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# Mint a Basic NFT

### Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure you have the following ready:

1. [Create a Ternoa](/getting-started/wallets/ternoa-wallet.md) account with [Alphanet CAPS](broken://pages/ej9gceaLIhCN2PgUBh42)
2. Install and set up your editor of choice (we will use Visual Studio Code \[VSC] in this tutorial)
3. Install [NodeJS v.14+](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) & NPM
4. [Install & initialize Ternoa-JS](/build-1/javascript/ternoa-js-library-utilities/installation-and-initialization.md)

### Minting a Basic NFT on-chain using Ternoa-JS

To create an NFT on the Ternoa chain, Ternoa-JS provides you with a `createNft` helper to do so. It returns an object promise containing the `NFTCreatedEvent` returned by the Ternoa blockchain.

Replace *IPFS\_CID* in the following code snippet with your CID hash previously generated in [Prepare Basic NFT assets](/build-1/javascript/nft-features-and-pallets/basics-nft-and-collections/nft/prepare-basic-nft-assets.md):

```typescript
import { createNft, getKeyringFromSeed, WaitUntil } from "ternoa-js";

const mintNFT = async () => {
	try {
		const keyring = await getKeyringFromSeed("//TernoaTestAccount");
		const nftData = await createNft(
			"IPFS_CID",
			0,
			undefined,
			false,
			keyring,
			WaitUntil.BlockInclusion
		);
		console.log("The on-chain NFT id is: ", nftData.nftId);
	} catch (e) {
		console.error(e);
	}
};
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Use your own account by updating the `//TernoaTestAccount` with your account seed when retrieving the keyring from the example below.
{% endhint %}

Here are detailed the `createNft` helper parameters:

```markdown
`offchainData`: a string that can be IPFS CID hash that points to a JSON file, a plain text, a small JSON string, or a link to either a static or a dynamic file.
`royalty`: a number (in percentage between 0 and 100) to set the royalties taken by the owner for each NFT sale.
`collectionId`: an optional parameter. If you want your NFT to belong to a collection, add the collection id here otherwise keep it undefined.
`isSoulbound`: (boolean): when set to true, the NFT will be a soulbound NFT. The default is false.
`keyring`: the provided keyring (containing the address) will be used to sign the transaction and pay the execution fee.
`waitUntil`: WaitUntil defines at which point we want to get the results of the transaction execution: BlockInclusion or BlockFinalization.
```

The response returned includes all the information below according to the parameters provided when creating the NFT. Note that `MintFee` refers to the fee paid to mint the NFT in Big Number format (`MintFeeRounded` is the humanized format, easier and more friendly to use).

```markdown
`nftId`: ID of the NFT.
`owner`: The owner of the NFT.
`offchainData`: The off-chain data provided for the NFT.
`royalty`: The royalty fee set for the NFT.
`collectionId`: The ID of the collection, the NFT belongs to.
`isSoulbound`: True if the NFT is soulbound. False if the NFT is not soulbound.
`mintFee`: Minting fee for the NFT. Big Number format
`mintFeeRounded`: Minting fee for the NFT. Basic number format.
```

### Next

The next step will be getting the NFT data from the Ternoa Indexer using the NFT id just generated. Keep it and continue on the [Retrieve a Basic NFT](/build-1/javascript/indexer/featured-requests/basic-and-soulbound-nft.md) guide.

### Support

If you face any trouble, feel free to reach out to our community engineers in our [Discord](https://discord.gg/fUmBkPpnRu).