Solana Name Service (SNS)

Solana Name Service (SNS) is the domain name service for Solana wallets, and the project behind .sol names. It gives your wallet a short name, like alice.sns, that people can type instead of a long address. Bonfida, one of the first teams on Solana, built it, and you buy names at sns.id.

In 2026 the names changed. Old .sol names now work as .sns names. Eligible holders also got a free new .sol name in late October 2026, but wallets can't use it yet.

How Solana Name Service works

An SNS domain is an on-chain record that points a name at a wallet address. When you type alice.sns into a wallet that supports SNS, the wallet looks up that record and sends to the address stored there. The record sits in your own wallet, so only you can change or transfer it.

The existing names run on SPL Name Service, a shared Solana program that maps text keys to on-chain data. Besides the target address, a domain can hold optional records: an avatar, a website, social handles, and custom fields that apps can read. You can also wrap a domain into an NFT, which lets you list it on marketplaces such as Magic Eden ME$0.043-5.7%, and unwrap it later to get the plain domain back.

Because a domain is an on-chain asset, it behaves like any other token in your wallet. You can send it, sell it or lose it with your seed phrase. SNS states in its migration FAQ that it has no way to recover a domain from a wallet you can no longer reach.

The .sol Upgrade: why .sol became .sns

SNS is moving .sol to a new program called the Solana Record Service (SRS). SNS says the old shared program can't be changed to support what it wants .sol to do next, including possible use on the ordinary web. Existing names keep everything and switch to the .sns ending. The new SRS-based .sol domains are separate assets, airdropped free to eligible holders.

The official timeline from the migration FAQ, with SNS calling all dates targets:

• On 17 August 2026, SNS paused .sol registrations and took a snapshot of who held each domain.
• On 21 August 2026, registrations reopened for .sns names only. Names registered after the pause don't get a new .sol.
• From early to mid-September 2026, existing names began displaying as .sns. At slot 452,825,395, resolution of .sol paused in the official SNS SDKs, so yourname.sol no longer resolves there.
• In late October 2026, new .sol domains began arriving in eligible wallets in batches. You can check delivery at migration.sns.id.
• Between Q4 2026 and Q1 2027, SNS plans to switch on the new .sol domains across wallets and apps as partners add support.

At launch, the new .sol domains won't support records, a primary-domain setting or subdomains. Those stay on .sns. SNS also warns that for a short period after activation, some apps may only resolve the new .sol if it points to the same wallet as its .sns twin. If you plan to receive funds on your new .sol, don't sell or move either name on its own.

There was nothing to claim. SNS says anyone asking you to claim, connect, sign or pay for the new .sol is a scammer. The holder guide adds that you should reach migration.sns.id only through official channels.

SNS domain price, renewal fees and how to register

You register a name at sns.id by connecting a wallet, searching for an unclaimed name and paying. Since 21 August 2026 every new registration is a .sns name. A new .sol name can't be bought, and SNS says new .sol registrations "may return in the future with Web2 support".

SNS's registration docs price names by length, in US dollars paid in your chosen token:

The docs still describe these as .sol prices, so check the checkout page before you buy. You can also pay by card through Coinflow. The same docs offer 5% off when you pay in FIDA, the older Bonfida token, while sns.id has promoted a discount for paying in the newer SNS token. Check which token gets the discount at checkout. Owners of a Solana Mobile Seeker phone have been offered a free coupon for a longer name (10 or more characters), redeemed through the Solana Mobile app.

A domain is a one-time purchase. Bonfida's FAQ says there are "no annual fees". The migration FAQ confirms "there are no renewal fees today", but adds this may change if .sol becomes an ICANN top-level domain.

.sns domain features: records, subdomains, sol.site and the marketplace

Beyond payments, a .sns name can carry a small profile and run its own namespace. All of the features below stay on .sns after the upgrade. The new .sol domains launch without them.

Records let you attach an avatar, a website, social handles and custom data to your name, so apps can show a profile instead of an address. Subdomains and sub-registrars let you issue names under your own: a DAO holding dao.sns could hand out member.dao.sns to members, with its own rules and prices. SNS says existing sub-registrars and subdomains carry over to .sns unchanged.

sol.site turns a .sns domain into a website you can open in a normal browser, per the SNS docs. SNS plans to retire sol.site before the new .sol domains activate in Q4 2026 to Q1 2027.

The built-in marketplace at sns.id lists names for sale and groups them into category markets, such as 3-letter names, with floor prices and recent sales. Its search bar also takes plain-language requests ("ask AI"). A separate page at sns.id/agent lets AI agents register and manage .sns domains.

Which wallets support .sns domains

Support for .sns rolls out app by app, as each one updates its SNS SDK. Until your wallet updates, it may show your old .sol name or fail to resolve a .sns name. Your ownership doesn't change either way.

