diff --git a/constellation/src/server/mod.rs b/constellation/src/server/mod.rs
index b04c281..18d1c78 100644
--- a/constellation/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/constellation/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ struct GetManyToManyCountsQuery {
     /// path to the secondary link in the linking record
     path_to_other: String,
     /// filter to linking records (join of the m2m) by these DIDs
+    ///
+    /// TODO: this should be called `link_did`, deprecate + add an alias
+    /// TODO: should we have an `other_did` filter as well?
     #[serde(default)]
     did: Vec<String>,
     /// filter to specific secondary records
@@ -700,8 +703,10 @@ struct GetManyToManyItemsQuery {
     /// path to the secondary link in the linking record
     path_to_other: String,
     /// filter to linking records (join of the m2m) by these DIDs
+    ///
+    /// TODO: should we have an `other_did` filter as well?
     #[serde(default)]
-    did: Vec<String>,
+    link_did: Vec<String>,
     /// filter to specific secondary records
     #[serde(default)]
     other_subject: Vec<String>,
@@ -740,7 +745,7 @@ fn get_many_to_many(
     }
 
     let filter_dids: HashSet<Did> = query
-        .did
+        .link_did
         .iter()
         .map(|d| d.trim())
         .filter(|d| !d.is_empty())
diff --git a/constellation/src/storage/rocks_store.rs b/constellation/src/storage/rocks_store.rs
index 8b29289..469735e 100644
--- a/constellation/src/storage/rocks_store.rs
+++ b/constellation/src/storage/rocks_store.rs
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ impl LinkReader for RocksStorage {
         path_to_other: &str,
         limit: u64,
         after: Option<String>,
-        filter_dids: &HashSet<Did>,
+        filter_link_dids: &HashSet<Did>,
         filter_to_targets: &HashSet<String>,
     ) -> Result<PagedOrderedCollection<(String, u64, u64), String>> {
         let collection = Collection(collection.to_string());
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ impl LinkReader for RocksStorage {
             return Ok(PagedOrderedCollection::empty());
         };
 
-        let filter_did_ids: HashMap<DidId, bool> = filter_dids
+        let filter_did_ids: HashMap<DidId, bool> = filter_link_dids
             .iter()
             .filter_map(|did| self.did_id_table.get_id_val(&self.db, did).transpose())
             .collect::<Result<Vec<DidIdValue>>>()?
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ impl LinkReader for RocksStorage {
         path_to_other: &str,
         limit: u64,
         after: Option<String>,
-        filter_dids: &HashSet<Did>,
+        filter_link_dids: &HashSet<Did>,
         filter_to_targets: &HashSet<String>,
     ) -> Result<PagedOrderedCollection<(RecordId, String), String>> {
         // helper to resolve dids
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ impl LinkReader for RocksStorage {
         eprintln!("cursor: {:#?}", cursor);
 
         // (__active__) did ids and filter targets
-        let filter_did_ids: HashMap<DidId, bool> = filter_dids
+        let filter_did_ids: HashMap<DidId, bool> = filter_link_dids
             .iter()
             .filter_map(|did| self.did_id_table.get_id_val(&self.db, did).transpose())
             .collect::<Result<Vec<DidIdValue>>>()?
diff --git a/constellation/templates/get-many-to-many.html.j2 b/constellation/templates/get-many-to-many.html.j2
index 9b68b1b..2f090a2 100644
--- a/constellation/templates/get-many-to-many.html.j2
+++ b/constellation/templates/get-many-to-many.html.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-  {% call try_it::get_many_to_many(query.subject, query.source, query.path_to_other, query.did, query.other_subject, query.limit) %}
+  {% call try_it::get_many_to_many(query.subject, query.source, query.path_to_other, query.link_did, query.other_subject, query.limit) %}
 
   <h2>
     Many-to-many links to <code>{{ query.subject }}</code>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="{{ query.subject }}" />
       <input type="hidden" name="source" value="{{ query.source }}" />
       <input type="hidden" name="pathToOther" value="{{ query.path_to_other }}" />
-      {% for did in query.did %}
+      {% for did in query.link_did %}
         <input type="hidden" name="did" value="{{ did }}" />
       {% endfor %}
       {% for other in query.other_subject %}