# Resolving NFDs

## Off-Chain

NFDomains provides a public [REST API](https://api-docs.nf.domains/quick-start) for integrators and the community to utilize. It provides read-only methods, as well as methods that modify the NFD contract states (minting / claiming / updating / selling, etc.) which require the caller to sign returned transactions.

The UI for NFDomains uses the very same public API.

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[NFD API](https://api-docs.nf.domains/)
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## On-Chain

NFDs can be resolved entirely on-chain. See the [On-Chain Reference](https://api-docs.nf.domains/reference/on-chain-reference/name-and-address-lookup) section of the API docs.

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[On-Chain Reference](https://api-docs.nf.domains/reference/on-chain-reference)
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