---
title: Deploy a Token
description: Deploy a created token to the Solana blockchain.
steps:
  - Open the deploy action
  - Deploy the token
  - Confirm deployment
---

After [creating a token](/docs/tokens/create-a-token), deploy it onchain. Deployment creates the mint account on Solana and assigns authorities to your configured wallets.

## Prerequisites

- A token in `pending` status
- A [wallet configured](/docs/guides/setup-wallets) as the token's main signer

## How it works

<HowItWorks>

<Step number={1} title="Open the deploy action">

Locate the token you want to deploy. Deployment is irreversible — the mint account is created onchain and authorities are locked to your configured wallets.

<StepPanel>
<Tabs items={["UI", "API"]} groupId="how-it-works">
<Tab value="UI">

In the **Issuance** list, click the token with a `Pending` badge to open its detail page.

The **Deploy** button appears in the token header and in the fund management panel.

![Token detail page showing Not deployed status and Deploy button](/images/tokens/token-detail-pending.png)

</Tab>
<Tab value="API">

You need the `tokenId` returned when you created the token. If you don't have it, list your tokens:

```bash
curl https://api.solana.com/v1/issuance/tokens \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_..."
```

Note the `id` field (e.g., `tok_abc123`) — required for all deploy and post-deploy calls.

</Tab>
</Tabs>
</StepPanel>

</Step>

<Step number={2} title="Deploy the token">

Use **execute mode** when SDP controls the signing wallet, or **prepare mode** when you need to sign externally.

<StepPanel>
<Tabs items={["UI", "API"]} groupId="how-it-works">
<Tab value="UI">

Click **Deploy**. A modal shows the signer wallet that will authorize the transaction. Review the wallet ID and public key, then click **Deploy now**.

![Deploy token modal showing the signer wallet details](/images/tokens/token-deploy-modal.png)

A confirmation prompt asks you to confirm the on-chain submission. Click **Deploy now** to proceed.

![Deploy token confirmation dialog](/images/tokens/token-deploy-confirm.png)

SDP submits the transaction to Solana and polls for confirmation. The page updates automatically when deployment completes.

</Tab>
<Tab value="API">

**Execute mode** — SDP signs and submits:

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.solana.com/v1/issuance/tokens/tok_abc123/deploy \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_..." \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: deploy-acme-001"
```

```typescript
const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.solana.com/v1/issuance/tokens/tok_abc123/deploy",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: "Bearer sk_test_...",
      "Idempotency-Key": "deploy-acme-001",
    },
  }
);
const { data } = await res.json();
// data.token.mintAddress — the onchain mint address
```

**Prepare mode** — returns an unsigned transaction:

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.solana.com/v1/issuance/tokens/tok_abc123/deploy/prepare \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_..."
```

Sign `data.transaction.serialized` with your private key and submit to Solana. See [Prepare vs Execute](/docs/tokens/prepare-vs-execute).

Always pass an `Idempotency-Key` — retrying with the same key after a network error prevents double-deployment.

</Tab>
</Tabs>
</StepPanel>

</Step>

<Step number={3} title="Confirm deployment">

Once the transaction is confirmed, the token is active and ready for minting and transfers.

<StepPanel>
<Tabs items={["UI", "API"]} groupId="how-it-works">
<Tab value="UI">

The token status badge changes from `Not deployed` to the onchain mint address. The detail page shows Mint and Burn actions in the Operations tab, and a confirmed deploy transaction in the Transactions table.

![Deployed token detail page with mint address, Operations tab, and confirmed deploy transaction](/images/tokens/token-deployed.png)

</Tab>
<Tab value="API">

The deploy response includes the confirmed state:

```typescript
// data.token.status      — "active"
// data.token.mintAddress — e.g., "AcMeXYZ..."
```

Fetch the token at any time to verify:

```bash
curl https://api.solana.com/v1/issuance/tokens/tok_abc123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_..."
```

</Tab>
</Tabs>
</StepPanel>

</Step>

</HowItWorks>
