# Manage a gas station in the UI

Use this page for gas station operations in the Ripple Custody console. For API procedures, see [Manage a gas station with the API](/products/custody/accounts-and-assets/gas-station/manage-gas-station-api). For the sponsorship model, see [Gas Station](/products/custody/accounts-and-assets/gas-station/overview).

New console
These steps describe the new Ripple Custody console — the interface with the **Home**, **Intents**, **Accounts**, **Endpoints**, and **Transactions** navigation. The console displays the Gas station pages only when the `HMZ_FEATURE_GAS_STATION` deployment flag is enabled. On-premise operators set the flag in the deployment configuration; Ripple manages deployment flags for SaaS.

## Gas station actions

| Action | UI procedure |
|  --- | --- |
| Create a gas station | [Create a gas station](#create-a-gas-station) |
| Check balances | [Check gas station balances](#check-gas-station-balances) |
| Fund the gas station | [Fund the gas station](#fund-the-gas-station) |
| Release quarantined funding | [Release quarantined transfers](#release-quarantined-transfers) |
| Configure sponsorship and alerts | [Configure sponsorship](#configure-sponsorship) |
| Manage sponsored accounts and domains | [Manage sponsored entities](#manage-sponsored-entities) |
| View funding activity | [View funding transactions](#view-funding-transactions) |


## Create a gas station

A gas station acts as a sponsor: it holds native gas tokens — such as ETH, SOL, XRP, POL, BNB, or AVAX — and pays transaction fees for your other accounts, so wallets that hold only tokens can operate without manual native-token funding.

Before you create a gas station, confirm that you have:

- A vault in the domain to protect the account keys.
- Permission to propose account-creation intents in the domain.


To create the gas station:

1. In the left navigation, select **Accounts**.
2. Select **Create account**.
3. In the **Create a new account** dialog, select **Create gas station**.
![The Create a new account dialog with the Account, Gas station, and Omnibus account types](/assets/create-account-type-selection.794eb46f56712684decc05c025aa17b1eb4a9e28c74d4bf09b5be4ceb7637fba.161382bc.png)
4. Under **Account details**, enter an account name that reflects the account's function, and optionally select **Add a description**.
![The gas station creation form with account details, vault, and ledger fields](/assets/create-gas-station-details.385772deecf154d404851ac7c6ec8312cf66e55d60f2bc7ff4c81f219b69542f.161382bc.png)
5. Under **Vault**, select the vault that protects the keys of this account. You can't change the vault after you create the account. To change the key manager strategy, select **Change the key manager strategy**.
6. Under **Ledgers**, select the blockchains this gas station sponsors. The gas station holds and sends the native token of each ledger you select. Select **Select all ledgers** to sponsor every available ledger.
7. Optionally, under **Custom properties**, select **Add custom property** to add key-value properties.
8. Under **Initial lock status**, select **Unlocked** or **Locked**.
9. Select **Next**, review the details, and submit.


The console submits a **Create account** intent and shows the **All set!** confirmation.

Once submitted, the intent is subject to your organization's policies: it requires signing and the approvals your policies define before Ripple Custody creates the account. Track its progress from the confirmation screen with **View intent**, or in the **Intents** view.

After the intent executes, the gas station appears on the **Gas station** tab of the **Accounts** view, which shows its sponsorship coverage, balance status, and lock status at a glance. Open it from there to reach its detail page — the header shows the **Gas station** badge and quick actions: **Deposit** and **Release quarantined transfers**.

## Check gas station balances

The **Overview** tab lists the gas station's native-token balance on each ledger, with the total, reserved, and quarantined amounts and the asset's lock status. Select an asset row's actions menu to view details, transfer, deposit, or deny the asset. Filter the list by ledger.

![The gas station Overview tab with per-ledger balances](/assets/gas-station-detail-overview.d35d56cb4506d1a9bb22d87c3dcfcbf10e47373169b124d2a849a7137a032239.161382bc.png)

## Fund the gas station

1. Select **Deposit** to open the **Quick transfer** dialog.
2. Choose the source account, the amount, the destination, and the fee priority.
3. Select **Submit for approval**.


The transfer is an intent and follows your organization's policies.

## Release quarantined transfers

If transaction screening holds incoming funding, the **Release quarantined transfers** counter in the header shows it. The gas station can't spend quarantined funds, so release them before you rely on sponsorship.

1. Select **Release quarantined transfers**.
2. Choose the transfers to release.
3. Select **Submit for approval**.


![The Release quarantined transfers page with a held funding transfer selected](/assets/release-quarantined-transfers.97f2e7deee12de23e6c72adeea20e4ff8fca169d3eecfd2894eb91758a5cca1d.161382bc.png)

To release transfers automatically, configure an [automatic quarantine release policy](/products/custody/compliance/transaction-screening/automatic-quarantine-release-policy).

## Configure sponsorship

From the gas station's **Sponsored entities** tab, select **Configure sponsorships** to define the sponsorship configuration: whether the gas station sponsors specific accounts or a domain, whether domain sponsorship includes subdomains, and the low-balance alert thresholds per ticker. Submitted changes follow your organization's approval flow.

For the field semantics — sponsorship types, precedence, and `alertLimit` behavior — see [Configure sponsorship](/products/custody/accounts-and-assets/gas-station/manage-gas-station-api#create-sponsorship) in the API procedures.

## Manage sponsored entities

The **Sponsored entities** tab lists the accounts and domains this gas station sponsors.

![The Sponsored entities tab with the Configure sponsorships button](/assets/gas-station-sponsored-entities.0a3274122d3494bfdbe7d6314a1b25fc77db6e40b5a93393c025438e9fa6eefa.161382bc.png)

1. Select **Configure sponsorships** to open the **Manage account sponsorships** page.
2. Review each account's domain lineage, ledgers, eligibility, and current sponsorship status. An account is eligible only when it shares a ledger with the gas station.
3. Select the accounts to change.
4. Select **Update sponsorship**.


![The Manage account sponsorships page listing accounts with eligibility and status](/assets/gas-station-manage-sponsorships.2533919b50f1d3688d7cca4609546190b159999e48ac0e1cdd5bd405a865e543.161382bc.png)

## View funding transactions

The **Transactions** tab shows the gas station's funding activity: each transfer's origin (**INT** for internal, **EXT** for external), its ledger ID, source, destination, value, and fee. Filter by ledger, ledger status, custody status, origin, or asset status, and export the list.

## Related topics

| Topic | Documentation |
|  --- | --- |
| Gas Station concepts | [Gas Station](/products/custody/accounts-and-assets/gas-station/overview) |
| API procedures | [Manage a gas station with the API](/products/custody/accounts-and-assets/gas-station/manage-gas-station-api) |
| Intents and approvals | [Manage intents and approvals](/products/custody/governance/intents/manage-intents-and-approvals) |