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# Parties

The **Parties** page provides access to Canton parties associated with this validator's participant node. Parties are the core on-ledger identities in Canton. They own contracts and participate in transactions. A participant node can host multiple parties.

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### Searching for Parties

Type at least 2 characters of a party ID prefix to search for matching local and remote parties known to this participant.

{% hint style="info" %}
Results are not loaded automatically on page load. You must type a search query to begin. This is intentional — in production environments a participant may host a large number of parties, making a full list impractical to display.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
\[TODO: document what information is shown per party in the search results — e.g. party ID, local vs remote, display name]
{% endhint %}

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### Allocating a Party

The **+ Allocate party** button in the top-right of the page to provision and create a new party on this participant. The Party ID hint is incorporated into the generated party ID.

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{% hint style="info" %}
\[TODO: document the fields in the Allocate party dialog and any requirements or constraints on party allocation]
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Choose a short, human-readable Party ID hint. Backend appends a hash for uniqueness.
{% endhint %}

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