diff --git a/crates/did-simple/src/lib.rs b/crates/did-simple/src/lib.rs
index b4bc996..e730eb2 100644
--- a/crates/did-simple/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/did-simple/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@
 
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-pub mod key_algos;
+pub(crate) mod key_algos;
 pub mod methods;
-pub mod uri;
+pub mod url;
 pub mod utf8bytes;
-pub mod varint;
+mod varint;
+
+pub use crate::key_algos::KeyAlgo;
+pub use crate::methods::DidDyn;
+pub use crate::url::DidUrl;
 
 pub trait Did: FromStr {
-	fn uri(&self) -> self::uri::DidUri;
+	fn url(&self) -> self::url::DidUrl;
 }
diff --git a/crates/did-simple/src/methods/key.rs b/crates/did-simple/src/methods/key.rs
index ddda82b..5bbb8ad 100644
--- a/crates/did-simple/src/methods/key.rs
+++ b/crates/did-simple/src/methods/key.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 
 use crate::{
 	key_algos::{Ed25519, KeyAlgo, StaticKeyAlgo},
-	uri::{DidMethod, DidUri},
+	url::{DidMethod, DidUrl},
 	utf8bytes::Utf8Bytes,
 	varint::decode_varint,
 };
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ pub const PREFIX: &str = "did:key:";
 impl DidKey {
 	pub const PREFIX: &'static str = PREFIX;
 
-	/// Gets the buffer representing the did:key uri as a str.
+	/// Gets the buffer representing the did:key url as a str.
 	pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
 		self.s.as_str()
 	}
 
-	/// Gets the buffer representing the did:key uri as a byte slice.
+	/// Gets the buffer representing the did:key url as a byte slice.
 	pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[u8] {
 		self.s.as_slice()
 	}
 
-	/// Gets the buffer representing the did:key uri as a reference counted slice
+	/// Gets the buffer representing the did:key url as a reference counted slice
 	/// that is guaranteed to be utf8.
 	pub fn as_utf8_bytes(&self) -> &Utf8Bytes {
 		&self.s
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ pub enum MultibaseDecodeError {
 	Bs58(#[from] bs58::decode::Error),
 }
 
-impl TryFrom<DidUri> for DidKey {
-	type Error = FromUriError;
+impl TryFrom<DidUrl> for DidKey {
+	type Error = FromUrlError;
 
-	fn try_from(value: DidUri) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+	fn try_from(value: DidUrl) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
 		let m = value.method();
 		if m != DidMethod::Key {
-			return Err(FromUriError::WrongMethod(m));
+			return Err(FromUrlError::WrongMethod(m));
 		}
 		debug_assert_eq!(
 			value.as_slice().len() - value.method_specific_id().as_slice().len(),
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ impl TryFrom<DidUri> for DidKey {
 		let (multicodec_key_algo, tail_bytes) = decode_varint(&decoded_multibase)?;
 		let (key_algo, pub_key_len) = match multicodec_key_algo {
 			Ed25519::MULTICODEC_VALUE => (KeyAlgo::Ed25519, Ed25519::PUB_KEY_LEN),
-			_ => return Err(FromUriError::UnknownKeyAlgo(multicodec_key_algo)),
+			_ => return Err(FromUrlError::UnknownKeyAlgo(multicodec_key_algo)),
 		};
 
 		if tail_bytes.len() != pub_key_len {
-			return Err(FromUriError::MismatchedPubkeyLen(key_algo, pub_key_len));
+			return Err(FromUrlError::MismatchedPubkeyLen(key_algo, pub_key_len));
 		}
 
 		let pubkey_bytes = (decoded_multibase.len() - pub_key_len)..;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl TryFrom<DidUri> for DidKey {
 }
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
-pub enum FromUriError {
+pub enum FromUrlError {
 	#[error("Expected \"key\" method but got {0:?}")]
 	WrongMethod(DidMethod),
 	#[error(transparent)]
@@ -165,15 +165,15 @@ mod test {
 	}
 
