Overview
Cardanoscan DReps is a free directory page that lets ADA holders look up the people and groups who can vote on Cardano decisions for them. These voters are called DReps, short for Delegated Representatives. The main table shows when each DRep registered, when it last acted, the deposit it put down and whether it is active1. Each name opens a profile with that DRep's voting power, supporters and voting record2.
The page is part of Cardanoscan, a block explorer (a search engine for the blockchain's public records) built by Strica, the team that also makes Typhon Wallet3. DReps come from Cardano's governance rules in CIP-1694: a DRep registers with a refundable deposit, and ADA holders hand it their voting power4. Any ADA holder can register as a DRep or delegate to one, and voting power follows the amount of ADA delegated5. Choosing a DRep works a bit like naming a proxy for a shareholder meeting, and this page is where you can check a proxy's track record first.
Key Features
- A running list of registered DReps. The main table shows each DRep by name or ID, with its registration date, last activity, deposit and Active or Inactive status, newest registrations first1.
- A track record for each DRep. A profile shows the DRep's own description and social links, its voting power, how that power has moved over the past 12 months, and its share of the voting power held by active DReps2.
- See who backs a DRep. Profiles count the delegators behind a DRep and show how much of its voting power comes from its largest supporters, grouped from the top five down to everyone beyond the top 502.
- See whether a DRep shows up to vote. A participation figure counts the governance decisions the DRep voted on or missed, beside its split of Yes, No and Abstain votes and the types of proposals it weighed in on2.
- Take the voting record with you. The votes table on each profile has a Download Data button, so researchers can open a DRep's votes in a spreadsheet2.
What to Expect
You land on a plain table, 20 rows per page, with buttons to jump to the first or last page1. The table has no sort controls, but a search box above it finds a DRep by name or DRep ID. Cardanoscan's main search bar also looks up DReps1.
A profile is where the detail lives. Tabs split the record into votes, delegators, registration, de-registration, updates and general info. The DRep ID appears in two formats, a readable text form starting with "drep1" and a Hex form used by developer tools, with a switch to flip between them2.
The status column follows a rule from CIP-1694: a DRep has to keep voting to stay active, and one that stops for a set number of epochs (the network's five-day cycles) is marked inactive until it votes again or submits a DRep update certificate. The deposit comes back when a DRep retires4.
For a network-wide picture, Cardanoscan's governance overview shows how many DReps are active and how concentrated voting power is among the largest ones6. Developers can pull the same data through the Cardanoscan API, which has calls for a single DRep and for the paged DRep list with a search term, each needing an API key from a free API plan7. Readers new to the topic can start with ADAStack's guide to Cardano governance, and the governance dashboards category lists other tools for following proposals and votes.
