···90909191## API
92929393-Asterism implements all five current endpoints from the [microcosm links XRPC namespace](https://constellation.microcosm.blue/) (the older `/links/*` REST endpoints are deprecated upstream in favor of these and aren't implemented here), plus one identity endpoint borrowed from [Slingshot](https://slingshot.microcosm.blue/):
9393+Asterism implements all five current endpoints from the [microcosm links XRPC namespace](https://constellation.microcosm.blue/) (the older `/links/*` REST endpoints are deprecated upstream in favor of these and aren't implemented here), plus an identity endpoint borrowed from [Slingshot](https://slingshot.microcosm.blue/) and the standard `com.atproto.identity.resolveHandle`:
94949595### `GET /xrpc/blue.microcosm.links.getBacklinksCount`
9696···177177| `identifier` | Handle or DID to resolve (required) |
178178179179Response: `{"did": "...", "handle": "...", "pds": "...", "signing_key": "..."}`
180180+181181+### `GET /xrpc/com.atproto.identity.resolveHandle`
182182+183183+Resolve a handle to a DID. This is a standard atproto lexicon (not microcosm-specific), included for compatibility with generic atproto tooling that expects any resolver/PDS to expose it.
184184+185185+| Parameter | Description |
186186+| --------- | ----------------------------- |
187187+| `handle` | Handle to resolve (required) |
188188+189189+Response: `{"did": "..."}`
180190181191## Roadmap
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