Developer console

Create a collection

What is a Collection?

A collection represents a unique smart contract on the blockchain that will be in charge of minting a series of NFTs.

When you create a collection, Original deploys a unique and secured smart contract on the blockchain (testnet or mainnet depending on the environment you are in) that will execute NFT mints on your demand.

In order to start minting NFTs you first need to create a collection via your developer console.

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Note:

In order to create a collection you first need to create an app.

Create Collection

To create a collection, go to an App > Collections and click on the button Create collection

Collection table

Collection table - empty state

When creating a collection you will be asked to set up:

The Collection information with:

  • A Name: Defines the name for your collection. This name should be unique per collection per app. This name is the one that will be used on external marketplaces and others Original distribution services.
  • A Symbol: Defines the token symbol associated to your collection.
  • A Blockchain: The blockchain on which your collection will be deployed.

If your app is in Development, you will only be bale to choose testnet networks.

If your app is in Production, you will only be bale to choose mainnet networks.

  • An Image: This is the image logo of your collection. This image is the one that will be used in the future when deploying your collection on external marketplaces.
    Minimum 350x350, under 1MB, 1:1 aspect ratio
    Accepted formats: PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF
  • A Description: Defines the description for your collection. This description is the one that will be used on external marketplaces and others Original distribution services.

The Advanced settings with:

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Important: These settings will be embedded in your smart contracts, immutable and cannot be changed later!

  • Assets can be edited: that defines if you will be able to edit the metadata of your assets in the future. If you are not sure about this function, we recommend you to leave this option enabled. For more info about the edit function, check the asset endpoint Edit asset
  • Creator royalties: Percentage of the sale price given back to you as a collectionโ€™s creator each time an asset is sold on secondary market.
  • A Royalties recipient address: If Creator royalties > 0% you will have to provide the address to which the royalties will be sent when collected. This address can changed later ONLY by the owner of the formerly provided address.

That's it, your collection is deploying on the blockchain!

Collection table - collection with status 'deploying'

Collection table - collection with status 'deploying'

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Note:

  • Deploying a collection can take a few minutes depending on the blockchain network. You can refresh this table to see the update of the status.
  • When the status is "Live" it means that your collection is deployed on the blockchain.

Congratulations! You have deployed a Collection on the blockchain!

Now that you have your collection deployed on the blockchain you are almost ready to start building and using the Original API. The last step is to create your API key.