diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a45cb1a3..439ee5e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 <!-- changelog -->
 
+## [v1.34.0](https://github.com/wanderer-industries/wanderer/compare/v1.33.1...v1.34.0) (2025-01-07)
+
+
+
+
+### Features:
+
+* Map: api to allow systematic access to visible systems and tracked characters (#89)
+
+* add limited api for system and tracked characters
+
 ## [v1.33.1](https://github.com/wanderer-industries/wanderer/compare/v1.33.0...v1.33.1) (2025-01-07)
 
 
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/contexts/ContextMenuSystem/useContextMenuSystemHandlers.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/contexts/ContextMenuSystem/useContextMenuSystemHandlers.ts
index ba1538ea..3c7e21a7 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/contexts/ContextMenuSystem/useContextMenuSystemHandlers.ts
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/contexts/ContextMenuSystem/useContextMenuSystemHandlers.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,23 @@ export const useContextMenuSystemHandlers = ({ systems, hubs, outCommand }: UseC
     setSystem(undefined);
   }, []);
 
+  const onSystemTemporaryName = useCallback((temporaryName?: string) => {
+    const { system, outCommand } = ref.current;
+    if (!system) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    outCommand({
+      type: OutCommand.updateSystemTemporaryName,
+      data: {
+        system_id: system,
+        value: temporaryName ?? '',
+      },
+    });
+    setSystem(undefined);
+  }, []);
+
+
   const onSystemStatus = useCallback((status: number) => {
     const { system, outCommand } = ref.current;
     if (!system) {
@@ -161,6 +178,7 @@ export const useContextMenuSystemHandlers = ({ systems, hubs, outCommand }: UseC
     onLockToggle,
     onHubToggle,
     onSystemTag,
+    onSystemTemporaryName,
     onSystemStatus,
     onSystemLabels,
     onOpenSettings,
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/components/SolarSystemNode/SolarSystemNode.tsx b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/components/SolarSystemNode/SolarSystemNode.tsx
index 3e641c83..9786348a 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/components/SolarSystemNode/SolarSystemNode.tsx
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/map/components/SolarSystemNode/SolarSystemNode.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { MapSolarSystemType } from '../../map.types';
 import classes from './SolarSystemNode.module.scss';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { useMapRootState } from '@/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider';
+import { useMapGetOption } from '@/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/api';
+
 
 import {
   EFFECT_BACKGROUND_STYLES,
@@ -56,6 +58,8 @@ export const SolarSystemNode = memo(({ data, selected }: WrapNodeProps<MapSolarS
   const { interfaceSettings } = useMapRootState();
   const { isShowUnsplashedSignatures } = interfaceSettings;
 
+  const isTempSystemNameEnabled = useMapGetOption('show_temp_system_name') === 'true';
+
   const {
     system_class,
     security,
@@ -71,9 +75,8 @@ export const SolarSystemNode = memo(({ data, selected }: WrapNodeProps<MapSolarS
 
   const signatures = data.system_signatures;
 
-  const { locked, name, tag, status, labels, id } = data || {};
+  const { locked, name, tag, status, labels, id, temporary_name: temporaryName } = data || {};
 
-  const customName = solar_system_name !== name ? name : undefined;
 
   const {
     data: {
@@ -136,6 +139,10 @@ export const SolarSystemNode = memo(({ data, selected }: WrapNodeProps<MapSolarS
   const space = showKSpaceBG ? REGIONS_MAP[region_id] : '';
   const regionClass = showKSpaceBG ? SpaceToClass[space] : null;
 
+  const systemName = isTempSystemNameEnabled && temporaryName || solar_system_name;
+
+  const customName = (isTempSystemNameEnabled && temporaryName && name) || (solar_system_name !== name && name);
+
   const [unsplashedLeft, unsplashedRight] = useMemo(() => {
     if (!isShowUnsplashedSignatures) {
       return [[], []];
@@ -205,7 +212,7 @@ export const SolarSystemNode = memo(({ data, selected }: WrapNodeProps<MapSolarS
                   '[text-shadow:_0_1px_0_rgb(0_0_0_/_40%)] flex-grow overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap font-sans',
                 )}
               >
-                {solar_system_name}
+                {systemName}
               </div>
 
               {isWormhole && (
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/mapInterface/components/SystemSettingsDialog/SystemSettingsDialog.tsx b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/mapInterface/components/SystemSettingsDialog/SystemSettingsDialog.tsx
index 439f31f1..d8da0e45 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/mapInterface/components/SystemSettingsDialog/SystemSettingsDialog.tsx
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/components/mapInterface/components/SystemSettingsDialog/SystemSettingsDialog.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { InputTextarea } from 'primereact/inputtextarea';
 import { Dialog } from 'primereact/dialog';
 import { getSystemById } from '@/hooks/Mapper/helpers';
 import { useMapRootState } from '@/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider';
+import { useMapGetOption } from '@/hooks/Mapper/mapRootProvider/hooks/api';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Button } from 'primereact/button';
 import { OutCommand } from '@/hooks/Mapper/types';
@@ -22,10 +23,15 @@ export const SystemSettingsDialog = ({ systemId, visible, setVisible }: SystemSe
     outCommand,
   } = useMapRootState();
 
