# Create a DID
## Create a DID Document.
> This endpoint creates a DID and associated DID Document. As input, it can take the DID Document parameters via a form, or the fully-assembled DID Document itself.
```json
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See cheqd DID method documentation for more details.","type":"string","enum":["uuid","base58btc"]},"verificationMethodType":{"description":"Type of verification method to use for the DID. See DID Core specification for more details. Only the types listed below are supported.","type":"string","enum":["Ed25519VerificationKey2018","JsonWebKey2020","Ed25519VerificationKey2020"]},"service":{"description":"It's a list of special objects which are designed to build the actual service. It's almost the same as in DID Core specification, but instead of `id` it utilises `idFragment` field for making the right `id` for each service. !!! WARN. Cause swagger-ui does not handle x-ww-form based arrays correctly, please frame all your services in brackets while using swagger UI. !!!","type":"array","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"idFragment":{"type":"string"},"type":{"type":"string"},"serviceEndpoint":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}}},"key":{"description":"The unique identifier in hexadecimal public key format used in the verification method to create the DID.","type":"string"},"@context":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}},"DidCreateRequestJson":{"type":"object","properties":{"network":{"description":"Network to create the DID on (testnet or mainnet)","type":"string","enum":["testnet","mainnet"]},"providerId":{"description":"Identity Provider to create the DID","type":"string","required":false},"identifierFormatType":{"description":"Algorithm to use for generating the method-specific ID. The two styles supported are UUIDs and Indy-style Base58. See cheqd DID method documentation for more details.","type":"string","enum":["uuid","base58btc"]},"options":{"type":"object","properties":{"key":{"type":"string"},"verificationMethodType":{"description":"Type of verification method to use for the DID. See DID Core specification for more details. Only the types listed below are supported.","type":"string","enum":["Ed25519VerificationKey2018","JsonWebKey2020","Ed25519VerificationKey2020"]}}},"didDocument":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/DidDocumentWithoutVerificationMethod"}}},"DidDocumentWithoutVerificationMethod":{"type":"object","properties":{"@context":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"id":{"type":"string"},"controllers":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"service":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Service"}},"authentication":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"assertionMethod":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"capabilityInvocation":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"capabilityDelegation":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"keyAgreement":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}},"Service":{"description":"Communicating or interacting with the DID subject or associated entities via one or more service endpoints. See DID Core specification for more details.","type":"object","properties":{"id":{"description":"DID appended with Service fragment ID (e.g., `#service-1` in `did:cheqd:mainnet:7bf81a20-633c-4cc7-bc4a-5a45801005e0#service-1`)","type":"string"},"type":{"description":"Service type as defined in DID Specification Registries.","type":"string"},"serviceEndpoint":{"description":"Service endpoint as defined in DID Core Specification.","type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"priority":{"description":"(Optional) Priority of the service endpoint, used for distinction when multiple did-communication service endpoints are present in a single DID document.","type":"integer"},"recipientKeys":{"description":"(Optional) List of recipient keys used to denote the default recipients of an endpoint.","type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"routingKeys":{"description":"(Optional) List of routing keys used to used to denote the individual routing hops in between the sender and recipients.","type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}},"accept":{"description":"(Optional) List of media types that the service endpoint accepts.","type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}},"DidResult":{"type":"object","properties":{"did":{"type":"string"},"controllerKeyId":{"type":"string"},"keys":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object"}},"services":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Service"}}}},"InvalidRequest":{"description":"A problem with the input fields has occurred. Additional state information plus metadata may be available in the response body.","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string"}}},"UnauthorizedError":{"description":"Access token is missing or invalid","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string"}}}}},"paths":{"/did/create":{"post":{"tags":["Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs)"],"summary":"Create a DID Document.","description":"This endpoint creates a DID and associated DID Document. As input, it can take the DID Document parameters via a form, or the fully-assembled DID Document itself.","requestBody":{"content":{"application/x-www-form-urlencoded":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/DidCreateRequestFormBased"}},"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/DidCreateRequestJson"}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"The request was successful.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/DidResult"}}}},"400":{"description":"A problem with the input fields has occurred. Additional state information plus metadata may be available in the response body.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/InvalidRequest"}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError"},"500":{"description":"An internal error has occurred. Additional state information plus metadata may be available in the response body.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/InvalidRequest"}}}}}}}}}
```
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