buyRecord

buyRecord is a method on the ARIO class that purchases a record in the ArNS registry for a specified name and duration.

buyRecord requires authentication.

Parameters

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Parameter	Type	Description	Optional
name	string	The ArNS name to purchase	false
years	number	The number of years to lease the name for (1-5)	false
processId	string	The ANT process ID to set for this name	false
type	string	The type of purchase: 'lease' or 'permabuy'	true
fundFrom	string	The source of funds: 'balance', 'stakes', 'any', or 'turbo'	true
tags	array	An array of GQL tag objects to attach to the transfer AO message	true

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Examples

buyRecord

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

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

 const { id: txId } = await ario.buyRecord(
         {
             name: 'ardrive',
             years: 1,
             processId: 'bh9l1cy0aksiL_x9M359faGzM_yjralacHIUo8_nQXM',
             type: 'lease'
         },
         // optional additional tags
         { tags: [{ name: 'App-Name', value: 'My-Awesome-App' }] },
     );
 }

 main();