+  const isTempSystemNameEnabled = useMapGetOption('show_temp_system_name') === 'true';
+
+
   const system = getSystemById(systems, systemId);
 
+
   const [name, setName] = useState('');
   const [label, setLabel] = useState('');
+  const [temporaryName, setTemporaryName] = useState('')
   const [description, setDescription] = useState('');
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>();
 
@@ -38,14 +44,15 @@ export const SystemSettingsDialog = ({ systemId, visible, setVisible }: SystemSe
 
     setName(system.name || '');
     setLabel(labels.customLabel);
+    setTemporaryName(system.temporary_name || '');
     setDescription(system.description || '');
   }, [system]);
 
-  const ref = useRef({ name, description, label, outCommand, systemId, system });
-  ref.current = { name, description, label, outCommand, systemId, system };
+  const ref = useRef({ name, description, temporaryName, label, outCommand, systemId, system });
+  ref.current = { name, description, label, temporaryName, outCommand, systemId, system };
 
   const handleSave = useCallback(() => {
-    const { name, description, label, outCommand, systemId, system } = ref.current;
+    const { name, description, label, temporaryName, outCommand, systemId, system } = ref.current;
 
     const outLabel = new LabelsManager(system?.labels ?? '');
     outLabel.updateCustomLabel(label);
@@ -58,6 +65,14 @@ export const SystemSettingsDialog = ({ systemId, visible, setVisible }: SystemSe
       },
     });
 
+    outCommand({
+      type: OutCommand.updateSystemTemporaryName,
+      data: {
+        system_id: systemId,
+        value: temporaryName,
+      },
+    });
+
     outCommand({
       type: OutCommand.updateSystemName,
       data: {
@@ -167,6 +182,35 @@ export const SystemSettingsDialog = ({ systemId, visible, setVisible }: SystemSe
               </IconField>
             </div>
 
+            {isTempSystemNameEnabled &&
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+                <label htmlFor="username">Temporary Name</label>
+
+                <IconField>
+                  {temporaryName !== '' && (
+                    <WdImgButton
+                      className="pi pi-trash text-red-400"
+                      textSize={WdImageSize.large}
+                      tooltip={{
+                        content: 'Remove temporary name',
+                        className: 'pi p-input-icon',
+                        position: TooltipPosition.top,
+                      }}
+                      onClick={() => setTemporaryName('')}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                  <InputText
+                    id="temporaryName"
+                    aria-describedby="temporaryName"
+                    autoComplete="off"
+                    value={temporaryName}
+                    maxLength={10}
+                    onChange={e => setTemporaryName(e.target.value)}
+                  />
+                </IconField>
+              </div>
+            }
+
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
               <label htmlFor="username">Description</label>
               <InputTextarea
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/types/mapHandlers.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/types/mapHandlers.ts
index 9259cad2..05e0bc37 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/types/mapHandlers.ts
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/types/mapHandlers.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export enum OutCommand {
   updateConnectionCustomInfo = 'update_connection_custom_info',
   updateSignatures = 'update_signatures',
   updateSystemName = 'update_system_name',
+  updateSystemTemporaryName = 'update_system_temporary_name',
   updateSystemDescription = 'update_system_description',
   updateSystemLabels = 'update_system_labels',
   updateSystemLocked = 'update_system_locked',
diff --git a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/types/system.ts b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/types/system.ts
index 413a7be2..ba4d45e5 100644
--- a/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/types/system.ts
+++ b/assets/js/hooks/Mapper/types/system.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export type SolarSystemRawType = {
   tag: string | null;
   status: number;
   name: string | null;
+  temporary_name: string | null;
 
   system_static_info: SolarSystemStaticInfoRaw;
   system_signatures: SystemSignature[];
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app/api/map_system.ex b/lib/wanderer_app/api/map_system.ex
index c29cda14..2c94b798 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app/api/map_system.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app/api/map_system.ex
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Api.MapSystem do
     define(:update_locked, action: :update_locked)
     define(:update_status, action: :update_status)
     define(:update_tag, action: :update_tag)
+    define(:update_temporary_name, action: :update_temporary_name)
     define(:update_labels, action: :update_labels)
     define(:update_position, action: :update_position)
     define(:update_visible, action: :update_visible)
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Api.MapSystem do
       accept [:tag]
     end
 
