How to Mint NFTs on the XRP Ledger
Create NFTs on the XRPL with near-zero fees, instant settlement, and on-chain royalty enforcement.
Why Mint on XRPL?
Minting cost
~0.000012 XRP
Settlement
3-5 seconds
Royalties
On-chain enforced
Storage
IPFS via XRPL.to
Compare this to Ethereum where minting a single NFT can cost $10 to $50 or more in gas fees, or Solana at $0.01 to $0.05 per mint. On the XRPL, minting is essentially free, costing only the standard transaction fee. Royalties are enforced at the protocol level, not by marketplace policy, meaning creators always receive their cut.
What You Need
- An XRPL wallet with some XRP (minimum around 2 XRP to cover the base reserve and owner reserves)
- Your artwork or media files (images, video, audio, or other digital content)
- Metadata: name, description, and optionally attributes or traits for your NFT
XRPL.to handles IPFS upload and metadata formatting automatically. You do not need to set up your own IPFS node or manually construct metadata JSON. Just upload your file and fill in the details.
How to Mint on XRPL.to
Go to the minting page and connect your wallet
Navigate to /nfts/create and connect your XRPL wallet. You can use a wallet created on XRPL.to or connect an external signer.
Upload your artwork
Select your image, video, or other media file. XRPL.to uploads it to IPFS for decentralized, permanent storage. The resulting IPFS URI becomes the NFT's content reference.
Set metadata
Enter a name, description, and optionally add collection details and traits or attributes. Traits make your NFT filterable and sortable within collections.
Configure settings
Set the transfer fee (royalty percentage from 0% to 50%), taxon for collection grouping, and flags: whether the NFT is transferable, burnable by the issuer, or both.
Review and mint
Confirm the details and sign the NFTokenMint transaction. Your NFT is recorded on-chain in seconds and immediately visible on XRPL.to.
NFT Features on XRPL
On-chain royalties
Transfer fees are enforced by the XRPL protocol itself, not by marketplace policies. Every resale automatically pays the creator their specified percentage. This cannot be bypassed.
Native buy/sell offers
The XRPL has built-in offer mechanics for NFTs. No smart contracts needed. Buyers create buy offers, sellers create sell offers, and either party can accept. Broker settlements enable marketplace integrations.
Flexible configuration
Group NFTs into collections by taxon. Make them transferable or soulbound (non-transferable). Allow the issuer to burn them or make them permanent. These flags are set at mint time and are immutable.
After Minting
Once minted, your NFT appears in the XRPL.to NFT marketplace. Buyers can browse your collection and make offers. You can list a sell price, and the transaction settles on-chain in seconds.
Track your collection's performance with floor price, total volume, holder count, and distribution analytics. The NFT Market page shows trending collections and top sales across the entire XRPL.
Start Minting
Create your first NFT on the XRP Ledger in minutes. No coding required.