TWO OBSERVATIONS / ONE QUESTION
Did the identity
stay with the move?
Save a public-address JSON from the address reader before a migration and another afterwards. Compare the stable identity, readable name and public hosting endpoint here. Files stay in this tab; this comparison makes no network request.
No comparison yet. Use two public-address exports, not passwords or account tokens.
Read the result field by field.
- Same DID, different PDS
- The public identity points at a different hosting endpoint. This is a useful part of a move check, but does not inspect the contents at either host.
- Same DID, different handle
- The readable name changed while the identity stayed the same. A provider-owned handle can change during a move; a custom handle may be retained.
- Different DID
- The files describe different identities. A reused display name or photograph cannot make them the same account. Check that you captured the intended account before drawing conclusions.
- Reverse check false
- A name-to-identity lookup was not confirmed in the other direction. Resolve that discrepancy before treating the handle as established. See handle troubleshooting.
A worked case: what the JSON cannot tell you
The fictional example keeps Mira’s DID and custom handle while changing old.example to new.example. That supports one narrow statement: the two observations agree about identity and differ about hosting. It does not show whether a three-year-old video copied, whether a phone app has a working session, or whether a private recovery email arrived.
Check an old media post, a recent post and a sign-in through the official service separately. Keep a note of what actually loaded and when. An unavailable post is a symptom to investigate, not a reason to repeatedly start a new migration.
The tool accepts Hostpost’s did:plc export format only. It does not accept full account backups or did:web documents. A date-order warning can indicate swapped files; two files saved on the same date without times cannot establish which came first. Prepare the before-and-after evidence →