+    update :update_temporary_name do
+      accept [:temporary_name]
+    end
+
     update :update_labels do
       accept [:labels]
     end
@@ -141,6 +146,10 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Api.MapSystem do
       allow_nil? true
     end
 
+    attribute :temporary_name, :string do
+      allow_nil? true
+    end
+
     attribute :labels, :string do
       allow_nil? true
     end
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app/map/map_server.ex b/lib/wanderer_app/map/map_server.ex
index 25eac881..f50b22b7 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app/map/map_server.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app/map/map_server.ex
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Map.Server do
       |> map_pid!
       |> GenServer.cast({&Impl.update_system_tag/2, [update]})
 
+    def update_system_temporary_name(map_id, update) when is_binary(map_id),
+    do:
+      map_id
+      |> map_pid!
+      |> GenServer.cast({&Impl.update_system_temporary_name/2, [update]})
+
   def update_system_locked(map_id, update) when is_binary(map_id),
     do:
       map_id
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app/map/map_server_impl.ex b/lib/wanderer_app/map/map_server_impl.ex
index b06edd85..558e5a23 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app/map/map_server_impl.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app/map/map_server_impl.ex
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Map.Server.Impl do
 
   defdelegate update_system_tag(state, update), to: SystemsImpl
 
+  defdelegate update_system_temporary_name(state, update), to: SystemsImpl
+
   defdelegate update_system_locked(state, update), to: SystemsImpl
 
   defdelegate update_system_labels(state, update), to: SystemsImpl
@@ -320,6 +322,8 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Map.Server.Impl do
       layout: options |> Map.get("layout", "left_to_right"),
       store_custom_labels:
         options |> Map.get("store_custom_labels", "false") |> String.to_existing_atom(),
+      show_temp_system_name:
+        options |> Map.get("show_temp_system_name", "false") |> String.to_existing_atom(),
       restrict_offline_showing:
         options |> Map.get("restrict_offline_showing", "false") |> String.to_existing_atom()
     ]
@@ -427,7 +431,8 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Map.Server.Impl do
                                  "name" => name,
                                  "position" => %{"x" => x, "y" => y},
                                  "status" => status,
-                                 "tag" => tag
+                                 "tag" => tag,
+                                 "temporary_name" => temporary_name,
                                } = _system,
                                acc ->
         acc
@@ -446,6 +451,7 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Map.Server.Impl do
         })
         |> update_system_status(%{solar_system_id: id |> String.to_integer(), status: status})
         |> update_system_tag(%{solar_system_id: id |> String.to_integer(), tag: tag})
+        |> update_system_temporary_name(%{solar_system_id: id |> String.to_integer(), temporary_name: temporary_name})
         |> update_system_locked(%{solar_system_id: id |> String.to_integer(), locked: locked})
         |> update_system_labels(%{solar_system_id: id |> String.to_integer(), labels: labels})
       end)
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app/map/server/map_server_systems_impl.ex b/lib/wanderer_app/map/server/map_server_systems_impl.ex
index 6886f27f..da0f45b0 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app/map/server/map_server_systems_impl.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app/map/server/map_server_systems_impl.ex
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Map.Server.SystemsImpl do
       ),
       do: state |> update_system(:update_tag, [:tag], update)
 
+  def update_system_temporary_name(
+        state,
+        update
+      ) do
+      state |> update_system(:update_temporary_name, [:temporary_name], update)
+  end
+
   def update_system_locked(
         state,
         update
@@ -286,6 +293,7 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Map.Server.SystemsImpl do
               |> WandererApp.MapSystemRepo.cleanup_labels!(map_opts)
               |> WandererApp.MapSystemRepo.update_visible!(%{visible: true})
               |> WandererApp.MapSystemRepo.cleanup_tags()
+              |> WandererApp.MapSystemRepo.cleanup_temporary_name()
 
             @ddrt.insert(
               {existing_system.solar_system_id,
@@ -404,6 +412,7 @@ defmodule WandererApp.Map.Server.SystemsImpl do
             |> WandererApp.MapSystemRepo.update_position!(%{position_x: x, position_y: y})
             |> WandererApp.MapSystemRepo.cleanup_labels!(map_opts)
             |> WandererApp.MapSystemRepo.cleanup_tags!()
+            |> WandererApp.MapSystemRepo.cleanup_temporary_name!()
             |> WandererApp.MapSystemRepo.update_visible(%{visible: true})
           end
 
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app/repositories/map_repo.ex b/lib/wanderer_app/repositories/map_repo.ex
index 247f18a4..0bf84403 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app/repositories/map_repo.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app/repositories/map_repo.ex
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ defmodule WandererApp.MapRepo do
   @default_map_options %{
     "layout" => "left_to_right",
     "store_custom_labels" => "false",
+    "show_temp_system_name" => "false",
     "restrict_offline_showing" => "false"
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app/repositories/map_system_repo.ex b/lib/wanderer_app/repositories/map_system_repo.ex
index d382cfaf..e2626c97 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app/repositories/map_system_repo.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app/repositories/map_system_repo.ex
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ defmodule WandererApp.MapSystemRepo do
     })
   end
 
