What is `Handle`?

Definitions

• Updatable, human-readable usernames for accounts.

  DIDs are the long-term persistent identifiers for accounts in ATproto, but they can be opaque and unfriendly for human use. Handles are a less-permanent identifier for accounts.

  The overall handle must contain only ASCII characters, and can be at most 253 characters long.

• Handles are domain names which are used to identify data repos. More than one handle may be assigned to a repo. Handles may be used in at:// URIs in the domain segment.

  • Handle spec
  • URI Scheme spec

  Source: https://atproto.com/guides/glossary#handle