The ETH Address is the wallet your ENS name points at. When someone sends ETH to yourname.eth, it goes to the wallet listed here. It's also the wallet that needs to be on a name before you can set it as your Primary Name.
When you register a name through the ENS App, the ETH Address is set to the wallet you registered with — you don't need to do anything. You only change it if you want payments to go to a different wallet.
Good to know
The ETH Address is where ETH sent to
yourname.etharrives.Once you change it, funds sent to
yourname.ethgo to the new wallet, and the old wallet stops receiving them.Without an ETH Address set, the name can't be used as a Default or Mainnet Primary Name.
The same name can hold separate address records for other chains too — see Add wallet addresses for other chains.
How it relates to your Primary Name
A Primary Name needs two pieces:
The ETH Address on the name points at the wallet (so apps know which wallet the name belongs to).
The Primary Name on the wallet points at the name (so apps know what to display).
Both need to line up. If your name doesn't show up in the Primary Name drop-down at primary.ens.domains, the most common cause is that the ETH Address isn't set to the wallet you're connected with — switch wallets or change the ETH Address.
How to set or update the ETH Address
You need to be on the Manager wallet — the wallet that controls a name's records. You'll need a bit of ETH on Ethereum Mainnet for gas — no other cost.
Go to app.ens.domains and connect your wallet.
Open your name's profile.
On the Profile tab, click Edit Profile.
Set or update the ETH Address field.
Approve in your wallet. The transaction confirms in 1–2 minutes.
Once it lands, funds sent to yourname.eth go to the new wallet.
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