releaseName

releaseName is a method on the ANT class that releases an ArNS name from the ANT, making it available for auction on the ARIO contract. The name must be permanently owned by the releasing wallet. Upon successful auction, 50% of the winning bid will be distributed to the ANT owner at the time of release. If there are no bids, the name becomes available for anyone to register.

releaseName requires authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Optional
name	string	The ArNS name to be released	false
ioProcessId	string	The Process ID of the ARIO contract	false
tags	array	An array of GQL tag objects to attach to the transfer AO message	true

Examples

releaseName

 const fs = require("fs");
 const { ANT, ArweaveSigner } = require("@ar.io/sdk");

 async function main() {
 const jwk = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("KeyFile.json"));
 const ant = ANT.init({
     signer: new ArweaveSigner(jwk),
     processId: "bh9l1cy0aksiL_x9M359faGzM_yjralacHIUo8_nQXM"
 });

 const { id: txId } = await ant.releaseName({
         name: 'permalink',
         ioProcessId: ARIO_PROCESS_ID, // releases the name owned by the ANT and sends it to auction on the ARIO contract
     });
 }

 main();