Starting with #Fedify v1.0.0, the term handle throughout Fedify will only be used to refer to a fediverse handle (e.g., @hongminhee@fosstodon.org). An actor's internal unique ID (e.g., b379dbdc-3b4f-4ef4-88c2-fc25632d1c22) will be referred to as identifier and a WebFinger name (e.g., hongminhee) will be referred to as username. The term handle in the API will be retained for the time being for backwards compatibility, but a deprecation warning will be logged and will be deprecated in the future.
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The #Fedify docs now have a section on actor identifiers and #WebFinger usernames.
https://unstable.fedify.dev/manual/actor#actor-identifier-and-webfinger-username
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Actor dispatcher | Fedify
You can register an actor dispatcher so that Fedify can dispatch an appropriate actor by its identifier. This section explains how to register an actor dispatcher and the key properties of an actor.