+  def cleanup_temporary_name(system) do
+    system
+    |> WandererApp.Api.MapSystem.update_temporary_name(%{
+      temporary_name: nil
+    })
+  end
+
+  def cleanup_temporary_name!(system) do
+    system
+    |> WandererApp.Api.MapSystem.update_temporary_name!(%{
+      temporary_name: nil
+    })
+  end
+
   def get_filtered_labels(labels, true) when is_binary(labels) do
     labels
     |> Jason.decode!()
@@ -101,6 +115,11 @@ defmodule WandererApp.MapSystemRepo do
       system
       |> WandererApp.Api.MapSystem.update_tag(update)
 
+  def update_temporary_name(system, update) do
+      system
+      |> WandererApp.Api.MapSystem.update_temporary_name(update)
+  end
+
   def update_labels(system, update),
     do:
       system
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app_web/controllers/api_controller.ex b/lib/wanderer_app_web/controllers/api_controller.ex
index 586e834f..060f64f3 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app_web/controllers/api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app_web/controllers/api_controller.ex
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ end
       solar_system_id: system.solar_system_id,
       name: system.name,
       custom_name: system.custom_name,
+      temporary_name: system.temporary_name,
       description: system.description,
       tag: system.tag,
       labels: system.labels,
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/event_handlers/map_systems_event_handler.ex b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/event_handlers/map_systems_event_handler.ex
index 1be0a107..0b000b9e 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/event_handlers/map_systems_event_handler.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/event_handlers/map_systems_event_handler.ex
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapSystemsEventHandler do
         "labels" -> :update_system_labels
         "locked" -> :update_system_locked
         "tag" -> :update_system_tag
+        "temporary_name" -> :update_system_temporary_name
         "status" -> :update_system_status
         _ -> nil
       end
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapSystemsEventHandler do
         "labels" -> :labels
         "locked" -> :locked
         "tag" -> :tag
+        "temporary_name" -> :temporary_name
         "status" -> :status
         _ -> :none
       end
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/map_event_handler.ex b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/map_event_handler.ex
index f56950f7..3db38c13 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/map_event_handler.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/map_event_handler.ex
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapEventHandler do
     "update_system_labels",
     "update_system_locked",
     "update_system_tag",
+    "update_system_temporary_name",
     "update_system_status"
   ]
 
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapEventHandler do
           locked: locked,
           tag: tag,
           labels: labels,
+          temporary_name: temporary_name,
           status: status,
           visible: visible
         } = _system,
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapEventHandler do
       locked: locked,
       status: status,
       tag: tag,
+      temporary_name: temporary_name,
       visible: visible
     }
   end
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/maps_live.ex b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/maps_live.ex
index b51de0a8..4a08ce9d 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/maps_live.ex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/maps_live.ex
@@ -682,7 +682,12 @@ defmodule WandererAppWeb.MapsLive do
       ) do
     options =
       options_form
-      |> Map.take(["layout", "store_custom_labels", "restrict_offline_showing"])
+      |> Map.take([
+        "layout",
+        "store_custom_labels",
+        "show_temp_system_name",
+        "restrict_offline_showing"
+      ])
 
     {:ok, updated_map} = WandererApp.MapRepo.update_options(map, options)
 
diff --git a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/maps_live.html.heex b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/maps_live.html.heex
index 22821424..145cca16 100644
--- a/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/maps_live.html.heex
+++ b/lib/wanderer_app_web/live/maps/maps_live.html.heex
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@
                     field={f[:store_custom_labels]}
                     label="Store system custom labels"
                   />
+                  <.input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    field={f[:show_temp_system_name]}
+                    label="Allow Temporary System Names"
+                  />
                   <.input
                     type="checkbox"
                     field={f[:restrict_offline_showing]}
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index cf2c5e99..23a01f73 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ defmodule WandererApp.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
   @source_url "https://github.com/wanderer-industries/wanderer"
-  @version "1.33.1"
+  @version "1.34.0"
 
   def project do
     [
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20250103005559_add_temporary_name.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20250103005559_add_temporary_name.exs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ce25fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20250103005559_add_temporary_name.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+defmodule WandererApp.Repo.Migrations.AddTemporaryName do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Updates resources based on their most recent snapshots.
+
+  This file was autogenerated with `mix ash_postgres.generate_migrations`
+  """
+
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def up do
+    alter table(:map_system_v1) do
+      add :temporary_name, :text
+    end
+  end
+
+  def down do
+    alter table(:map_system_v1) do
+      remove :temporary_name
+    end
+  end
+end