diff --git a/c_src/geef.c b/c_src/geef.c
index 47f32d2..8d8dc5d 100644
--- a/c_src/geef.c
+++ b/c_src/geef.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static ErlNifFunc geef_funcs[] =
 	{"reference_glob", 2, geef_reference_glob},
 	{"reference_lookup", 2, geef_reference_lookup},
 	{"reference_resolve", 1, geef_reference_resolve},
-	{"reference_id", 1, geef_reference_id},
+	{"reference_target", 1, geef_reference_target},
 	{"reference_type", 1, geef_reference_type},
 	{"oid_fmt", 1, geef_oid_fmt},
 	{"oid_parse", 1, geef_oid_parse},
diff --git a/c_src/reference.c b/c_src/reference.c
index 12b8155..a58f7ec 100644
--- a/c_src/reference.c
+++ b/c_src/reference.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ geef_reference_glob(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
 }
 
 ERL_NIF_TERM
-geef_reference_id(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
+geef_reference_target(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[])
 {
 	geef_ref *ref;
 	ErlNifBinary bin;
diff --git a/c_src/reference.h b/c_src/reference.h
index 436306b..4dc1bc7 100644
--- a/c_src/reference.h
+++ b/c_src/reference.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ERL_NIF_TERM geef_reference_to_id(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM a
 ERL_NIF_TERM geef_reference_glob(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
 ERL_NIF_TERM geef_reference_lookup(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
 ERL_NIF_TERM geef_reference_resolve(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
-ERL_NIF_TERM geef_reference_id(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
+ERL_NIF_TERM geef_reference_target(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
 ERL_NIF_TERM geef_reference_type(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc, const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]);
 
 void geef_ref_free(ErlNifEnv *env, void *cd);
diff --git a/src/geef.erl b/src/geef.erl
index 749d785..cae42b9 100644
--- a/src/geef.erl
+++ b/src/geef.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -module(geef).
 -export([hex_to_raw/1, reference_list/1,
 	 reference_to_id/2, reference_glob/2, reference_lookup/2, reference_resolve/1,
-	 reference_id/1, reference_type/1, odb_object_exists/2]).
+	 reference_target/1, reference_type/1, odb_object_exists/2]).
 
 % repository operations
 -export([repository_get_path/1, repository_get_odb/1, repository_open/1, repository_init/2,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ reference_glob(_Repo, _Glob) ->
 reference_lookup(_Repo, _Refname) ->
     nif_error(?LINE).
 
-reference_id(_Handle) ->
+reference_target(_Handle) ->
     nif_error(?LINE).
 
 reference_resolve(_Handle) ->
diff --git a/src/geef_ref.erl b/src/geef_ref.erl
index 7389277..608af4a 100644
--- a/src/geef_ref.erl
+++ b/src/geef_ref.erl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -module(geef_ref).
 
--export([resolve/1, id/1]).
+-export([resolve/1, target/1]).
 
 -include("geef_records.hlr").
 
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ resolve(#ref{handle=Handle}) ->
 	    Other
     end.
 
--spec id(term()) -> binary().
-id(#ref{handle=Handle}) ->
-    geef:reference_id(Handle).
+-spec target(term()) -> binary().
+target(#ref{handle=Handle}) ->
+    geef:reference_target(Handle).