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Token Drop

thirdweb's Token Drop contract is a way of releasing your ERC20 tokens for a set price.

The Token Drop contract allows you to define the conditions for when and how your users can claim your tokens; including allowlists, release dates, and claim limits.

In the Token Drop, you define the price for your tokens in each claim phase, and can set a limit on how many tokens you want to release.

You could use the Token Drop contract to:

  • Release your new cryptocurrency for a set price such as 1 MATIC per token.
  • Allow a specific set of wallets to claim your ERC-20 tokens before releasing it to the public.
  • Allow users to claim your tokens up until a certain date.
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How thirdweb pre-built contracts work and how to create one

Create a Token Drop Contract​

Learn how to create any of thirdweb's pre-built contracts in the Deploying Contracts page.

Getting the contract in your application​

To start using your Token Drop contract inside your application, you'll need to use it's contract address. You can get the contract address from the dashboard.

import { ThirdwebSDK } from "@thirdweb-dev/sdk";

const sdk = new ThirdwebSDK("rinkeby");
const contract = sdk.getTokenDrop("{{contract_address}}");

Setting Claim Phases​

A claim phase is a set of conditions that define when and how your users can mint your tokens.

You can have multiple claim phases that occur in sequence.

For each claim phase, you can define:

  • When the claim phase will start
  • How many tokens you want to drop
  • How much you want to charge per token
  • What currency you want to charge in
  • Which wallet addreses are allowed to claim tokens (allowlist)
  • How many tokens can be claimed per transaction
  • How many seconds wallets have to wait between claims

Using the dashboard​

You can configure the claim phases from the Claim Phases tab in the dashboard.

Token Drop Claim Phases via Dashboard

Using the thirdweb SDK​

const presaleStartTime = new Date();
const publicSaleStartTime = new Date(Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 24 * 1000);
const claimConditions = [
  {
    startTime: presaleStartTime, // start the presale now
    maxQuantity: 3117.42, // limit how many tokens are released in this presale
    price: 0.001, // presale price per token
    snapshot: ['0x...', '0x...'], // limit claiming to only certain addresses
  },
  {
    startTime: publicSaleStartTime, // 24h after presale, start public sale
    price: 0.008, // public sale price per token
  }
]);
await contract.claimConditions.set(claimConditions);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Claiming Tokens​

Your users can claim tokens if their wallet address meets the criteria to be included in the current claim phase.

const address = "{{wallet_address}}"; // address of the wallet you want to claim the NFTs
const quantity = 42.69; // how many tokens you want to claim

const tx = await contract.claimTo(address, quantity);
const receipt = tx.receipt; // the transaction receipt
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Token Metadata​

Get the metadata about the token itself, such as the name, symbol, and decimals.

const token = await contract.token.get();
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

You can get the total supply of the token too.

const balance = await contract.token.totalSupply();
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Token Balance​

Balance of the connected wallet​

const balance = await contract.token.balance();
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Balance of a specified wallet​

// Address of the wallet to check token balance
const walletAddress = "{{wallet_address}}";
const balance = await contract.token.balanceOf(walletAddress);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Token Allowance​

Allowance refers to how many tokens another address is allowed to spend from your wallet.

For example, our Marketplace contract asks you permission to increase your allowance when you make a bid on an auction listing.

Get allowance for the connected wallet​

Get the amount of tokens that another wallet is allowed to spend on behalf of the connected wallet.

// Address of the wallet to check token allowance
const spenderAddress = "0x...";
const allowance = await contract.token.allowance(spenderAddress);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Get allowance for a specified wallet​

Get the amount of tokens that another wallet is allowed to spend on behalf of the specified wallet.

// Address of the wallet who owns the funds
const owner = "{{wallet_address}}";
// Address of the wallet to check token allowance
const spender = "0x...";
const allowance = await contract.token.allowanceOf(owner, spender);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Set Allowance​

Specify how many tokens another wallet is allowed to spend on behalf of the connected wallet.

// Address of the wallet to allow transfers from
const spenderAddress = "0x...";
// The number of tokens to give as allowance
const amount = 100
await contract.token.setAllowance(spenderAddress, amount);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Transfer Tokens​

You can transfer tokens from one wallet to another, or send tokens to a smart contract address.

Transfer from the connected wallet​

// Address of the wallet you want to send the tokens to
const toAddress = "0x...";
// The amount of tokens you want to send
const amount = 0.1;
await contract.token.transfer(toAddress, amount);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Transfer from the connected wallet in batch​

// Data of the tokens you want to mint
const data = [
  {
    toAddress: "{{wallet_address}}", // Address to mint tokens to
    amount: 100, // How many tokens to mint to specified address
  },
 {
   toAddress: "0x...",
   amount: 100,
 }
]

await contract.token.transferBatch(data);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Transfer from a specified wallet​

// Address of the wallet sending the tokens
const fromAddress = "{{wallet_address}}";
// Address of the wallet you want to send the tokens to
const toAddress = "0x...";
// The number of tokens you want to send
const amount = 1.2
// Note that the connected wallet must have approval to transfer the tokens of the fromAddress
await contract.token.transferFrom(fromAddress, toAddress, amount);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Burning Tokens​

Burning tokens takes a specified amount of tokens out of the circulating supply.

Burn from the connected wallet​

// The amount of this token you want to burn
const amount = 1.2;

await contract.burn(amount);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation

Burn from a specified wallet​

// Address of the wallet sending the tokens
const holderAddress = "{{wallet_address}}";

// The amount of this token you want to burn
const amount = 1.2;

await contract.burnFrom(holderAddress, amount);
View in Javascript SDK Documentation