In its posts on X in October and November 2026, SNS announced these updates. Solflare, Backpack, OKX Wallet and MetaMask added .sns sending or display. Solana Explorer now shows domains as .sns, and Matrica, Orb and FairScale show .sns names on profiles and holder lists. SNS says supported apps are listed at migration.sns.id.

If you build on SNS, the migration FAQ points to dev.sns.id for guides. Colosseum's August 2026 summary says integrators need SNS SDK v4 for JavaScript, v1 of the JS Kit or v2 for Rust. You also need to remove any hard-coded .sol suffix from display code.

SNS token: supply, airdrop and the switch from FIDA

SNS is also the name of the project's token. It launched on 13 May 2025, and 40% of it went to an airdrop. It took over from FIDA, the token of Bonfida, the team that first built SNS. The team said FIDA's token model could not last, The Block reported.

The token docs set the total supply at 10 billion and split it like this:

The token docs describe its uses as open. Governance rights or paying for domains are things the community could choose to add, not promises. SNS has promoted a discount for paying in the SNS token, but its registration docs still tie the 5% discount to FIDA. SNS also holds community votes on its plans. The widgets on this page show the live price.

Is Solana Name Service safe? Audits, upgrade authority and scams

Domains are self-custodied, so the main risks are losing your keys, falling for a fake migration site, and changes to the programs themselves. We found no public audit report for the SNS programs in the SNS docs or elsewhere. SNS does run a bug bounty on Immunefi, paying $1,000 to $100,000 for medium to critical bugs in its core contracts.

The programs can still be upgraded, and none of the three we checked has a verified build on Solana Explorer. We checked their upgrade authorities on 7 November 2026:

• SPL Name Service (namesLP…RkX), which holds the existing .sns records, is controlled by a Squads V3 multisig.
• The SNS registrar (jCeb…qhR) and the name tokenizer (nftD…JeZk) share one upgrade authority, a Squads V4 multisig.
• We didn't confirm the marketplace program's authority or the approval thresholds, and we don't yet have the new SRS program's address.

A multisig is safer than a single key, but its signers can still change how the programs behave.

The migration adds its own risks. For a while, the same name may resolve differently from one app to the next. The holder guide advises that when the amount matters, you confirm the address with the person you're paying rather than trusting the name. Phishing is the risk SNS warns about most. It says it will never message you first, ask for your seed phrase, or ask for funds to deliver a domain.

Who should use SNS

SNS suits anyone on Solana who receives payments often and wants a name people can type. It also suits communities that want to hand out names under one parent domain.

• If you already owned a .sol, use your .sns name for payments now. Check migration.sns.id for your new .sol, and wait for an official announcement before you use it.
• If you're buying a name today, you get a .sns name only, with no .sol twin. A 5+ character name costs $20 one time.
• If you run a DAO or project, sub-registrars on .sns let you issue member names. The new .sol domains don't support subdomains at launch.
• If you trade premium names, the sns.id marketplace and Magic Eden listings both work, but airdrop rights were fixed at the 17 August 2026 snapshot. Buying an old name now does not bring a new .sol with it.

If you need a name that works in every app today, check your app's support first: .sns support is still rolling out.

SNS vs AllDomains and other Solana name services

Pick SNS if you want to pay once, from the team that created .sol names. AllDomains is the other main name service on Solana. It runs its own system of domain endings and charges renewal fees, which its .sol PLUS FAQ says "discourage squatting". SNS has no renewal fees today.

AllDomains also sold a ".sol PLUS" upgrade for SNS domains. Its FAQ said upgraders would get 40% of future royalties from sales and renewals. That offer came before SNS moved to .sns and the new .sol, so ask AllDomains how it works now.

On Ethereum, ENS (.eth names) does the same job, and people often compare the two. An SNS name is made for Solana wallets and apps. Check support before you rely on it anywhere else.

For a wider list, see our directory of Solana domain name services.

.sol gTLD: SNS and the Solana Foundation's ICANN application

On 6 July 2026, SNS endorsed the Solana Foundation's application to ICANN for .sol as a generic top-level domain. If it succeeds, .sol could one day work as a normal web address, like .com. Today a .sol name does nothing when typed into a browser.

SNS says the ICANN process "is multi-stage, and no outcome is guaranteed". Its migration FAQ adds that any use outside Web3 depends on a separate ICANN process led by a third party. The new .sol domains were built so web use is possible if approval comes.

ICANN published the applications from its new round in October 2026. The public can comment or object until mid-March 2027, and the review goes on after that.

Bonfida to SNS: history and team

Bonfida, one of the first teams building on Solana, created SNS. The service now runs under the SNS brand, with its own team and the SNS token in place of FIDA. Its code and SDKs are on GitHub.

When the token launched in May 2025, SNS said it had "a new team, a new mission and a clear focus", per The Block. Around 127,000 wallets held .sol domains at the time. SNS's August 2025 vision post set out a referral programme, .sol names built into wallet sign-up, community governance votes and new marketplace features. The same page lists grant and ambassador programmes for builders and community members.