Create a Token Mint
What's a Mint Account?
A mint account is an account type in Solana's Token Programs that uniquely represents a token on the network and stores global metadata about the token.
/// Mint data.#[repr(C)]#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]pub struct Mint {/// Optional authority used to mint new tokens. The mint authority may only/// be provided during mint creation. If no mint authority is present/// then the mint has a fixed supply and no further tokens may be/// minted.pub mint_authority: COption<Pubkey>,/// Total supply of tokens.pub supply: u64,/// Number of base 10 digits to the right of the decimal place.pub decimals: u8,/// Is `true` if this structure has been initializedpub is_initialized: bool,/// Optional authority to freeze token accounts.pub freeze_authority: COption<Pubkey>,}
Note that both the Token Program and Token Extension Program share the same base implementation for the Mint account.
Every token on Solana exists as a mint account where the address of the mint account is its unique identifier on the network.
For example, the USD Coin (USDC) digital dollar on Solana has the mint address
EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v
. This mint address serves as USD
Coin's unique identifier across the entire Solana ecosystem. You can view
details about this mint account on
Solana Explorer.
How to Create a Mint Account
To create a Mint Account, invoke the
InitializeMint
instruction. You can find implementations of this instruction
here.
The transaction to create a mint account needs two instructions:
- Invoke the System Program to create and allocate space for a mint account and transfer ownership to the Token Program.
- Invoke the Token Program to initialize the mint account data.
Typescript
import {airdropFactory,appendTransactionMessageInstructions,createSolanaRpc,createSolanaRpcSubscriptions,createTransactionMessage,generateKeyPairSigner,getSignatureFromTransaction,lamports,pipe,sendAndConfirmTransactionFactory,setTransactionMessageFeePayerSigner,setTransactionMessageLifetimeUsingBlockhash,signTransactionMessageWithSigners,} from "@solana/kit";import { getCreateAccountInstruction } from "@solana-program/system";import {getInitializeMintInstruction,getMintSize,TOKEN_2022_PROGRAM_ADDRESS,} from "@solana-program/token-2022";// Create Connection, local validator in this exampleconst rpc = createSolanaRpc("http://127.0.0.1:8899");const rpcSubscriptions = createSolanaRpcSubscriptions("ws://127.0.0.1:8900");// Generate keypairs for fee payerconst feePayer = await generateKeyPairSigner();// Fund fee payerawait airdropFactory({ rpc, rpcSubscriptions })({recipientAddress: feePayer.address,lamports: lamports(1_000_000_000n),commitment: "confirmed",});// Generate keypair to use as address of mintconst mint = await generateKeyPairSigner();// Get default mint account size (in bytes), no extensions enabledconst space = BigInt(getMintSize());// Get minimum balance for rent exemptionconst rent = await rpc.getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption(space).send();// Instruction to create new account for mint (token 2022 program)// Invokes the system programconst createAccountInstruction = getCreateAccountInstruction({payer: feePayer,newAccount: mint,lamports: rent,space,programAddress: TOKEN_2022_PROGRAM_ADDRESS,});// Instruction to initialize mint account data// Invokes the token 2022 programconst initializeMintInstruction = getInitializeMintInstruction({mint: mint.address,decimals: 9,mintAuthority: feePayer.address,});const instructions = [createAccountInstruction, initializeMintInstruction];// Get latest blockhash to include in transactionconst { value: latestBlockhash } = await rpc.getLatestBlockhash().send();// Create transaction messageconst transactionMessage = pipe(createTransactionMessage({ version: 0 }), // Create transaction message(tx) => setTransactionMessageFeePayerSigner(feePayer, tx), // Set fee payer(tx) => setTransactionMessageLifetimeUsingBlockhash(latestBlockhash, tx), // Set transaction blockhash(tx) => appendTransactionMessageInstructions(instructions, tx), // Append instructions);// Sign transaction message with required signers (fee payer and mint keypair)const signedTransaction =await signTransactionMessageWithSigners(transactionMessage);// Send and confirm transactionawait sendAndConfirmTransactionFactory({ rpc, rpcSubscriptions })(signedTransaction,{ commitment: "confirmed" },);// Get transaction signatureconst transactionSignature = getSignatureFromTransaction(signedTransaction);console.log("Mint Address:", mint.address);console.log("Transaction Signature:", transactionSignature);
Rust
use anyhow::Result;use solana_client::rpc_client::RpcClient;use solana_sdk::{commitment_config::CommitmentConfig,program_pack::Pack,signature::{Keypair, Signer},system_instruction::create_account,transaction::Transaction,};use spl_token_2022::{id as token_2022_program_id, instruction::initialize_mint, state::Mint};fn main() -> Result<()> {// Create connection to local validatorlet client = RpcClient::new_with_commitment(String::from("http://127.0.0.1:8899"),CommitmentConfig::confirmed(),);let recent_blockhash = client.get_latest_blockhash()?;// Generate a new keypair for the fee payerlet fee_payer = Keypair::new();// Airdrop 1 SOL to fee payerlet airdrop_signature = client.request_airdrop(&fee_payer.pubkey(), 1_000_000_000)?;client.confirm_transaction(&airdrop_signature)?;loop {let confirmed = client.confirm_transaction(&airdrop_signature)?;if confirmed {break;}}// Generate keypair to use as address of mintlet mint = Keypair::new();let mint_space = Mint::LEN;let rent = client.get_minimum_balance_for_rent_exemption(mint_space)?;// Create account instruction for mintlet create_account_instruction = create_account(&fee_payer.pubkey(), // payer&mint.pubkey(), // mint addressrent, // rentmint_space as u64, // space&token_2022_program_id(), // program id);// Initialize mint account datalet initialize_mint_instruction = initialize_mint(&token_2022_program_id(), // program id&mint.pubkey(), // mint address&fee_payer.pubkey(), // mint authoritySome(&fee_payer.pubkey()),// freeze authority9, // decimals)?;// Create transaction and add instructionslet transaction = Transaction::new_signed_with_payer(&[create_account_instruction, initialize_mint_instruction],Some(&fee_payer.pubkey()),&[&fee_payer, &mint],recent_blockhash,);// Send and confirm transactionlet transaction_signature = client.send_and_confirm_transaction(&transaction)?;println!("Mint Address: {}", mint.pubkey());println!("Transaction Signature: {}", transaction_signature);Ok(())}
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