How do I delete or burn my NFTs?

Burning an NFT is a permanent and irreversible action that removes the token from your wallet and effectively from circulation.

It's a way to guarantee scarcity or dispose of NFTs you no longer wish to keep or sell.

Before burning, it’s important to understand what happens to the NFT on the blockchain — and what doesn’t.

🧾 What Happens When You Burn an NFT?

Burning an NFT means sending it to an unspendable address, often referred to as the "burn address":

CopyEdit0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD

This address cannot be accessed or owned, so anything sent to it is effectively destroyed.

✅ What Remains After Burning:

  • Blockchain record: The NFT’s history (minting, transfers, burns) is permanently stored and publicly viewable on platforms like Etherscan.

  • Media file: The NFT’s linked image, video, or metadata may still exist on decentralized storage (like IPFS), meaning it could still be viewable via its content link.

  • Token visibility: The token will no longer appear in your wallet or be tradable, but its past existence remains on-chain.

🛑 Important: Burning does not delete the NFT from the blockchain. It only makes it inaccessible and unusable.

🚨 Why Burn an NFT?

  • To guarantee verifiable scarcity

  • To remove flawed or unwanted NFTs

  • As a symbolic or creative act (common in digital art communities)

⚠️ Burned NFTs cannot be recovered. Proceed only if you're absolutely sure.

🔥 How to Burn an NFT on Mintable

Step 1: Connect Your Wallet

  • Go to Mintable

  • Log in and connect your wallet (e.g. MetaMask, WalletConnect)

Step 2: Find the NFT to Burn

  • Click on your profile and go to "My NFTs"

  • Hover over the NFT you want to burn

  • Click “Transfer”

Step 3: Initiate the Burn Process

  • In the recipient address field, paste the burn address:

CopyEdit0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD

  • You will see a warning confirming this action is permanent and cannot be undone

  • Double-check that this is the NFT you intend to burn

Step 4: Confirm and Pay Gas Fees

  • Confirm the transfer in your connected wallet

  • You’ll need to pay a gas fee in ETH

  • Do not adjust the gas fee to avoid failed transactions

🔥 Once completed, your NFT will be sent to the burn address and permanently removed from your collection.

Do not edit the estimated gas fee as insufficient can cause the transaction to fail. Gas consumed for failed transactions is not recoverable/refundable by Mintable.

🔍 Verifying the Burn

You can confirm the burn on Etherscan:

  1. Copy your wallet address

  2. Search it on Etherscan

  3. Look for the transfer of your NFT to 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dEaD

👩‍🎨 For Artists & Minters

Creators may burn NFTs to:

  • Reduce the supply of a collection

  • Prove authenticity or finality of a limited drop

  • Demonstrate transparency or symbolic intent

🔗 Use this function with care — it builds trust through verifiable scarcity, but requires gas to execute.

🧠 Key Reminders

Topic
Notes

🔄 Irreversible

Once burned, NFTs cannot be restored

💰 Gas Required

Paid in ETH — fees vary with network congestion

📁 Media Still Exists

Linked content may still be accessible online

🧱 Blockchain Is Permanent

Records of the NFT will always exist on-chain

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