Burn Tokens

What Does Burning Do?

Burning tokens permanently decreases a token account balance and reduces the mint's total supply by the same amount.

How to Burn Tokens

Burning tokens uses the Token Program's Burn or BurnChecked instruction.

The examples below use BurnChecked, which requires the caller to provide the mint's decimals so the instruction can verify the expected token precision before burning.

The native mint does not support burning. Use CloseAccount instead.

The token account owner or an approved delegate signs the transaction. In the Token Extension Program, a mint permanent delegate can also authorize the burn if the mint has the permanent delegate extension enabled.

Source Reference

ItemDescriptionToken ProgramToken Extension Program
MintThe mint state stores the total token supply.SourceSource
AccountThe token account state stores the token balance reduced by a burn.SourceSource
BurnA burn instruction that decreases a token account balance and mint supply without requiring the caller to provide the mint's decimals.SourceSource
BurnCheckedA burn instruction that requires the caller to provide the mint's decimals and checks that value before decreasing a token account balance and mint supply.SourceSource
process_burnShared processor logic for token burns.SourceSource

Typescript

The Kit examples below show the recommended approach using @solana/kit. Legacy examples using @solana/web3.js are included for reference.

Kit

import { generateKeyPairSigner } from "@solana/kit";
import { createLocalClient } from "@solana/kit-client-rpc";
import {
findAssociatedTokenPda,
tokenProgram,
TOKEN_PROGRAM_ADDRESS
} from "@solana-program/token";
const client = await createLocalClient()
.use(tokenProgram());
const mint = await generateKeyPairSigner();
const [tokenAccount] = await findAssociatedTokenPda({
mint: mint.address,
owner: client.payer.address,
tokenProgram: TOKEN_PROGRAM_ADDRESS
});
const result = await client.token.instructions
.burnChecked({
account: tokenAccount, // Token account holding the tokens to burn.
mint: mint.address, // Mint for the token being burned.
authority: client.payer, // Owner or delegate approving the burn.
amount: 25n, // Token amount in base units.
decimals: 2 // Decimals defined on the mint account.
})
.sendTransaction();
const mintAccount = await client.token.accounts.mint.fetch(mint.address);
const tokenAccountData = await client.token.accounts.token.fetch(tokenAccount);
console.log("Mint Address:", mint.address);
console.log("Mint Account:", mintAccount.data);
console.log("\nToken Account Address:", tokenAccount);
console.log("Token Account:", tokenAccountData.data);
console.log("\nTransaction Signature:", result.context.signature);
Console
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Web3.js

import { Connection, Keypair, LAMPORTS_PER_SOL } from "@solana/web3.js";
import {
createAssociatedTokenAccount,
burnChecked,
createMint,
getAccount,
getMint,
mintToChecked,
TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID
} from "@solana/spl-token";
const result = await burnChecked(
connection, // Connection to the local validator.
feePayer, // Account paying transaction fees.
associatedTokenAccount, // Token account holding the tokens to burn.
mintPubkey, // Mint for the token being burned.
feePayer, // Owner or delegate approving the burn.
25, // Token amount in base units.
2, // Decimals defined on the mint account.
[], // Additional multisig signers.
{
commitment: "confirmed" // Confirmation options for the transaction.
},
TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID // Token program to invoke.
);
const mintAccount = await getMint(
connection,
mintPubkey,
"confirmed",
TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID
);
const tokenAccountData = await getAccount(
connection,
associatedTokenAccount,
"confirmed",
TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID
);
console.log("Mint Address:", mintPubkey.toBase58());
console.log("Mint Account:", mintAccount);
console.log(
"\nAssociated Token Account Address:",
associatedTokenAccount.toBase58()
);
console.log("Associated Token Account:", tokenAccountData);
console.log("\nTransaction Signature:", result);
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Rust

