# How it works 1. Managing names * Registering (Registrar) Users can use our dapp to check the availability of the name they want to use in connection with their addresses. If the name is accessible, they can take it for a limited time before having the option to renew it. * Renew After the name has been registered, the user has the option to renew his subscription (or rent) for that name. If it expires, the name becomes available to register again. * Assign Assign your name to resolve to other address. You can assign it to your cross-shard accounts as well. You will remain manager. * Transfer Transfer your name completely to another account. Ownership and managing rights are transferred. 2. Wallet transfers to names * Send to name Users can transfer various tokens to other wallets using either their names or addresses by selecting the "send to name" option. 3. Dashboard * The name service will provide a dashboard, showing the user important info regarding his wallet and names. 4. Profiles * Users can broadcast their profile with their registered name and an optional profile image, which other people and dapps can resolve and use across the Alephium ecosystem. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://alephium-name-service.gitbook.io/ans/how-it-works.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.