diff --git a/constellation/src/server/mod.rs b/constellation/src/server/mod.rs
index 2d5d9d7..7e55a9f 100644
--- a/constellation/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/constellation/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -251,9 +251,13 @@ struct GetLinkItemsQuery {
     ///
     /// deprecated: use `did`, which can be repeated multiple times
     from_dids: Option<String>, // comma separated: gross
-    limit: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(default = "get_default_limit")]
+    limit: u64,
     // TODO: allow reverse (er, forward) order as well
 }
+fn get_default_limit() -> u64 {
+    DEFAULT_CURSOR_LIMIT
+}
 #[derive(Template, Serialize)]
 #[template(path = "links.html.j2")]
 struct GetLinkItemsResponse {
@@ -278,12 +282,19 @@ fn get_links(
         .transpose()?
         .map(|c| c.next);
 
-    let limit = query.limit.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_CURSOR_LIMIT);
+    let limit = query.limit;
     if limit > DEFAULT_CURSOR_LIMIT_MAX {
         return Err(http::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
     }
 
-    let mut filter_dids: HashSet<Did> = HashSet::from_iter(query.did.iter().map(|d| Did(d.to_string())));
+    let mut filter_dids: HashSet<Did> = HashSet::from_iter(
+        query
+            .did
+            .iter()
+            .map(|d| d.trim())
+            .filter(|d| !d.is_empty())
+            .map(|d| Did(d.to_string())),
+    );
 
     if let Some(comma_joined) = &query.from_dids {
         if !filter_dids.is_empty() {
diff --git a/constellation/templates/hello.html.j2 b/constellation/templates/hello.html.j2
index ce75a6a..faeabcf 100644
--- a/constellation/templates/hello.html.j2
+++ b/constellation/templates/hello.html.j2
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 
   <p>
     This server has indexed <span class="stat">{{ stats.linking_records|human_number }}</span> links between <span class="stat">{{ stats.targetables|human_number }}</span> targets and sources from <span class="stat">{{ stats.dids|human_number }}</span> identities over <span class="stat">{{ days_indexed|human_number }}</span> days.<br/>
-    <small>(indexing new records in real time, backfill still TODO)</small>
+    <small>(indexing new records in real time, backfill coming soon!)</small>
   </p>
 
-  <p>The API is currently <strong>unstable</strong>. But feel free to use it! If you want to be nice, put your project name and bsky username (or email) in your user-agent header for api requests.</p>
+  <p>But feel free to use it! If you want to be nice, put your project name and bsky username (or email) in your user-agent header for api requests.</p>
 
 
   <h2>API Endpoints</h2>
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@
   <h4>Query parameters:</h4>
 
   <ul>
-    <li><code>target</code>: required, must url-encode. Example: <code>at://did:plc:vc7f4oafdgxsihk4cry2xpze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwdn7vd722r</code></li>
-    <li><code>collection</code>: required. Example: <code>app.bsky.feed.like</code></li>
-    <li><code>path</code>: required, must url-encode. Example: <code>.subject.uri</code></li>
+    <li><p><code>target</code>: required, must url-encode. Example: <code>at://did:plc:vc7f4oafdgxsihk4cry2xpze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwdn7vd722r</code></p></li>
+    <li><p><code>collection</code>: required. Example: <code>app.bsky.feed.like</code></p></li>
+    <li><p><code>path</code>: required, must url-encode. Example: <code>.subject.uri</code></p></li>
+    <li><p><code>did</code>: optional, filter links to those from specific users. Include multiple times to filter by multiple users. Example: <code>did=did:plc:vc7f4oafdgxsihk4cry2xpze&did=did:plc:vc7f4oafdgxsihk4cry2xpze</code></p></li>
+    <li><p><code>from_dids</code> [deprecated]: optional. Use <code>did</code> instead. Example: <code>from_dids=did:plc:vc7f4oafdgxsihk4cry2xpze,did:plc:vc7f4oafdgxsihk4cry2xpze</code></p></li>
+    <li><p><code>limit</code>: optional. Default: <code>16</code>. Maximum: <code>100</code></p></li>
   </ul>
 
   <p style="margin-bottom: 0"><strong>Try it:</strong></p>
-  {% call try_it::links("at://did:plc:vc7f4oafdgxsihk4cry2xpze/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwdn7vd722r", "app.bsky.feed.like", ".subject.uri") %}
+  {% call try_it::links("at://did:plc:a4pqq234yw7fqbddawjo7y35/app.bsky.feed.post/3m237ilwc372e", "app.bsky.feed.like", ".subject.uri", [""], 16) %}
 
 
   <h3 class="route"><code>GET /links/distinct-dids</code></h3>
diff --git a/constellation/templates/links.html.j2 b/constellation/templates/links.html.j2
index b293f02..ee27d92 100644
--- a/constellation/templates/links.html.j2
+++ b/constellation/templates/links.html.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-  {% call try_it::links(query.target, query.collection, query.path) %}
+  {% call try_it::links(query.target, query.collection, query.path, query.did, query.limit) %}
 
   <h2>
     Links to <code>{{ query.target }}</code>
diff --git a/constellation/templates/try-it-macros.html.j2 b/constellation/templates/try-it-macros.html.j2
index a9da1f0..9b0aff5 100644
--- a/constellation/templates/try-it-macros.html.j2
+++ b/constellation/templates/try-it-macros.html.j2
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
-{% macro links(target, collection, path) %}
+{% macro links(target, collection, path, dids, limit) %}
   <form method="get" action="/links">
     <pre class="code"><strong>GET</strong> /links
   ?target=     <input type="text" name="target" value="{{ target }}" placeholder="target" />
   &collection= <input type="text" name="collection" value="{{ collection }}" placeholder="collection" />
-  &path=       <input type="text" name="path" value="{{ path }}" placeholder="path" /> <button type="submit">get links</button></pre>
+  &path=       <input type="text" name="path" value="{{ path }}" placeholder="path" />
+  {%- for did in dids %}{% if !did.is_empty() %}
+  &did=        <input type="text" name="did" value="{{ did }}" placeholder="did:plc:..." />{% endif %}{% endfor %}
+  <span id="did-placeholder"></span>             <button id="add-did">+ did filter</button>
+  &limit=      <input type="number" name="limit" value="{{ limit }}" max="100" placeholder="100" /> <button type="submit">get links</button></pre>
   </form>
+  <script>
+    const addDidButton = document.getElementById('add-did');
+    const didPlaceholder = document.getElementById('did-placeholder');
+    addDidButton.addEventListener('click', e => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const i = document.createElement('input');
+      i.placeholder = 'did:plc:...';
+      i.name = "did"
+      const p = addDidButton.parentNode;
+      p.insertBefore(document.createTextNode('&did=        '), didPlaceholder);
+      p.insertBefore(i, didPlaceholder);
+      p.insertBefore(document.createTextNode('\n  '), didPlaceholder);
+    });
+  </script>
 {% endmacro %}