Rust
use anyhow::Result;
use solana_client::nonblocking::rpc_client::RpcClient;
use solana_commitment_config::CommitmentConfig;
use solana_sdk::{
program_pack::Pack,
signature::{Keypair, Signer},
transaction::Transaction,
};
use solana_system_interface::instruction::create_account;
use spl_associated_token_account_interface::{
address::get_associated_token_address, instruction::create_associated_token_account,
};
use spl_token_interface::{
id as token_program_id,
instruction::{burn_checked, initialize_mint, mint_to_checked},
state::{Account, Mint},
};
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
let client = RpcClient::new_with_commitment(
String::from("http://localhost:8899"),
CommitmentConfig::confirmed(),
);
let burn_amount = 25;
let transaction = Transaction::new_signed_with_payer(
&[
burn_checked(
&token_program_id(), // Token program to invoke.
&associated_token_address, // Token account holding the tokens to burn.
&mint.pubkey(), // Mint for the token being burned.
&fee_payer.pubkey(), // Owner or delegate approving the burn.
&[], // Additional multisig signers.
burn_amount, // Token amount in base units.
decimals, // Decimals defined on the mint account.
)?,
],
Some(&fee_payer.pubkey()),
&[&fee_payer],
latest_blockhash,
);
let transaction_signature = client.send_and_confirm_transaction(&transaction).await?;
let mint_account = client.get_account(&mint.pubkey()).await?;
let mint_data = Mint::unpack(&mint_account.data)?;
let token_account = client.get_account(&associated_token_address).await?;
let token_data = Account::unpack(&token_account.data)?;
println!("Mint Address: {}", mint.pubkey());
println!("Mint Account: {:#?}", mint_data);
println!(
"\nAssociated Token Account Address: {}",
associated_token_address
);
println!("Associated Token Account: {:#?}", token_data);
println!("\nTransaction Signature: {}", transaction_signature);
Ok(())
}
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Python

Python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import asyncio
import json
from solana.rpc.async_api import AsyncClient
from solders.keypair import Keypair
from solders.message import Message
from solders.pubkey import Pubkey
from solders.system_program import create_account, CreateAccountParams
from solders.transaction import Transaction
from spl.token.async_client import AsyncToken
from spl.token.instructions import (
burn_checked,
BurnCheckedParams,
create_associated_token_account,
get_associated_token_address,
initialize_mint,
InitializeMintParams,
mint_to_checked,
MintToCheckedParams,
)
from spl.token.constants import MINT_LEN, TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID
DECIMALS = 2
AMOUNT_TO_MINT = 100
AMOUNT_TO_BURN = 25
async def main():
rpc = AsyncClient("http://localhost:8899")
async with rpc:
burn_tokens_instruction = burn_checked(
BurnCheckedParams(
program_id=TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID, # Token program to invoke.
mint=mint.pubkey(), # Mint for the token being burned.
account=token_account_address, # Token account whose balance decreases.
owner=fee_payer.pubkey(), # Account that owns the token account and signs the transaction.
amount=AMOUNT_TO_BURN, # Token amount in base units.
decimals=DECIMALS, # Decimals defined on the mint account.
)
)
latest_blockhash = await rpc.get_latest_blockhash()
transaction = Transaction(
[fee_payer],
Message([burn_tokens_instruction], fee_payer.pubkey()),
latest_blockhash.value.blockhash,
)
result = await rpc.send_transaction(transaction)
mint_info = await token.get_mint_info()
token_account_info = await token.get_account_info(token_account_address)
mint_account = {
key: str(value) if isinstance(value, Pubkey) else value
for key, value in mint_info._asdict().items()
}
token_account = {
key: str(value) if isinstance(value, Pubkey) else value
for key, value in token_account_info._asdict().items()
}
print("Mint Address:", mint.pubkey())
print("Mint Account:")
print(json.dumps(mint_account, indent=2))
print("\nToken Account Address:", token_account_address)
print("Token Account:")
print(json.dumps(token_account, indent=2))
print("\nTransaction Signature:", result.value)
if __name__ == "__main__":
asyncio.run(main())
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