Managing a Name

Name owners can update their address or transfer ownership without any on-chain transaction. These use signed HTTP API calls -- the owner signs a message with their Ed25519 key and sends it to the API.

Update Address

Change the Zcash address that alice.zec resolves to:

Signed message: "UPDATE:alice:u1new...address...:1"

See API: Update Address for the full request format.

Transfer Ownership

Transfer alice.zec to a new Ed25519 public key:

Signed message: "TRANSFER:alice:b4c5d6...new_pubkey...:2"

After transfer, the new owner controls the name. The nonce resets to 0.

tip

UPDATE and TRANSFER are blocked while a name is listed for sale. Delist first, then update.