Thaw Account

What Does Thawing a Token Account Do?

Thawing changes a token account from the frozen state back to the initialized state.

After a thaw succeeds, the account can transfer, burn, and close tokens again. Only the mint's freeze authority can thaw token accounts.

How to Thaw a Token Account

Thawing a token account uses the Token Program's ThawAccount instruction.

The ThawAccount instruction verifies that the token account belongs to the mint and that the signer is the mint's freeze authority, then changes the token account state from frozen back to initialized.

Native token accounts do not support thawing.

Source Reference

ItemDescriptionToken ProgramToken Extension Program
MintThe mint state stores the optional freeze authority used to thaw token accounts.SourceSource
AccountStateThe token account states, including Frozen and Initialized.SourceSource
ThawAccountAn instruction that changes a frozen token account back to the initialized state.SourceSource
process_toggle_freeze_accountShared processor logic for freezing and thawing token accounts.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
.thawAccount({
account: tokenAccount, // Token account to thaw.
mint: mint.address, // Mint for the token account being thawed.
owner: client.payer // Freeze authority approving this change.
})
.sendTransaction();
const tokenAccountData = await client.token.accounts.token.fetch(tokenAccount);
console.log("Mint Address:", mint.address);
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,
freezeAccount,
createMint,
getAccount,
mintToChecked,
thawAccount,
TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID
} from "@solana/spl-token";
const result = await thawAccount(
connection, // Connection to the local validator.
feePayer, // Account paying transaction fees.
associatedTokenAccount, // Token account to thaw.
mintPubkey, // Mint for the token account being thawed.
feePayer, // Freeze authority approving this change.
[], // Additional multisig signers.
{
commitment: "confirmed" // Confirmation options for the transaction.
},
TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID // Token program to invoke.
);
const tokenAccountData = await getAccount(
connection,
associatedTokenAccount,
"confirmed",
TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID
);
console.log("Mint Address:", mintPubkey.toBase58());
console.log(
"\nAssociated Token Account Address:",
associatedTokenAccount.toBase58()
);
console.log("Associated Token Account:", tokenAccountData);
console.log("\nTransaction Signature:", result);
Console
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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::{freeze_account, initialize_mint, mint_to_checked, thaw_account},
state::{Account, Mint},
};
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<()> {
let client = RpcClient::new_with_commitment(
String::from("http://localhost:8899"),
CommitmentConfig::confirmed(),
);
let transaction = Transaction::new_signed_with_payer(
&[
thaw_account(
&token_program_id(), // Token program to invoke.
&associated_token_address, // Token account to thaw.
&mint.pubkey(), // Mint for the token account being thawed.
&fee_payer.pubkey(), // Freeze authority approving this change.
&[], // Additional multisig signers.
)?,
],
Some(&fee_payer.pubkey()),
&[&fee_payer],
latest_blockhash,
);
let transaction_signature = client.send_and_confirm_transaction(&transaction).await?;
let token_account = client.get_account(&associated_token_address).await?;
let token_data = Account::unpack(&token_account.data)?;
println!("Mint Address: {}", mint.pubkey());
println!("\nToken Account Address: {}", associated_token_address);
println!("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 (
create_associated_token_account,
freeze_account,
FreezeAccountParams,
get_associated_token_address,
initialize_mint,
InitializeMintParams,
mint_to_checked,
MintToCheckedParams,
thaw_account,
ThawAccountParams,
)
from spl.token.constants import MINT_LEN, TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID
DECIMALS = 2
AMOUNT_TO_MINT = 100
async def main():
rpc = AsyncClient("http://localhost:8899")
async with rpc:
thaw_account_instruction = thaw_account(
ThawAccountParams(
program_id=TOKEN_PROGRAM_ID, # Token program to invoke.
account=token_account_address, # Token account to thaw.
mint=mint.pubkey(), # Mint for the token account being thawed.
authority=fee_payer.pubkey(), # Freeze authority approving the thaw.
)
)
latest_blockhash = await rpc.get_latest_blockhash()
transaction = Transaction(
[fee_payer],
Message([thaw_account_instruction], fee_payer.pubkey()),
latest_blockhash.value.blockhash,
)
result = await rpc.send_transaction(transaction)
token_account_info = await token.get_account_info(token_account_address)
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("\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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