log(`DID ${didUri} has been deleted.`)
    return null
  } else if (document === undefined) {
    console.log(`DID ${didUri} does not exist.`)
    return null
  } else {
    return document
  }
}

Javascript

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note

The DID resolver can resolve both light and full DIDs. For a more in-depth explanation about the KILT DID method and resolution, refer to our specification.