Transfer and Deprecate a Subgraph

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Subgraphs published to the decentralized network have an NFT minted to the address that published the subgraph. The NFT is based on a standard ERC721, which facilitates transfers between accounts on The Graph Network.

Please note the following:

• Whoever owns the NFT controls the subgraph.
• If the owner decides to sell or transfer the NFT, they will no longer be able to edit or update that subgraph on the network.
• You can easily move control of a subgraph to a multi-sig.
• A community member can create a subgraph on behalf of a DAO.

To view your subgraph as an NFT, you can visit an NFT marketplace like OpenSea:

https://opensea.io/your-wallet-address

Or a wallet explorer like Rainbow.me:

https://rainbow.me/your-wallet-addres

To transfer ownership of a subgraph, do the following:

1. Use the UI built into Subgraph Studio:

   

2. Choose the address that you would like to transfer the subgraph to:

   

Optionally, you can also use the built-in UI of NFT marketplaces like OpenSea:

Although you cannot delete a subgraph, you can deprecate it on Graph Explorer.

To deprecate your subgraph, do the following:

1. Visit the contract address for Arbitrum One subgraphs here.
2. Call deprecateSubgraph with your SubgraphID as your argument.
3. Your subgraph will no longer appear in searches on Graph Explorer.

Please note the following:

• The owner's wallet should call the deprecateSubgraph function.
• Curators will not be able to signal on the subgraph anymore.
• Curators that already signaled on the subgraph can withdraw their signal at an average share price.
• Deprecated subgraphs will show an error message.