diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98fe8f2..90cd44a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,28 @@ datResolve(link, function (err, key) {
 
 Link can be string or buffer.
 
-Resolution order:
+
+### `datResolve(link, options, callback(err, { key, version, path }))`
+
+Link can be string or buffer.
+
+Options an object that supports the ```verbose``` key. If ```true```, the
+callback is called with an object. You can also directly set ```options```
+to ```true``` for the same effect. Otherwise, the callback is called with ```keys```
+as usual.
+
+For example:
+
+```js
+// same as datResolve('beakerbrowser.com+54/path', { verbose: true }, ...)
+datResolve('beakerbrowser.com+54/path', true, function (err, response) {
+  // response.key = 87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336
+  // response.version = 54 (as an integer)
+  // response.path = /path
+})
+```
+
+## Resolution order:
 
 1. Validate buffers or any strings with 64 character hashes in them via [dat-encoding](https://github.com/juliangruber/dat-encoding)
 2. Check headers in http request
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 810ced5..c508610 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,8 +6,25 @@ var debug = require('debug')('dat-link-resolve')
 
 module.exports = resolve
 
-function resolve (link, cb) {
+function parseUrl (key, link, named) {
+  var response = { key: key, link: link }
+  var matches = link.match(new RegExp((named ? '' : key) + '(\\+[0-9]+)?(/.*)?$'))
+  if (matches) {
+    if (matches[1]) { response.version = parseInt(matches[1], 10) }
+    if (matches[2]) { response.path = matches[2] }
+  }
+  return response
+}
+
+function resolve (link, options, cb) {
   assert.ok(link, 'dat-link-resolve: link required')
+  if (!cb && options) {
+    cb = options
+    options = {}
+  } else if (typeof options === 'boolean') {
+    options = { verbose: options }
+  }
+  assert.equal(typeof options, 'object', 'dat-link-resolve: options must be an object')
   assert.equal(typeof cb, 'function', 'dat-link-resolve: callback required')
 
   var key = null
@@ -16,7 +33,11 @@ function resolve (link, cb) {
     // validates + removes dat://
     // also works for http urls with keys in them
     key = stringKey(link)
-    cb(null, key)
+    if (options.verbose) {
+      cb(null, parseUrl(key, link))
+    } else {
+      cb(null, key)
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     lookup()
   }
@@ -28,8 +49,15 @@ function resolve (link, cb) {
     function resolveName () {
       datDns.resolveName(urlLink, function (err, key) {
         debug('resolveName', urlLink, err, key)
-        if (key) return cb(null, key)
-        if (err) debug('datDns.resolveName() error')
+        if (key) {
+          if (options.verbose) {
+            cb(null, parseUrl(key, link, true))
+          } else {
+            cb(null, key)
+          }
+          return
+        }
+        debug('datDns.resolveName() error', err)
         cb(err)
       })
     }
@@ -45,14 +73,26 @@ function resolve (link, cb) {
       key = resp.headers['hyperdrive-key'] || resp.headers['dat-key']
       if (key) {
         debug('Received key from http header:', key)
-        return cb(null, key)
+        if (options.verbose) {
+          cb(null, { key: key })
+        } else {
+          cb(null, key)
+        }
+        return
       }
 
       // else fall back to parsing the body
       try {
         key = stringKey(body.url)
         debug('Received key via json:', key, typeof body, body && typeof body.url)
-        if (key) return cb(null, key)
+        if (key) {
+          if (options.verbose) {
+            cb(null, { key: key })
+          } else {
+            cb(null, key)
+          }
+          return
+        }
       } catch (e) {
         // fall back to datDns
         resolveName()
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index fb6080b..cec5fa6 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -118,3 +118,95 @@ test('resolve beaker browser dat', function (t) {
     t.end()
   })
 })
+
+test('resolve beaker browser dat v2', function (t) {
+  datResolve('dat://beakerbrowser.com', true, function (err, response) {
+    t.error(err, 'no error')
+    t.ok(response && response.key, 'got key')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('resolve beaker browser dat v3', function (t) {
+  datResolve('dat://beakerbrowser.com', false, function (err, key) {
+    t.error(err, 'no error')
+    t.ok(key, 'got key')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('resolve beaker browser dat v4', function (t) {
+  datResolve('dat://beakerbrowser.com', { verbose: true }, function (err, response) {
+    t.error(err, 'no error')
+    t.ok(response && response.key, 'got key')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('resolve beaker browser dat v5', function (t) {
+  datResolve('dat://beakerbrowser.com', {}, function (err, key) {
+    t.error(err, 'no error')
+    t.ok(key, 'got key')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('resolve key with path (verbose)', function (t) {
+  datResolve('87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336/path', true, function (err, response) {
+    t.notOk(err, 'not expected error')
+    t.is(response && response.key, '87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336', 'is a key')
+    t.is(response && response.path, '/path', 'with path')
+    t.notOk(response && response.version, 'no unexpected version')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('resolve key with version (verbose)', function (t) {
+  datResolve('87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336+54', true, function (err, response) {
+    t.notOk(err, 'not expected error')
+    t.is(response && response.key, '87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336', 'is a key')
+    t.is(response && response.version, 54, 'with version')
+    t.notOk(response && response.path, 'no unexpected path')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('resolve key with version and path (verbose)', function (t) {
+  datResolve('87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336+54/path', true, function (err, response) {
+    t.notOk(err, 'not expected error')
+    t.is(response && response.key, '87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336', 'is a key')
+    t.is(response && response.version, 54, 'with version')
+    t.is(response && response.path, '/path', 'with path')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('resolve beaker browser with path (verbose)', function (t) {
+  datResolve('beakerbrowser.com/path', true, function (err, response) {
+    t.notOk(err, 'not expected error')
+    t.is(response && response.key, '87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336', 'is a key')
+    t.is(response && response.path, '/path', 'with path')
+    t.notOk(response && response.version, 'no unexpected version')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('resolve beaker browser with version (verbose)', function (t) {
+  datResolve('beakerbrowser.com+54', true, function (err, response) {
+    t.notOk(err, 'not expected error')
+    t.is(response && response.key, '87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336', 'is a key')
+    t.is(response && response.version, 54, 'with version')
+    t.notOk(response && response.path, 'no unexpected path')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+
+test('resolve beaker browser with version and path (verbose)', function (t) {
+  datResolve('beakerbrowser.com+54/path', true, function (err, response) {
+    t.notOk(err, 'not expected error')
+    t.is(response && response.key, '87ed2e3b160f261a032af03921a3bd09227d0a4cde73466c17114816cae43336', 'is a key')
+    t.is(response && response.version, 54, 'with version')
+    t.is(response && response.path, '/path', 'with path')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})