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# Switchboard Transaction Cost Estimates
When using [Switchboard](broken://pages/-MjnrcVU-QLI2E4BbxtZ#switchboard), users can create and update data that is stored in smart contracts on the [Energy Web Chain](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/trust-layer-energy-web-chain.md). These actions require users to pay a small [transaction](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/transactions/) cost. Users pay transaction costs using their [cryptocurrency wallet ](/legacy-documentation/foundational-concepts/wallets-and-exchanges.md)such as [MetaMask](/legacy-documentation/foundational-concepts/wallets-and-exchanges/software-cryptocurrency-wallets/metamask.md). Transaction costs on the Energy Web Chain are in [Energy Web Token](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/trust-layer-energy-web-chain/energy-web-token.md). Transaction costs on the Volta Test Network on are in [Volta Tokens](/legacy-documentation/community-resources/using-the-energy-web-chain/volta-testnet-token.md).
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Read more about transactions and transaction costs in the Energy Web Tech Stack [here](/legacy-documentation/foundational-concepts/ethereum/transaction-costs.md).
{% endhint %}
The transaction cost amount depends on what action the user is performing, and the current [gas cost](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/gas/). Actions and their *estimated* associated [total transaction cost ](#calculating-total-cost)are listed below. They are organized according to the three main domains of Switchboard: [Enrolments](#enrolments), [Governance](#governance) and [Assets](#assets).
### Calculating Transaction Costs
The total costs calculated below is the sum of the cost to process the metadata and the current gas cost. The costs below are approximate values per operation. The total cost can change:
* Based on the user input data (e.g. number of input fields)
* Based on congestion (i.e. how many transaction requests are currently in the pool to be processed), which affects gas price
## [Enrolments](https://docs.energyweb.org/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/iam-guides/using-switchboard/pages/4wrtKl9gtwUhoayhsM0P#vi.-enrolments)
Switchboard is used to [request](https://docs.energyweb.org/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/iam-guides/using-switchboard/pages/gZLZOcq5hJOmqQ17FDUs#1.-request-credential), [issue](https://docs.energyweb.org/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/iam-guides/using-switchboard/pages/gZLZOcq5hJOmqQ17FDUs#2.-issue-credential), [publish](https://docs.energyweb.org/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/iam-guides/using-switchboard/pages/gZLZOcq5hJOmqQ17FDUs#3.-publish-credential) and [revoke](https://docs.energyweb.org/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/iam-guides/using-switchboard/pages/gZLZOcq5hJOmqQ17FDUs#4.-revoke-credential) [role-based credentials](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/governance.md#role-based-hierarchies). These credentials are persisted on the Energy Web Chain (read more about on-chain credentials [here](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/credential-lifecycle.md#on-chain-credentials)). As such, they require transaction costs to cover their on-chain lifecycle events.
### [My Enrolments](https://switchboard-dev.energyweb.org/enrolment?selectedTab=1)
| Action | Cost in EWT |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Publish role to [DID Document](/legacy-documentation/foundational-concepts/self-sovereign-identity-introduction.md#did-documents) | 0.00031849 |
### [Revocable Enrolments](https://switchboard-dev.energyweb.org/enrolment?selectedTab=2)
| Action | Cost in EWT |
| -------------------- | ----------- |
| Revoke on-chain role | 0.00016711 |
## [Governance](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/iam-guides/using-switchboard.md#governance)
Switchboard is used to create and manage organizations, applications, and roles associated with them. These elements are persisted in [Energy Web's Ethereum Name Service smart contract](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/trust-layer-energy-web-chain/ewc-guides-and-tutorials/using-the-ethereum-name-service-ens.md). ٍ Each time a user creates or updates one of these entities, they must pay a small transaction cost
{% hint style="info" %}
Read our documentation on SSI Credential Governance using ENS Domains here.
{% endhint %}
### Organizations
| Action | Cost in EWT |
| --------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| Create Organization | 0.00077047 |
| Create Sub-Organization | 0.00077047 |
| Create an organization-level role | 0.00085867 |
| Transfer organization ownership | 0.00013159 |
| Edit organization details | 0.0001474 |
| Delete organization | **Not Available** |
### Applications
| Action | Cost in EWT |
| ----------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Create application | 0.00064152 |
| Create an application-level role | 0.00085867 |
| Edit application-level role details | 0.00032897 |
| Edit application details | 0.0001474 |
| Delete application | 0.00010978 |
| Edit application role details | 0.00032897 |
## [Assets](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/iam-guides/using-switchboard.md#assets-experimental)
Switchboard is used to [create (register)](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/assets-as-ownable-smart-contracts.md#register-asset), [manage](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/assets-as-ownable-smart-contracts.md#asset-owners) and [transfer](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/assets-as-ownable-smart-contracts.md#transfer-asset-ownership) Assets. Each Asset is registered in a smart contract on the Energy Web Chain (read more about Assets as ownable smart contracts [here](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/assets-as-ownable-smart-contracts.md).) Each time a user interacts with these contracts for Asset management, they must pay a small transaction cost:
| Action | Cost in EWT |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| [Register asset](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/assets-as-ownable-smart-contracts.md#register-asset) | 0.0002375 |
| [Transfer ownership ](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/assets-as-ownable-smart-contracts.md#transfer-asset-ownership)(offer) of Asset | 0.0000956 |
| [Publish Asset role](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/assets-as-ownable-smart-contracts.md#asset-enrolment) to DID Document | 0.00010972 |
| Accept/decline Asset offering | 0.00007288 |
## Related Content
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[Transactions and Transaction Costs](/legacy-documentation/foundational-concepts/ethereum/transaction-costs.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/7xpwiRWudVbfZtxrXCXf" %}
[Assets as Ownable Smart Contracts](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/assets-as-ownable-smart-contracts.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/kwBqwXBi2GmHLbWLYfCn" %}
[SSI Credential Governance using ENS Domains](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/identity-and-access-management-iam/patterns/governance.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
{% content-ref url="/pages/-Mi8JIVFTxbiFNnnsz14" %}
[Using the Ethereum Name Service](/legacy-documentation/ew-dos-technology-components-2023/trust-layer-energy-web-chain/ewc-guides-and-tutorials/using-the-ethereum-name-service-ens.md)
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