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Burn Solana NFTs

Burn NFTs you no longer want and recover the SOL rent locked inside them. Lists every NFT your wallet holds, you pick which to burn, your wallet signs once. Programmable NFTs (pNFTs) supported.

Burn NFT
Burn NFTs you hold and reclaim their rent
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Connect a wallet to find NFTs you can burn.

How it works

Connect your wallet. SolKnife lists the NFTs it holds, with images and collection info. Pick the ones to burn; SolKnife builds one transaction per NFT and your wallet signs them all in a single approval (via `signAllTransactions`). Burning is permanent: the NFT is destroyed and the rent from its closed accounts returns to your wallet. A small flat fee per NFT is shown before you sign.

Burning
Permanently destroys the NFT by closing its token account, metadata account, and edition account. The asset can never be recovered afterward. The closed accounts' SOL rent returns to your wallet.
Reclaimed rent
Every Solana account holds a small SOL deposit to stay open. Closing an NFT's accounts (token + metadata + edition) returns those deposits — around 0.01 SOL per NFT, depending on the NFT's account sizes.
Programmable NFT (pNFT)
A Metaplex NFT whose token account is frozen by default — designed for royalty enforcement. SolKnife's burn handles the thaw step internally, so a pNFT you own can be burned like any other.
Not supported
Compressed NFTs (cNFTs) and MPL Core assets use different programs and aren't included in this tool. Empty token accounts with no NFT belong in Reclaim Rent, not here.

Frequently asked

How do I burn NFTs on Solana?
Connect your wallet — SolKnife reads the NFTs it holds via the DAS (Digital Asset Standard) API and lists them with images. Pick which to burn and your wallet signs once via signAllTransactions; SolKnife sends one burn transaction per NFT, all approved together. The NFTs are destroyed and the rent from their closed accounts returns to your wallet in the same transactions.
How much SOL do I get back per NFT?
Around 0.01 SOL per classic NFT (token + metadata + edition accounts combined). pNFTs and NFTs with larger metadata data return slightly more. The exact recovery is shown per-NFT in the review screen before you sign, gross and net of the SolKnife fee.
Can I burn a programmable NFT (pNFT)?
Yes. pNFTs have frozen token accounts by default (for royalty enforcement), but as the owner you can thaw and burn them. SolKnife folds the thaw step into the burn transaction automatically — no manual unfreeze step required.
Can I burn compressed NFTs (cNFTs)?
Not in this tool. Compressed NFTs use Metaplex Bubblegum and live as Merkle-tree leaves rather than per-NFT accounts — burning them requires a different instruction shape that this tool doesn't currently implement.
Is burning reversible?
No, never. Burning permanently destroys the NFT — the token account is closed, the metadata account is closed, the edition account is closed. The asset cannot be recreated; nothing recovers it. Make sure you're burning what you intend to.
What if the NFT is frozen?
If it's a pNFT (programmable NFT), the freeze is the protocol's default state and SolKnife handles the thaw inside the burn transaction. If it's a non-pNFT that was frozen by a freeze authority (rare but possible), only the freeze authority can thaw it — SolKnife will report that in the resolve step and skip the NFT.
Can I burn multiple NFTs in one wallet approval?
Yes. SolKnife builds one transaction per NFT (each burn has its own tx) and uses your wallet's signAllTransactions to bundle them into a single approval popup. Wallets without signAllTransactions fall back to one popup per NFT — slower but still works.
Does burning affect the collection or other holders?
No. Burning one NFT only closes that NFT's accounts. The collection's other items, the collection NFT itself, and any other holders' assets are untouched. The on-chain supply of the collection drops by one because the burned NFT no longer exists.
What's the fee?
A small flat SolKnife fee per NFT burned, configurable by the operator and shown in the review before you sign. The fee is deducted from the recovered rent in the same transaction; you see net SOL received before approving.
Why would I burn an NFT?
Common reasons: wallet cleanup (removing spam airdrops or abandoned mints), reclaiming the SOL rent the NFT locks (about 0.01 SOL each adds up across dozens), and signaling. SolKnife doesn't recommend burning legitimate collectibles — it's an irreversible action best applied to NFTs you no longer want and won't regret losing.

New to this? Read how to burn NFTs safely and reclaim their SOL rent.