---
title: "Burn an NFT"
method: POST
path: "/v3/nft/burn"
tags: ["NFT (ERC-721 or compatible)"]
---

# Burn an NFT

`POST /v3/nft/burn`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.tatum.io`
- URL: `https://api.tatum.io/v3/nft/burn`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

/v3/nft/burn

**2 credits per API call**

Destroy an NFT. Burning the NFT transfers it to an un-spendable blockchain address that no one can access.

This API is supported for the following blockchains:

*   Algorand
*   BNB Smart Chain
*   Celo
*   Ethereum
*   Harmony
*   Klaytn
*   KuCoin Community Chain
*   Polygon
*   Solana
*   TRON
*   Tezos
*   Flare
*   Cronos
*   Base
*   Avalanche
*   Fantom
*   Optimism

**Burning NFTs on Algorand**  
You can burn only the NFTs that were minted with the address of the manager account specified in the `manager` parameter in the [minting call](#operation/NftMintErc721) (see the `MintNftExpressAlgorand`, `MintNftAlgorand`, and `MintNftAlgorandKMS` schemas of the request body).

**Burning NFTs on Tezos**  
You can burn only the NFTs if you are admin or minter of the contract

**Signing a transaction**  
When burning an NFT, you are charged a fee for the transaction, and you must sign the transaction with the private key of the blockchain address from which the fee will be deducted.

Providing the private key in the API is not a secure way of signing transactions, because the private key can be stolen or exposed. Your private keys should never leave your security perimeter. You should use the private keys only for testing a solution you are building on the **testnet** of a blockchain.

For signing transactions on the **mainnet**, we strongly recommend that you use the Tatum [Key Management System (KMS)](https://github.com/tatumio/tatum-kms) and provide the signature ID instead of the private key in the API. Alternatively, you can use the [Tatum JavaScript client](https://github.com/tatumio/tatum-js/tree/v2).

## Query parameters

- `testnetType` 'ethereum-sepolia' | 'flare-coston' | 'flare-coston2' | 'flare-songbird': Specifies the testnet type. The default is ethereum-sepolia for Ethereum (ETH) currency and flare-coston for Flare (FLR) currency. Valid testnet types depend on the specified currency.

## Headers

- `x-testnet-type` Schema (unresolved $ref)

