diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
index 621105db4..9745de6fe 100644
--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Run with, eg, `go run ./cmd/bigsky`):
 - `cmd/sonar`: event stream monitoring tool
 - `cmd/hepa`: auto-moderation rule engine service
 - `cmd/rainbow`: firehose fanout service
-- `cmd/domesbook`: identity directory service
+- `cmd/domesday`: identity directory service
 - `gen`: dev tool to run CBOR type codegen
 
 Packages:
diff --git a/cmd/domesday/handlers.go b/cmd/domesday/handlers.go
index dfce07a0c..7413a323a 100644
--- a/cmd/domesday/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/domesday/handlers.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
 
+// GET /xrpc/com.atproto.identity.resolveHandle
 func (srv *Server) ResolveHandle(c echo.Context) error {
 	ctx := c.Request().Context()
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ResolveHandle(c echo.Context) error {
 	})
 }
 
+// GET /xrpc/com.atproto.identity.resolveDid
 func (srv *Server) ResolveDid(c echo.Context) error {
 	ctx := c.Request().Context()
 
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ResolveDid(c echo.Context) error {
 	})
 }
 
+// helper for resolveIdentity
 func (srv *Server) resolveIdentityFromHandle(c echo.Context, handle syntax.Handle) error {
 	ctx := c.Request().Context()
 
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ func (srv *Server) resolveIdentityFromHandle(c echo.Context, handle syntax.Handl
 	})
 }
 
+// helper for resolveIdentity
 func (srv *Server) resolveIdentityFromDID(c echo.Context, did syntax.DID) error {
 	ctx := c.Request().Context()
 
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ func (srv *Server) resolveIdentityFromDID(c echo.Context, did syntax.DID) error
 	})
 }
 
+// GET /xrpc/com.atproto.identity.resolveIdentity
 func (srv *Server) ResolveIdentity(c echo.Context) error {
 	// we partially re-implement the "Lookup()" logic here, but returning the full DID document, not `identity.Identity`
 	atid, err := syntax.ParseAtIdentifier(c.QueryParam("identifier"))
@@ -188,10 +193,19 @@ func (srv *Server) ResolveIdentity(c echo.Context) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("unreachable code path")
 }
 
+// POST /xrpc/com.atproto.identity.refreshIdentity
 func (srv *Server) RefreshIdentity(c echo.Context) error {
 	ctx := c.Request().Context()
 
-	atid, err := syntax.ParseAtIdentifier(c.QueryParam("identifier"))
+	var body comatproto.IdentityRefreshIdentity_Input
+	if err := c.Bind(&body); err != nil {
+		return c.JSON(400, GenericError{
+			Error:   "InvalidRequestBody",
+			Message: err.Error(),
+		})
+	}
+
+	atid, err := syntax.ParseAtIdentifier(body.Identifier)
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(400, GenericError{
 			Error:   "InvalidIdentifierSyntax",
@@ -204,15 +218,17 @@ func (srv *Server) RefreshIdentity(c echo.Context) error {
 		if err := srv.dir.PurgeDID(ctx, did); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		return srv.resolveIdentityFromDID(c, did)
 	}
 	handle, err := atid.AsHandle()
 	if nil == err {
 		if err := srv.dir.PurgeHandle(ctx, handle); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		return srv.resolveIdentityFromHandle(c, handle)
 	}
 
-	return srv.ResolveIdentity(c)
+	return fmt.Errorf("unreachable code path")
 }
 
 type GenericStatus struct {
diff --git a/cmd/domesday/main.go b/cmd/domesday/main.go
index d9b61ec48..082028c25 100644
--- a/cmd/domesday/main.go
+++ b/cmd/domesday/main.go
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ func run(args []string) error {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			&cli.Command{
+				Name:      "refresh",
+				ArgsUsage: `<at-identifier>`,
+				Usage:     "ask service to refresh identity",
+				Action:    runRefreshCmd,
+				Flags: []cli.Flag{
+					&cli.StringFlag{
+						Name:    "host",
+						Usage:   "domesday server to send request to",
+						Value:   "http://localhost:6600",
+						EnvVars: []string{"DOMESDAY_HOST"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -259,3 +273,34 @@ func runLookupCmd(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 	fmt.Println(string(b))
 	return nil
 }
+
+func runRefreshCmd(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	dir := configClient(cctx)
+
+	s := cctx.Args().First()
+	if s == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("need to provide identifier for resolution")
+	}
+	atid, err := syntax.ParseAtIdentifier(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = dir.Purge(ctx, *atid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, *atid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(ident, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println(string(b))
+	return nil
+}