Create Token

This guide explains how a Solana SPL token is created programmatically, including mint creation, metadata, and optional authority revocation.

Overview

Creating a token on Solana involves multiple steps: creating the mint account, initializing it, creating an associated token account (ATA), minting supply, attaching metadata, and optionally revoking authorities.

Code

const tokenProgram = TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID;

const ixMintAcct = SystemProgram.createAccount({
  fromPubkey: publicKey,
  newAccountPubkey: mint.publicKey,
  space: MINT_SIZE,
  lamports,
  programId: tokenProgram,
});

const ixInitMint = createInitializeMintInstruction(
  mint.publicKey,
  decimalsNum,
  publicKey,
  publicKey,
  tokenProgram,
);

const ata = await getAssociatedTokenAddress(
  mint.publicKey,
  publicKey,
  false,
  tokenProgram,
);

const ixATA = createAssociatedTokenAccountInstruction(
  publicKey,
  ata,
  publicKey,
  mint.publicKey,
  tokenProgram,
);

const amount = BigInt(Number(supply) * 10 ** decimalsNum);

const ixMintTo = createMintToInstruction(
  mint.publicKey,
  ata,
  publicKey,
  amount,
  [],
  tokenProgram,
);

/* ---- Metadata ---- */
const [metadataPda] = PublicKey.findProgramAddressSync(
  [
    Buffer.from("metadata"),
    TOKEN_METADATA_PROGRAM_ID.toBuffer(),
    mint.publicKey.toBuffer(),
  ],
  TOKEN_METADATA_PROGRAM_ID,
);

const ixMetadata = createCreateMetadataAccountV3Instruction(
  {
    metadata: metadataPda,
    mint: mint.publicKey,
    mintAuthority: publicKey,
    payer: publicKey,
    updateAuthority: publicKey,
  },
  {
    createMetadataAccountArgsV3: {
      data: {
        name,
        symbol,
        uri: metadataUrl,
        sellerFeeBasisPoints: 0,
        creators: null,
        uses: null,
        collection: null,
      },
      isMutable: false,
      collectionDetails: null,
    },
  },
);

/* ---- Optional: Revoke Authorities ---- */
const ixList: any[] = [ixMintAcct, ixInitMint, ixATA, ixMintTo, ixMetadata];

if (revokeMint) {
  ixList.push(
    createSetAuthorityInstruction(
      mint.publicKey,
      publicKey,
      AuthorityType.MintTokens,
      null,
      [],
      tokenProgram,
    ),
  );
}

if (revokeFreeze) {
  ixList.push(
    createSetAuthorityInstruction(
      mint.publicKey,
      publicKey,
      AuthorityType.FreezeAccount,
      null,
      [],
      tokenProgram,
    ),
  );
}