## Request body

- union
  - BurnNft
    - `chain` 'ETH' | 'MATIC' | 'KCS' | 'ONE' | 'KLAY' | 'BSC' | 'FLR' | 'CRO' | 'BASE' | 'AVAX' | 'OPTIMISM' | 'FTM', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `tokenId` string, uint256, required: The ID of the NFT to burn
    - `contractAddress` string, required: The blockchain address of the NFT to burn
    - `fromPrivateKey` string, required: The private key of the blockchain address from which the fee will be deducted
    - `nonce` number: The nonce to be set to the transaction; if not present, the last known nonce will be used
    - `fee` CustomFee: The custom defined fee; if not present, will be calculated automatically
      - `gasPrice` string, required: The price for one gas unit (in Gwei)
      - `gasLimit` string, required: The maximum number of gas units that you are willing to spend on processing the transaction at the provided gas price
  - BurnNftCelo
    - `chain` 'CELO', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `tokenId` string, uint256, required: ID of token to be destroyed.
    - `contractAddress` string, required: Address of NFT token
    - `fromPrivateKey` string, required: Private key of sender address. Private key, or signature Id must be present.
    - `nonce` number: The nonce to be set to the transaction; if not present, the last known nonce will be used
    - `feeCurrency` 'CELO' | 'CUSD' | 'CEUR', required: The currency in which the transaction fee will be paid
    - `fee` CustomFee: The custom defined fee; if not present, will be calculated automatically
      - `gasPrice` string, required: The price for one gas unit (in Gwei)
      - `gasLimit` string, required: The maximum number of gas units that you are willing to spend on processing the transaction at the provided gas price
  - BurnNftAlgo
    - `chain` 'ALGO', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `contractAddress` string, required: The ID of the NFT to burn; this is the ID from the <code>assetIndex</code> parameter returned in the response body of the <a href="#operation/NftMintErc721">minting call</a>
    - `fee` string: The transaction fee in Algos
    - `fromPrivateKey` string, required: The private key of the blockchain address from which the fee will be deducted
  - BurnNftTezos
    - `chain` 'TEZOS', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `tokenId` string, uint256, required: ID of token to be destroyed.
    - `contractAddress` string, required: Address of NFT token
    - `fromPrivateKey` string, required: Private key of sender address.
    - `ownerAddress` string, required: Public address of the owner. Owner is admin and minter of the token. Must be a valid address of the Tezos blockchain.
  - BurnNftKMSCelo
    - `chain` 'CELO', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `tokenId` string, uint256, required: ID of token to be destroyed.
    - `contractAddress` string, required: Address of NFT token
    - `index` number: If signatureId is mnemonic-based, this is the index to the specific address from that mnemonic.
    - `signatureId` string, uuid, required: Identifier of the private key associated in signing application. Private key, or signature Id must be present.
    - `nonce` number: The nonce to be set to the transaction; if not present, the last known nonce will be used
    - `feeCurrency` 'CELO' | 'CUSD' | 'CEUR', required: The currency in which the transaction fee will be paid
    - `fee` CustomFee: The custom defined fee; if not present, will be calculated automatically
      - `gasPrice` string, required: The price for one gas unit (in Gwei)
      - `gasLimit` string, required: The maximum number of gas units that you are willing to spend on processing the transaction at the provided gas price
  - BurnNftTron
    - `chain` 'TRON', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `tokenId` string, uint256, required: ID of token to be destroyed.
    - `contractAddress` string, required: Address of NFT token
    - `fromPrivateKey` string, required: Private key of sender address. Private key, or signature Id must be present.
    - `feeLimit` number, required: The maximum amount to be paid as the transaction fee (in TRX)
  - BurnNftSolana
    - `chain` 'SOL', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `from` string, required: The blockchain address to send the NFT from; this is the address that you used in the <code>to</code> parameter in the request body of the <a href="#operation/NftMintErc721">minting call</a>; from this address, the transaction fee will be paid
    - `contractAddress` string, required: The blockchain address of the NFT; this is the address from the <code>nftAddress</code> parameter returned in the response body of the <a href="#operation/NftMintErc721">minting call</a>
    - `collection` string: The blockchain address of the NFT collection
    - `fromPrivateKey` string, required: The private key of the blockchain address that you are sending the NFT from (the address that you specified in the <code>from</code> parameter)
    - `feePayer` string: Address on the Solana blockchain, from which the fee will be paid for transaction. Defaults to from.
    - `feePayerPrivateKey` string: Private key of the fee payer address.
  - BurnNftSolanaKMS
    - `chain` 'SOL', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `from` string, required: The blockchain address to send the NFT from; this is the address that you used in the <code>to</code> parameter in the request body of the <a href="#operation/NftMintErc721">minting call</a>; from this address, the transaction fee will be paid
    - `contractAddress` string, required: The blockchain address of the NFT; this is the address from the <code>nftAddress</code> parameter returned in the response body of the <a href="#operation/NftMintErc721">minting call</a>
    - `collection` string: The blockchain address of the NFT collection
    - `signatureId` string, uuid, required: Identifier of the private key associated in signing application. Private key, or signature Id must be present.
    - `feePayer` string: Blockchain address to pay the fee for the transaction from
    - `feePayerSignatureId` string, uuid: Identifier of the private key used for paying the gas costs in signing application. Defaults to the signatureId.
  - BurnNftKMSTron
    - `chain` 'TRON', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `from` string, required: Blockchain address to perform transaction from
    - `tokenId` string, uint256, required: ID of token to be destroyed.
    - `contractAddress` string, required: Address of NFT token
    - `index` number: If signatureId is mnemonic-based, this is the index to the specific address from that mnemonic.
    - `signatureId` string, uuid, required: Identifier of the private key associated in signing application. Private key, or signature Id must be present.
    - `feeLimit` number, required: The maximum amount to be paid as the transaction fee (in TRX)
  - BurnNftKMS
    - `chain` 'ETH' | 'MATIC' | 'KCS' | 'ONE' | 'KLAY' | 'BSC', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `tokenId` string, uint256, required: The ID of the NFT to burn
    - `contractAddress` string, required: The blockchain address of the NFT to burn
    - `index` number: (Only if the signature ID is mnemonic-based) The index of the address to pay the transaction fee that was generated from the mnemonic
    - `signatureId` string, uuid, required: The KMS identifier of the private key of the blockchain address from which the fee will be deducted
    - `nonce` number: The nonce to be set to the transaction; if not present, the last known nonce will be used
    - `fee` CustomFee: The custom defined fee; if not present, will be calculated automatically
      - `gasPrice` string, required: The price for one gas unit (in Gwei)
      - `gasLimit` string, required: The maximum number of gas units that you are willing to spend on processing the transaction at the provided gas price
  - BurnNftAlgoKMS
    - `chain` 'ALGO', required: The blockchain to work with
    - `contractAddress` string, required: The ID of the NFT to burn; this is the ID from the <code>assetIndex</code> parameter returned in the response body of the <a href="#operation/NftMintErc721">minting call</a>
    - `from` string, required: Blockchain address to burn NFT token from
    - `fee` string: The transaction fee in Algos
    - `signatureId` string, uuid, required: Identifier of the private key associated in signing application. Private key, or signature Id must be present.
    - `index` number: If signatureId is mnemonic-based, this is the index to the specific address from that mnemonic.

## Response `200`

OK

- union
  - TransactionHash
    - `txId` string, required: The hash (ID) of the transaction
  - SignatureId
    - `signatureId` string, uuid, required: The internal Tatum ID of the prepared transaction for Key Management Sysytem (KMS) to sign<br/>This is different from the <code>signatureId</code> parameter that you provided in the request body. The <code>signatureId</code> parameter in the request body specifies the signature ID associated with the private key in KMS.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized. Not valid or inactive subscription key present in the HTTP Header.
- `403`: Forbidden. The request is authenticated, but it is not possible to perform the operation due to logical error or invalid permissions.
- `500`: Internal server error. There was an error on the server during the processing of the request.

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