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# getAddress

The `getAddress` utility is designed to retrieve an address from an onchain identity provider for a given name.

## Usage

Get ENS Name from mainnet chain

<CodeGroup>
  ```tsx code
  import { getAddress } from '@coinbase/onchainkit/identity';

  const address = await getAddress({ name: 'zizzamia.eth' });
  ```

  ```ts return value
  0x02feeb0AdE57b6adEEdE5A4EEea6Cf8c21BeB6B1
  ```
</CodeGroup>

Get Basename from base chain

<CodeGroup>
  ```tsx code
  import { getAddress } from '@coinbase/onchainkit/identity';
  import { base } from 'viem/chains';

  const address = await getAddress({ name: 'zizzamia.base.eth', chain: base });
  ```

  ```ts return value
  0x02feeb0AdE57b6adEEdE5A4EEea6Cf8c21BeB6B1
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Returns

See [`GetAddressReturnType`](/onchainkit/identity/types#getaddressreturntype) and [`GetAddress`](/onchainkit/identity/types#getaddress) for more details.

## Parameters

See [`GetAddressReturnType`](/onchainkit/identity/types#getaddressreturntype) and [`GetAddress`](/onchainkit/identity/types#getaddress) for more details.