diff --git a/src/nameManager.js b/src/nameManager.js
index 54a02df..7cd8329 100644
--- a/src/nameManager.js
+++ b/src/nameManager.js
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class NameManager {
   /**
    * @typedef {Object} nameOptions
    * @property {boolean} [enabled] Whether the name is enabled or not.
+   * @property {number} [ttl] Seconds for the Browser and IPFS Nodes to Cache the IPNS Record
+   * @property {number} [validity] Seconds for the DHT record to be valid.
    */
 
   /**
@@ -68,13 +70,20 @@ class NameManager {
     },
   ) {
     try {
+      let createData = {
+        label,
+        cid,
+        enabled: options?.enabled !== false,
+      }
+      if (options?.validity) {
+        createData.validity = options.validity;
+      }
+      if (options?.ttl) {
+        createData.ttl = options.ttl;
+      }
       const createResponse = await this.#client.request({
         method: "POST",
-        data: {
-          label,
-          cid,
-          enabled: options?.enabled !== false,
-        },
+        data: createData,
       });
       return createResponse.data;
     } catch (err) {
@@ -107,14 +116,21 @@ class NameManager {
     },
   ) {
     try {
+      let importData = {
+        label,
+        cid,
+        network_private_key: privateKey,
+        enabled: options?.enabled !== false,
+      }
+      if (options?.validity) {
+        importData.validity = options.validity;
+      }
+      if (options?.ttl) {
+        importData.ttl = options.ttl;
+      }
       const importResponse = await this.#client.request({
         method: "POST",
-        data: {
-          label,
-          cid,
-          network_private_key: privateKey,
-          enabled: options?.enabled !== false,
-        },
+        data: importData,
       });
       return importResponse.data;
     } catch (err) {
@@ -138,6 +154,12 @@ class NameManager {
       const updateOptions = {
         cid,
       };
+      if (options?.validity) {
+        updateOptions.validity = options.validity;
+      }
+      if (options?.ttl) {
+        updateOptions.ttl = options.ttl;
+      }
       if (options?.enabled) {
         updateOptions.enabled = Boolean(options.enabled);
       }
diff --git a/test/nameManager.spec.cjs b/test/nameManager.spec.cjs
index 283f7fd..7d7d40b 100644
--- a/test/nameManager.spec.cjs
+++ b/test/nameManager.spec.cjs
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@ test("create name", async () => {
       process.env.TEST_NAME_KEY || process.env.TEST_KEY,
       process.env.TEST_NAME_SECRET || process.env.TEST_SECRET,
     ),
-    createdName = await nameManager.create(testNameLabel, TEST_CID);
+    createdName = await nameManager.create(testNameLabel, TEST_CID, {
+      ttl: 9000,
+      validity: 86400
+    });
   await nameManager.delete(testNameLabel);
   assert.strictEqual(createdName.label, testNameLabel);
+  assert.strictEqual(createdName.ttl, 9000);
+  assert.strictEqual(createdName.validity, 86400);
   assert.strictEqual(createdName.cid, TEST_CID);
 });
 
diff --git a/test/nameManager.spec.mjs b/test/nameManager.spec.mjs
index c48fe2c..403a5ce 100644
--- a/test/nameManager.spec.mjs
+++ b/test/nameManager.spec.mjs
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ test("create name", async () => {
       process.env.TEST_NAME_KEY || process.env.TEST_KEY,
       process.env.TEST_NAME_SECRET || process.env.TEST_SECRET,
     ),
-    createdName = await nameManager.create(testNameLabel, TEST_CID);
+    createdName = await nameManager.create(testNameLabel, TEST_CID, {
+      ttl: 9000,
+      validity: 86400
+    });
   await nameManager.delete(testNameLabel);
   assert.strictEqual(createdName.label, testNameLabel);
   assert.strictEqual(createdName.cid, TEST_CID);