Account

Account access

If you log in with a public key (npub) you cannot make any changes. If you use a public key to log in you have a read-only view of certain information but cannot add, edit or delete any information (such as follow, write notes, like, read DMs).

Log out or switch account

You can end your current session by logging out or switching accounts.

If you have not saved your private key (nsec) you cannot log in again and there is no way to restore your account access. Only you have access to the private key. If you lose the private key the account is lost forever.

Log out

Switch account

Browser extension key managers

Iris supports window.nostr login compatible browser extensions.

View as

Iris allows you to view other accounts with their public key (a nostr protocol feature) if you're using a browser extension login. Visit the user's profile and open the user's profile menu and select the "View as..." option.

Use log out or switch account when you want to exit the "View as..." mode.

How to "view as..."

Delete account

Delete account feature on Account settings resets your profile and following, and disables login to Iris. If you want to come back after deleting your account, sign up again and create a new account.

The delete account option is only available on some versions (e.g. Play and App store).

Profile

Username (nostr)

Iris supports profile URLs in the following formats (examples):

https://iris.to/bob (bob is an iris.to/username)
https://iris.to/alice@example.com (if you have a NIP05; not your email)
https://iris.to/example.com (if you have a NIP05 _@example.com)
https://iristo/npub (nostr public key)

The username that you can change in "edit profile" is not unique. However, NIP05 identifiers such as alice@example.com are unique.

Iris username

Iris username helps users to find your nostr profile easier.

How to register an Iris username

The format is iris.to/username (for example: iris.to/sirius).

You can also use username@iris.to format (NIP05; e.g. sirius@iris.to) in user searches.

Search with Iris username (NIP05 identifier)

You cannot change your Iris username. They are unique, more than 3 characters long and using letters and numbers only. You can use underscore (_) but no other special characters are allowed.

Namesquatting, impersonation, vulgar or otherwise offensive usernames may result in you losing your username (also spamming or otherwise abusive username usage).

Gif avatars

Gif avatars are supported on Iris.

Edit profile settings / Picture url

1500x500 pixels is the preferred size but how it looks on nostr depends on the user's client and device screen size.

Edit profile settings / Banner url

Dark/light theme

You can change the theme on Settings. Iris will remember your choice even on other Iris clients.