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We're going to use the [Agent](#todo) to fetch this record to include in our app.

     

       
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- The [DID](#todo) which identifies the user,

     

       
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We'll explain the collection name shortly. Record keys are strings with [some limitations](https://atproto.com/specs/record-key#record-key-syntax) and a couple of common patterns. The `"self"` pattern is used when a collection is expected to only contain one record which describes the user.

     

       
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/** src/routes.ts **/

     

       
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router.get(