# transferName

Transfers name through the active ENS ownership route.

## Import

```ts
import { transferName } from "@ensforge/core";
```

## Usage

:::code-group
```ts [index.ts]
import { transferName } from "@ensforge/core";
import { config } from "./config";

const result = await transferName(config, {
  name: "example.eth",
  to: "value",
});
```

```ts [config.ts]
// [!include ~/snippets/core/config.ts]
```
:::

## Parameters

```ts
import type { TransferNameParameters } from "@ensforge/core";
```

### name

`string`

ENS name to operate on. ensforge normalizes it before hashing or contract interaction.

### to

`string`

Value used for `to` by this action.

### unsafe

`boolean | undefined`

Defaults to `false`. For ENSv2 registry transfers, opt in to bypass the safe-transfer restrictions
on non-emancipated registries and additional role assignees. Existing roles can retain access after
an unsafe transfer; use this only when that behavior is intended.

### walletClient

`WalletClient | undefined`

Viem wallet client override for this operation. Defaults to the wallet resolved from the config.

### account

`Account | Address | undefined`

Account used to authorize this operation. Defaults to the account exposed by the resolved wallet client.

### mode

`WriteMode | undefined`

Write execution strategy. `auto` uses wallet capabilities and falls back to sequential transactions.

### confirmation

`ConfirmationPolicy | undefined`

Controls whether the action returns after submission or waits for one or more confirmations.

### resume

`TransferNameProgress | undefined`

Previously returned progress used to continue an incomplete workflow.

## Return Type

```ts
import type { TransferNameProgress } from "@ensforge/core";
```

| Property     | Type                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Description                                                      |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `name`       | `string`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Normalized ENS name.                                             |
| `protocol`   | `"v1" \| "v2"`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | ENS protocol route used for the result.                          |
| `strategy`   | `TransferNameStrategy`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | The strategy value returned by the operation.                    |
| `from`       | ``0x${string}``                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | The from value returned by the operation.                        |
| `to`         | ``0x${string}``                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | The to value returned by the operation.                          |
| `write`      | `WritePlanProgress`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Progress for the write plan used by the workflow.                |
| `finalState` | `{ readonly kind: "available"; readonly protocol: "v1" \| "v2"; readonly wrapped: false; readonly migrated: false; readonly name: string & Brand<"NormalizedName">; readonly status: "available" \| ... 3 more ... \| "expired"; ... 10 more ...; readonly renewable: boolean; } \| ... 5 more ... \| null` | Name state observed after the workflow finishes, when available. |

## Effect

Use `.effect` when composing the action in an Effect program. The success and error channels remain
fully typed.

```ts
import { Effect } from "effect";

const program = transferName.effect(config, parameters);

type Success = Effect.Effect.Success<typeof program>;
type Failure = Effect.Effect.Error<typeof program>;

const result = await Effect.runPromise(program);
```

## Error

```ts
import type { TransferNameError } from "@ensforge/core";
```

The Promise API rejects with the same typed failures exposed by the Effect error channel. Errors
have a stable `_tag`, `code`, and `message`; boundary errors retain their original `cause`.

See [Error Handling](/core/guides/error-handling).

## Related

* [`sdk.ownership.transferName`](/sdk/api/ownership/transfer-name)