How to Perform a Lazy Mint

There is a big difference between lazy minting and direct minting.

Please follow these steps to perform a lazy mint:

Step 1: Choose ‘Lazy mint’

You only need to submit the basic information of NFT to create it for free without paying gas; but the NFT you create is not actually 'minted' on the blockchain before it is purchased.

Step 2: Create Collection

Although it was mentioned earlier that you can ‘mint NFTs for free without paying gas', creators will still need to complete the on-chain creation of the collection first.

In technical terms, creators need to deploy their contract first; but to put it more simply, creators essentially need to create the shell of the NFT collection first, and inform buyers about the NFTs.

It is consistent with the collection creation of the direct mint. Creators need to fill in the basic information of the collection first, and complete the submission.

Please note: Currently lazy minting only supports contracts based on ERC-721, so it is recommended that you issue 1/1 type NFTs.

Step 3: Setup the drop settings

When you have finished creating the collection, click 'Continue editing' to setup the drop settings, include the following parts(Please click to view detailed setup instructions):

Settings The basic information of the lazy mint collection, including the mint start time and mint stages.

Earnings Creators can setup the creator royalties, and display the Uptick service fee

Items Add NFTs to the collection, creators need to upload the media files and metadata.

Drop page The drop page that will be displayed for users, creators need to set up their media banner, scrolling preview, detailed drop introduction, etc.

Step 4: Submit the drop

When all the settings have been filled in, you can publish your drop. Once a lazy mint collection has been dropped, they will be publicly visible for everyone.

Of course, you can still modify the drop settings, as well as the metadata of the unminted NFT, even if your drop has already been released. However, due to the principle of fairness, once your drop is published, it is not recommended that you modify the information.