> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.x1id.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Claim your handle

> Search a name, register it, point it at your wallets, and set it as your primary — a step-by-step walkthrough on app.x1id.io.

# Claim your handle

Getting an X1ID takes a few minutes. Everything happens at [app.x1id.io](https://app.x1id.io) — you'll need a wallet and a little XNT (X1's native token) to cover the one-time registration fee.

<Frame caption="Search a name to see instantly if it's free, its price, and register in one step.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/x1-id/rk_8fMct6oPawBxZ/images/search-register.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=rk_8fMct6oPawBxZ&q=85&s=0b5e391d760854674f5207cd67f6f12a" alt="Searching @alice — available, 75 XNT, permanent with no renewal." width="2880" height="2000" data-path="images/search-register.png" />
</Frame>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the app and connect your wallet">
    Go to [app.x1id.io](https://app.x1id.io) and connect the wallet you want your handle tied to. This is the wallet that will own the handle, so use one you control and intend to keep.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Search for a name you like">
    Type the name you want — say `you` — into the search box. The app tells you whether `@you` is available and what it costs. Shorter names cost more (see [Fees](/pricing)). If it's taken, try a variation until you find one that's free.

    <Note>
      Handles are **letters, numbers, and simple characters only** — no emoji and no lookalike symbols from other alphabets. That's deliberate: it stops anyone from registering a name that *looks* identical to yours. More on that in [Trust & transparency](/trust).
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Register it">
    Confirm the registration in your wallet. You pay the one-time fee once, and `@you` is yours from that moment on — no renewals, ever. The name is now registered on-chain to your wallet.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Point it at your addresses">
    Open your handle and add the addresses you want it to resolve to — your X1 address, and optionally your Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin addresses. Now when someone sends to `@you`, their wallet looks up the right address for the chain they're on.

    <Tip>
      You can prove you control each address so others see it as **verified**. Verified addresses are the ones people can trust — see [What you can do](/features#prove-its-really-you).
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Build your profile (optional)">
    Add an avatar, a website, your social links, and a link to your decentralized site. This is what turns `@you` from a routing label into an identity people recognize.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set it as your primary name">
    Mark `@you` as your **primary** name. This is the reverse link: apps that support X1ID will now show your wallet as `@you` instead of a raw address, everywhere you appear.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## That's it

You now have a name that works across chains, a profile behind it, and an identity apps can display. From here you might want to:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Get paid to your handle" icon="qrcode" href="/get-paid">
    Share the QR code and payment link that come with `@you` so anyone can pay you by scanning or tapping.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Add a subname" icon="sitemap" href="/features#subnames">
    Create `pay.you` or `docs.you` for specific purposes, all under the handle you already own.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Set up recovery & locks" icon="life-ring" href="/features#a-safety-net">
    Give yourself a way back in if you lose access, and a way to freeze your handle in an emergency.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Understand the fees" icon="tag" href="/pricing">
    What you paid, why shorter names cost more, and the live pricing curve.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  **Looking someone up?** The search on [app.x1id.io](https://app.x1id.io) works two ways: type a name to check if it's free to register, or look up a handle that already exists to see whose it is, what it points to, and whether it's for sale. It's how you find a name to claim — and how you check a handle before you trust or buy it.
</Note>