Validate DID Document

POST /profiles/did-document/validate

Validates the format and structure of a DID document.

Authentication: Bearer token required (Authorization: Bearer <token>)

Permission: Permissions.PROFILES_USER_UPDATE

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Request

Request Body

A DID document object following the W3C DID specification.

{
  "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/ns/did/v1"],
  "id": "did:hedera:testnet:zHcDLGFNymFAJiMBKnpbHDgjvTn6yZnwkPPeFhtJBECH_0.0.4532001",
  "verificationMethod": [
    {
      "id": "did:hedera:testnet:zHcDLGFNymFAJiMBKnpbHDgjvTn6yZnwkPPeFhtJBECH_0.0.4532001#did-root-key",
      "type": "Ed25519VerificationKey2018",
      "controller": "did:hedera:testnet:zHcDLGFNymFAJiMBKnpbHDgjvTn6yZnwkPPeFhtJBECH_0.0.4532001",
      "publicKeyBase58": "H3C2AVvLMv6gmMNam3uVAjZpfkcJCwDwnZn6z3wXmqPV"
    }
  ]
}

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Response

Success Response

Status: 200 OK

{
  "valid": true,
  "error": null
}

Field	Type	Description
valid	boolean	Whether the DID document is valid
error	string | null	Error message if invalid

Error Responses

Status	Description
401 Unauthorized	Missing or invalid token
403 Forbidden	Insufficient permissions
422 Unprocessable Entity	Request body is empty
500 Internal Server Error	Unexpected server failure