Get the NFT ID of an existing NFT through its External Reference

Returns the NFT ID for a given external reference.

await api.query.getNftId(external_reference);

tip

If you're checking the ID for a newly minted NFT, allow time for consensus to be achieved on the minted NFT.

You can get the AVN_GATEWAY_URL here.

Example

const AVN_API = require("avn-api");
const AVN_GATEWAY_URL = "<node_url>";
const options = {
	suri: "<account_suri>",
};
const API = new AVN_API(AVN_GATEWAY_URL, options);

//replace with the external ref set when minting the NFT.
const EXTERNAL_REF = "https://5DA/gxV";

async function main() {
	await api.init();

	let result = await api.query.getNftId(EXTERNAL_REF);
	console.log(result);
}

(async () => {
	await main();
})();

Example Result

0x1068fa5b1f3e033d7e802a2d3f355a0b96b07f367c69ba1aa2ea58ee61af82ce

JSON-RPC

REQUEST
POST https://AVN_GATEWAY_URL/query

HEADERS
Content-Type: application/json Authorization': bearer <awtToken>

REQUEST PARAMS

• externalRef [required] - a unique string representing the NFT's external reference.

JSON-RPC Example

curl https://AVN_GATEWAY_URL/query \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "Authorization: bearer <awtToken>" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"getNftId", "params":{"externalRef":"my_unique_nft_2022-01-17T12:15:31Z"}, "id":1}'

note

result - hex string value representing the NFT ID.

JSON-RPC Output

{
	"jsonrpc": "2.0",
	"id": 1,
	"result": "0x4184aa1d0e5a1a44d36d92b02ad07ab4285a43086f538a7e5b7d5cbd858e0e71"
}

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Production Example

Multiple NFTs have been minted on the AVN and HERE is a link to the AVN Explorer that provides more detail on the minted NFT. Click on the Advanced tab on the page to view more details on the transaction.