⛏️mintNFT

Description

The mintNFT function is designed to facilitate the minting of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Casper blockchain network. It takes user inputs to create and send a transaction to the network for minting the NFT

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
RPC_API	string	The RPC API endpoint of the Casper blockchain network
privateKey	string	The private key of the wallet that will be used to mint the NFT
metadata	object	The metadata of the NFT that is being minted

Response

Property	Type	Description
tokenId	string	The unique identifier of the minted NFT
txHash	string	The transaction hash of the minting transaction

Example Request and Response

Prerequisites

Before making requests with Nest SDK, you must have it installed.

You can install Nest SDK using either npm or yarn. Use the following commands to install Nest SDK:

npm install @nest25/casper-lib
OR
yarn add @nest25/casper-lib

Request

Here is an example of how to make a mintNFT request using the Nest SDK:

// import Nest25 Casper library
const { Casper } = require('@nest25/casper-lib');
// create a new Casper instance
const casper = new Casper();

// set testnet variables
const testPrivateKey = 'your-private-key';
const RPC_API = 'https://rpc.testnet.casperlabs.io/rpc';

async function main() {
  // metadata for nft
  const metadata = {
    name: 'Bored Ape Mango',
    description: 'Bored Ape Mango DESCRIPTION',
    image: 'img',
    royalty: '40',
  };
  // mint free nft
  const result = await casper.mintNFT(RPC_API, testPrivateKey, metadata);
  console.log(result);
}
// call main function
main();

Response

 {
        tokenId: '164298',
        txHash: '0e65c21af14e52ecf426b46cad8df84940ab7c4a05e6c5e41eb993c855b7defc'
}

Use Cases

• Digital Art Marketplaces: The function can be used by digital art marketplaces to mint NFTs for the artworks that are being sold on their platforms.

• Gaming Industry: The function can be used by the gaming industry to mint NFTs for in-game items and assets, which can be traded and sold on various marketplaces.

• Collectibles: The function can be used by collectibles platforms to mint NFTs for various types of collectibles, such as sports cards, rare coins, and other memorabilia.