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Link your names so they share records [ENS Explorer]

Give two or more ENS names the same records, such as address and avatar, by linking them in ENS Explorer.

You can give two or more of your ENS names the same records, such as the same address, avatar and social links. Set them once, and every linked name shows them. This is called linking. The names must use the same resolver, and you link them in ENS Explorer.

Important: Linking replaces the records a name shows with the shared ones. Its old records stay on the resolver, but the name no longer shows them. A change to the shared records shows on every linked name.


Before you start

  • Both names use the same resolver (a contract on the Ethereum network that answers questions about the name). To check, open each name in ENS Explorer and select Resolver.

  • The name whose records you want to share already has records set.

  • You connect a wallet that holds the Link role on the resolver. If you registered the names with this wallet, it already has that role. To give another wallet the role, see Grant resolver 'roles' to edit name records.

Link a name in ENS Explorer

  1. Open one of the names in ENS Explorer and select the Roles tab.

  2. Under the resolver table, select View and manage.

  3. In the resolver's menu, select Links.

  4. Select + Link a name.

  5. Under Name, choose the name that should use the other name's records.

  6. Under Use the record of, choose the name whose records you want to share.

  7. Select Link name, then Start, and approve in your wallet. You need a little ETH for network fees (gas).

ENS Explorer resolver Links page with no linked names yet, and an arrow pointing to the + Link a name button
Link a name form in ENS Explorer, with kava.eth under Name, zinc.eth under Use the record of, and the Link name button
Resolver Links list in ENS Explorer showing kava.eth, aussie.eth and zinc.eth sharing one record

Common questions

Why isn't my name in the list?

The Name list shows only your names on this resolver. A name on a different resolver doesn't show, so it can't be linked here. The Use the record of list shows only names that already have records. To add one, see Edit your name's records (ENS Explorer).

Can I link names that use different resolvers?

No, linked names must use the same resolver. To move a name onto the resolver your other names use, see Change the resolver on your name in ENS Explorer.

Can I share just one record?

No. Linking shares every record: addresses, text records such as avatar and description, and the content hash. A change made from any linked name shows on all of them.

Open the resolver's Links page, select the bin icon at the end of the name's row, and approve in your wallet. You need a little ETH for network fees (gas). The name then stops showing the shared records. The other linked names keep them.

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