Type Alias: CID
CID:
string&object
Defined in: src/types/atproto.ts:125
Content Identifier (CID) - cryptographic hash of content.
Type declaration
__brand
readonly__brand:"CID"
Remarks
CIDs are self-describing content addresses using multihash, multicodec, and multibase. They provide cryptographic integrity verification and content deduplication.
CIDs are used for:
- Blob references (PDFs, images, supplementary files)
- Record versioning (each record version has unique CID)
- Merkle tree construction (repository commits)
Format: Base32-encoded multihash with codec prefix
Example
const cid = 'bafyreib2rxk3rybk3aobmv5dgudb4vls5sj3bkxfq7c42wgk6b6a7q';