# Managing Safe Ownership Source: https://docs.gnosispay.com/account/adding-safe-owner Add a new owner to a Gnosis Pay Safe Account Adding a new owner to a Gnosis Pay Safe registers that account as a **Delay Module owner**.\ Only Delay Module owners can approve and execute on-chain transactions. **Important distinction:** * **Authenticated wallets** are linked to a Gnosis Pay user for API access (via SIWE and JWT). * **Safe owners (Delay Module owners)** are accounts explicitly added on-chain to the Safe.\ Authenticated wallets do **not** become Safe owners unless they are also as owners for the safe. This guide walks through the process of adding an additional Safe owner. Once complete, the new owner will be able to approve and execute transactions through the Delay Module. Follow the [authentication flow](https://docs.gnosispay.com/auth) to obtain a JWT token for the Gnosis Pay user. Call [this endpoint](https://docs.gnosispay.com/api-reference/safe-owners/get-typed-data-for-adding-a-new-safe-owner) to receive the typed data.\ Sign the typed data with the current Safe owner’s key to produce a signature. ```bash theme={null} curl --request GET \ --url https://api.gnosispay.com/api/v1/owners/add/transaction-data \ --header "Authorization: Bearer " ``` Send the new owner’s address, the signature, and the signed message to [this endpoint](https://docs.gnosispay.com/api-reference/safe-owners/add-a-new-owner-to-the-safe). ```bash theme={null} curl --request POST \ --url https://api.gnosispay.com/api/v1/owners \ --header "Authorization: Bearer " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "newOwner": "0x3270bf32AB647e90eF94A026c70Aa1daaaDA2382", "signature": "0x1234567890abcdef...", "message": { "salt": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef", "data": "0xa9059cbb0000000000000000000000003270bf32ab647e90ef94a026c70aa1daaaada2382" } }' ``` The operation is processed through the Delay Relay and executes after a 3-minute delay. Confirm that the new owner was added to the Delay Module by checking the [Safe’s owner list](https://docs.gnosispay.com/api-reference/safe-owners/get-the-list-of-safe-owners). ```bash theme={null} curl --request GET \ --url https://api.gnosispay.com/api/v1/owners \ --header "Authorization: Bearer " ``` # Accounts on Gnosis Pay Source: https://docs.gnosispay.com/account/index How the Gnosis Pay Safe works When a user signs up for Gnosis Pay, a new **Gnosis Pay Safe** a smart contract wallet is created on-chain.\ This Safe holds the user’s funds and is controlled only by its **owners**. A Gnosis Pay Safe owner can be either: * an **EOA (Externally Owned Account)**, or * another **smart wallet** (e.g. a Safe) whose owners may use passkeys, EOAs, or other signers. Funds in a Gnosis Pay Safe are never held by Gnosis Pay or any third party; ownership and control remain entirely with the Safe owners.