---
title: "Resolve an immutable hb:// artifact identity; return identity-changed only for a proven digest mismatch and identity-unavailable when no complete hashed inventory exists."
method: GET
path: "/api/resolve/hb"
tags: ["Agent Docs"]
---

# Resolve an immutable hb:// artifact identity; return identity-changed only for a proven digest mismatch and identity-unavailable when no complete hashed inventory exists.

`GET /api/resolve/hb`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://huggingbay.xyz`
- URL: `https://huggingbay.xyz/api/resolve/hb`
- Auth: none declared

Resolve an immutable hb:// artifact identity; return identity-changed only for a proven digest mismatch and identity-unavailable when no complete hashed inventory exists.

**Inputs.** Path, query and header fields are listed below. No request body is required.

**Outputs.** See each status below for its media type, schema and headers. A missing record or unavailable capability is not a successful empty result.

**Errors.** API JSON failures use the documented response schema. Read code, message and next; retry only when the response allows it. Auth, invalid input and missing records need a caller change.

**Rate limits.** Public read budgets apply by client IP and route group. This operation can have a smaller route-specific budget. Read Retry-After on 429 or retryable 503 responses.

## Query parameters

- `uri` string, required

## Response `200`

resolved | identity-changed | identity-unavailable

- object: resolved | identity-changed | identity-unavailable. Fields can vary; no stronger field guarantee is specified for this operation.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid URI
- `404`: Unknown identity

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/huggingbay/apis/hugging-bay-public-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/huggingbay/apis/hugging-bay-public-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/huggingbay/apis/hugging-bay-public-api/revisions/ea7ba26b1e27?raw)