Universal Registrar

Update a DID URL and associated resource

Changed on Apr 1, 2026

This endpoint updates a DID URL and associated resource. As input it takes an existing DID, a relative DID URL, a resource, plus optional DID registration options and secrets needed to update the DID URL. The output is a state object that represents the current state of the DID URL update process.

See the DID Registration specification for additional details.

post/updateResource

Request

Base URL
/1.0/ (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
Auth
none declared
TypeScript
https://skmtc.dev/decentralized-identity/apis/universal-registrar/docs/updateResource/post.ts
A function with typed inputs. Its response is checked against the schema.

Request body

didstring required

This input field indicates the DID that is the target of the DID URL update operation.

relativeDidUrlstring required

This input field indicates a relative DID URL that is the target of the DID URL update operation.

contentOperationstring[]

This input field indicates which update operation(s) should be applied to the content of a DID URL’s associated resource. See <a href="https://identity.foundation/did-registration/#diddocumentoperation">https://identity.foundation/did-registration/#resourceoperation</a>.

contentstring[]

This input field contains Base64-encoded data that is the content of the resource associated with the DID URL.

Example request

{
  "options": {
    "clientSecretMode": true,
    "network": "testnet"
  },
  "secret": {
    "seed": "72WGp7NgFR1Oqdi8zlt7jQQ434XR0cNQ",
    "verificationMethod": [
      {
        "id": "did:indy:sovrin:WRfXPg8dantKVubE3HX8pw#key-1",
        "type": "JsonWebKey2020",
        "privateKeyJwk": {
          "kty": "OKP",
          "crv": "Ed25519",
          "d": "NzJXR3A3TmdGUjFPcWRpOHpsdDdqUVE0MzRYUjBjTlE",
          "x": "jpIKKU2b77lNXKTNW2NGvw1GUMjU6v_l_tLJAH5uYz0"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "did": "did:indy:sovrin:WRfXPg8dantKVubE3HX8pw",
  "relativeDidUrl": "/resources/123",
  "contentOperation": [
    "setContent"
  ],
  "content": [
    "SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ="
  ]
}

Response

The request was successful, and the DID URL may or may not be fully updated yet, as indicated by the "didState.state" and "jobId" output fields. Additional state information plus metadata are available in the response body.

didRegistrationMetadataobject

contentMetadataobject

Example response

{
  "didUrlState": {
    "secret": {
      "verificationMethod": [
        {
          "id": "did:indy:sovrin:WRfXPg8dantKVubE3HX8pw#key-1",
          "type": "JsonWebKey2020",
          "privateKeyJwk": {
            "kty": "OKP",
            "crv": "Ed25519",
            "d": "NzJXR3A3TmdGUjFPcWRpOHpsdDdqUVE0MzRYUjBjTlE",
            "x": "jpIKKU2b77lNXKTNW2NGvw1GUMjU6v_l_tLJAH5uYz0"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Changes

Apr 1, 2026bf85477559de Revision changes
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  added subschema #1 subschema #2 subschema #3 to the //// response property oneOf list for the response status
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  the //// response's property type changed from string to no type for status
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  the //// response's property type changed from string to no type for status
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  the //// response's property type changed from string to no type for status
Apr 1, 2026175d66d8fd37 Revision changes
- breaking
  the //// request property type changed from string to no type
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  added subschema #1 subschema #2 subschema #3 to the //// request property oneOf list

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