Using your Basename

What does a Basename do?

It stands in for your 0x address: people can send to name.base.eth on Base and on other chains whose apps support ENS.

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How do you set up your Basename?

Set it as your primary name in Profile Management on base.org/names, then fill in your profile.

1. Connect the wallet that holds the name at base.org/names. No name yet? Check one.
2. Set it as your primary name.
3. Add your bio, avatar, links and handles.

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How do apps read a Basename?

Through ENS. Basenames follow ENS's ENSIP-19 standard, so an app finds an address's name on Base with Viem's getEnsName. Much of the .eth guide applies too.

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