> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guardian.hedera.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guardian.hedera.com/docs/develop/guardian/hedera.md).

# Hedera

Hedera is the section of Guardian where you manage the network-level resources — tokens, contracts, and relayer accounts — that a published policy relies on to mint, transfer, and retire digital environmental assets on the Hedera network.

### Reference

* **Tokens** — fungible or non-fungible tokens created through the Hedera Token Service, with configurable Admin, Supply, Freeze, KYC, and Wipe permissions.
* **Contracts** — includes Token Wiping Contracts and Token Retirement Contracts, that together handle permissioned, atomic retirement of tokens.
* **Relayer Accounts** — funded Hedera accounts that pay for and execute a policy's on-chain transactions, so costs can be isolated per project instead of per user.

### Related

* [Tokens](/docs/develop/guardian/hedera/tokens.md)
* [Contracts](/docs/develop/guardian/hedera/contracts.md)
* [Relayer Accounts](/docs/develop/guardian/hedera/relayer-accounts.md)


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