Transfer a name
You can move a .box name to another wallet. A transfer is an on-chain action: ownership moves immediately and permanently, and it cannot be reversed by Box support. Read this before you start so you know exactly what happens.
Start a transfer
Open the name from My Names, then choose Transfer Name from its actions menu. The transfer runs in three steps: choose an option, enter the recipient, and review.
Step 1: Choose a transfer option
You pick how much moves with the name:
ENS Only transfers just the ownership token. If DNS is enabled, it is detached from the name and lapses, and the new owner can enable DNS again themselves. This option is always available.
ENS + DNS transfers the name and its active DNS services together. The recipient must claim the name within 48 hours (see below). This option is available only when the name already has DNS active.
With either option, if auto-renew is on, it is cancelled after the transfer.
Step 2: Enter the recipient
Enter where the name should go. You can use a wallet address, a .box name, or another ENS name (such as a .eth name). If you enter a name, it must resolve to a wallet address.
Double check the address. On-chain transfers are permanent and cannot be reversed, so a wrong address means a lost name. my.box will not let you transfer a name to your own connected wallet. When the recipient is set, choose Continue.
Step 3: Review and confirm
The review screen summarizes where the name is going and what happens to DNS. When you are sure, choose Confirm & Transfer. You sign the transfer in your wallet, and you pay the network fee (gas) for the on-chain transaction. Once it confirms, the name leaves your account and belongs to the recipient.
After a transfer
What the recipient needs to do depends on the option you chose.
For an ENS Only transfer, nothing more is required: ownership has moved, and any DNS that was attached lapses.
For an ENS + DNS transfer, tell the recipient to sign in to my.box and update their WHOIS contact information within 48 hours. If they do not, the DNS side enters a 30-day grace period once that window closes, followed by a further five days pending deletion, after which the DNS registration is released. The ENS name itself is unaffected throughout, and DNS can be enabled again later. The recipient side of this is covered in Claim a transferred name.