> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://webdeeds.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The Basics

> How webdeeds work.

## What is a webdeed?

A webdeed is a unique, transferable identifier for a digital "thing". They are designed to be transfered in plaintext.

A webdeed could represent anything really: a movie ticket, subway tokens, potions or gold in a videogame.

Here is a webdeed:

```
+10.deed_vruyd74k6m4u5tmyn5aewvpmzwm.VnOgntQ0AJFdn0LXmxvwMuMV97VBjt4
```

It's anatomy:

```
├─ Amount: +10
├─ ID: deed_vruyd74k6m4u5tmyn5aewvpmzwm
└─ Secret: VnOgntQ0AJFdn0LXmxvwMuMV97VBjt4
```

Owning this deed reads:
"I have **10** units of something represented by ID **deed\_vruy...** claimable by secret **VnOgntQ0...**"

<Callout icon="key" color="#FFC107" iconType="regular">
  They are called "webdeeds" because they can convey ownership and are native to the web.
</Callout>

### Claiming a webdeed

You may receive a webdeed...

* from a friend over email, Discord, or iMessage
* via scanning a QR code
* by copying the value directly from a website or app
* ...or a million other ways

Regardless of how you obtain a webdeed it is not "yours" until imported into your webdeed [wallet.](/wallet)

<Note>
  Importing a webdeed into a wallet completes the transfer, ensuring that whoever gave or spent the deed is no longer able to give it to someone else.
</Note>

### Splitting a webdeed

The webdeed above, starting `+10.deed_vruyd...`, can be split into any multiple of **10** by a [wallet.](/wallet)

* **10** `+1.deed_vruyd...` deeds
* **2** `+5.deed_vruyd...` deeds
* **1** `+3.deed_vruyd...` and **1** `+7.deed_vruyd...`
* ...you get the idea.

Webdeeds with the same ID `deed_vruyd...` can be recombined to equal their sum. Splitting, recombining, or importing deeds destroys the old deeds, rendering them unspendable.

Your wallet can split a webdeed if you choose to send only a portion of your total balance, like making change from a \$100 bill.

<Note>
  It's the wallets resposibility to manage & organize deeds on your behalf. You can't split deeds outside of a wallet.
</Note>