 	#[test]
-	fn test_try_from_uri() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+	fn test_try_from_url() -> eyre::Result<()> {
 		for &example in ed25519_examples() {
-			let uri = DidUri::from_str(example)
-				.wrap_err_with(|| format!("failed to parse DidUri from {example}"))?;
-			assert_eq!(example, uri.as_str());
-			let key_from_uri = DidKey::try_from(uri.clone())
-				.wrap_err_with(|| format!("failed to parse DidKey from {uri}"))?;
-			assert_eq!(example, key_from_uri.as_str());
-			assert_eq!(key_from_uri.key_algo(), Ed25519);
+			let url = Did::from_str(example)
+				.wrap_err_with(|| format!("failed to parse DidUrl from {example}"))?;
+			assert_eq!(example, url.as_str());
+			let key_from_url = DidKey::try_from(url.clone())
+				.wrap_err_with(|| format!("failed to parse DidKey from {url}"))?;
+			assert_eq!(example, key_from_url.as_str());
+			assert_eq!(key_from_url.key_algo(), Ed25519);
 		}
 		Ok(())
 	}
diff --git a/crates/did-simple/src/uri.rs b/crates/did-simple/src/url.rs
similarity index 83%
rename from crates/did-simple/src/uri.rs
rename to crates/did-simple/src/url.rs
index 726de29..2d93d92 100644
--- a/crates/did-simple/src/uri.rs
+++ b/crates/did-simple/src/url.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ impl FromStr for DidMethod {
 	}
 }
 
-/// Helper type to access data in the method-specific-id of a [`DidUri`].
-pub struct MethodSpecificId<'a>(&'a DidUri);
+/// Helper type to access data in the method-specific-id of a [`DidUrl`].
+pub struct MethodSpecificId<'a>(&'a DidUrl);
 
 impl MethodSpecificId<'_> {
 	pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ impl MethodSpecificId<'_> {
 	}
 }
 
+/// A Decentralized Identifier, including any path information, as a url.
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Clone)]
-pub struct DidUri {
+pub struct DidUrl {
 	method: DidMethod,
 	/// The string representation of the DID.
 	s: Utf8Bytes,
@@ -47,18 +48,18 @@ pub struct DidUri {
 	method_specific_id: std::ops::RangeFrom<usize>,
 }
 
-impl DidUri {
-	/// Gets the buffer representing the uri as a str.
+impl DidUrl {
+	/// Gets the buffer representing the url as a str.
 	pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
 		self.s.as_str()
 	}
 
-	/// Gets the buffer representing the uri as a byte slice.
+	/// Gets the buffer representing the url as a byte slice.
 	pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[u8] {
 		self.s.as_slice()
 	}
 
-	/// Gets the buffer representing the uri as a reference counted slice that
+	/// Gets the buffer representing the url as a reference counted slice that
 	/// is guaranteed to be utf8.
 	pub fn as_utf8_bytes(&self) -> &Utf8Bytes {
 		&self.s
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ impl DidUri {
 	}
 }
 
-impl FromStr for DidUri {
+impl FromStr for DidUrl {
 	type Err = ParseError;
 
 	fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ impl FromStr for DidUri {
 		let method = DidMethod::from_str(method)?;
 		let start_idx = s.len() - remaining.len();
 
-		Ok(DidUri {
+		Ok(DidUrl {
 			method,
 			s: Utf8Bytes::from(s.to_owned()),
 			method_specific_id: (start_idx..),
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ impl FromStr for DidUri {
 	}
 }
 
-impl TryFrom<String> for DidUri {
+impl TryFrom<String> for DidUrl {
 	type Error = ParseError;
 
 	fn try_from(s: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ impl TryFrom<String> for DidUri {
 		let method = DidMethod::from_str(method)?;
 		let start_idx = s.len() - remaining.len();
 
-		Ok(DidUri {
+		Ok(DidUrl {
 			method,
 			s: Utf8Bytes::from(s),
 			method_specific_id: (start_idx..),
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ pub enum ParseError {
 	UnknownMethod,
 }
 
-impl Display for DidUri {
+impl Display for DidUrl {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
 		self.as_str().fmt(f)
 	}
@@ -136,8 +137,8 @@ mod test {
 	use super::*;
 	use eyre::{Result, WrapErr};
 
-	fn common_test_cases() -> Vec<DidUri> {
-		vec![DidUri {
+	fn common_test_cases() -> Vec<DidUrl> {
+		vec![DidUrl {
 			method: DidMethod::Key,
 			s: String::from("did:key:123456").into(),
 			method_specific_id: (8..),
@@ -148,8 +149,8 @@ mod test {
 	fn test_parse() -> Result<()> {
 		for expected in common_test_cases() {
 			let s = expected.s.as_str().to_owned();
-			let from_str = DidUri::from_str(&s).wrap_err("failed to from_str")?;
-			let try_from = DidUri::try_from(s).wrap_err("failed to try_from")?;
+			let from_str = DidUrl::from_str(&s).wrap_err("failed to from_str")?;
+			let try_from = DidUrl::try_from(s).wrap_err("failed to try_from")?;
 			assert_eq!(from_str, try_from);
 			assert_eq!(from_str, expected);
 		}