releaseName

releaseName is a method on the ANT class that releases a name from the ANT and makes it available for auction on the ARIO contract. The name must be permanently owned by the releasing wallet. 50% of the winning bid will be distributed to the ANT owner at the time of release. If no bids, the name will be released and can be reregistered by anyone.

releaseName requires authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Optional
name	string	ArNS name to release	false
ioProcessId	string	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_TESTNET_PROCESS_ID, // releases the name owned by the ANT and sends it to auction on the ARIO contract
     });
 }

 main();