How to create a `did:web`

DIDs using the web method host the DID document on a publicly accessible domain in order to make the document and contents available.

Request

Make a request of the following structure to create a did:web:

HTTP

POST /v1/dids

JSON

{
    "method": "web",
    "options": {
        "url": "organization.com"
    }
}

method : Set to web.
url : The domain that will host the DID document. When using MATTR VII, this would likely be your tenant's URL.
Hosting: When you create a did:web with your tenant's URL as the defined url in the request, MATTR VII automatically hosts the DID document and makes it available in the following path: https://{your_tenant_url}/.well-known/did.json. This is one of the assets you have to create redirects to when you configure a custom domain.

Key types: Unlike the request to create a did:key, this request doesn't include a keyType attribute. MATTR VII creates all did:web with multiple key types by default. This enables issuers to issue different types of credentials from a single DID, making use of the different key types features.

Custom domains: If you have a custom domain configured, use its URL (rather than your tenant's URL) when creating a did:web.

Response

JSON

{
    "did": "did:web:organization.com",
    "registrationStatus": "PROCESSING",
    "localMetadata": {
        "keys": [
            {
                "didDocumentKeyId": "did:web:organization.com#z12KpjmH",
                "kmsKeyId": "aa87d1be-d4f9-4ff0-87b8-8af7b45871c8"
            },
            {
                "didDocumentKeyId": "did:web:organization.com#7qLxNRsFS9",
                "kmsKeyId": "5f2bf621-8b96-47d8-893b-db48b8bc2947"
            },
            {
                "didDocumentKeyId": "did:web:organization.com#22NxLGzcwD",
                "kmsKeyId": "70f5cba8-ec85-4770-a40d-27012e4f652f"
            },
            {
                "didDocumentKeyId": "did:web:organization.com#2TurnSmooY",
                "kmsKeyId": "68787eec-7bde-4cda-9dc1-b73007c3d48d"
            }
        ],
        "registered": 1684275207499,
        "initialDidDocument": {
            "@context": [
                "https://w3.org/ns/did/v1",
                "https://w3id.org/security/suites/x25519-2019/v1",
                "https://w3id.org/security/suites/jws-2020/v1",
                "https://w3id.org/security/suites/ed25519-2018/v1",
                "https://w3id.org/security/bbs/v1"
            ],
            "id": "did:web:organization.com",
            "authentication": ["did:web:organization.com#7qLxNRsFS9"],
            "assertionMethod": [
                "did:web:organization.com#z12KpjmH",
                "did:web:organization.com#7qLxNRsFS9",
                "did:web:organization.com#22NxLGzcwD"
            ],
            "capabilityDelegation": [
                "did:web:organization.com#z12KpjmH",
                "did:web:organization.com#7qLxNRsFS9",
                "did:web:organization.com#22NxLGzcwD"
            ],
            "capabilityInvocation": [
                "did:web:organization.com#z12KpjmH",
                "did:web:organization.com#7qLxNRsFS9",
                "did:web:organization.com#22NxLGzcwD"
            ],
            "verificationMethod": [
                {
                    "id": "did:web:organization.com#z12KpjmH",
                    "controller": "did:web:organization.com",
                    "type": "JsonWebKey2020",
                    "publicKeyJwk": {
                        "kty": "EC",
                        "crv": "P-256",
                        "x": "nAW2_ezqvNlSDYUyrpN3pAlRnWVH5D6-6G4iZS0ZoxI",
                        "y": "bSeCEF-erfdu7ZuTv6u6Ps_YJCCvvJ_nkaaFNynn1dQ"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": "did:web:organization.com#7qLxNRsFS9",
                    "controller": "did:web:organization.com",
                    "type": "Ed25519VerificationKey2018",
                    "publicKeyBase58": "7qLxNRsFS9T9bfa29a8YDrhsabKQsA5nmbT8RkbcdMm4"
                },
                {
                    "id": "did:web:organization.com#22NxLGzcwD",
                    "controller": "did:web:organization.com",
                    "type": "Bls12381G2Key2020",
                    "publicKeyBase58": "22NxLGzcwDb9oEtXCjT4gYEjemNX4vTL779hFHUSKEgMGNCLzbtdek4UN9jXbfHsgQ4TDS7FVnNFYTzzMaoSPhXGVDUTb6wiUx6ny9qwa6Rye398tEMLgg3Ki5CPX65MBnGP"
                }
            ],
            "keyAgreement": [
                {
                    "id": "did:web:organization.com#2TurnSmooY",
                    "controller": "did:web:organization.com",
                    "type": "X25519KeyAgreementKey2019",
                    "publicKeyBase58": "2TurnSmooYqT18Y5fi8Gh8HFNsAiSpTdoMNgSE6gvwUg"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

did : This is the resulting did:web.
registrationStatus : Will only change to COMPLETED once the DID document is hosted and available.

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How to create a did:web

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Response

How to create a `did:web`