---
title: "IdentityMethod"
description: "a method of deciding identity, ready only after it is calibrated for its kind"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/identitymethod
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# IdentityMethod

a method of deciding identity, ready only after it is calibrated for its kind

[figure: IdentityMethod is a row at platform scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | row |
| scope | platform |
| key | its name and version |
| store | postgres |
| family | identity |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | `text` | yes |  |
| `kind` | [KindOfEntity](/concepts/kindofentity) | yes |  |
| `version` | `text` | yes |  |
| `planted_pairs` | `[id]` | yes |  |
| `state` | [Readiness](/concepts/readiness) | yes |  |
| `upper_bar` | `chance` | yes |  |
| `lower_bar` | `chance` | yes |  |
| `smallest_gap` | `chance` | yes |  |



## Routes that use it
No route takes or returns IdentityMethod directly. The record holds it, and the objects that point at it reach it.