Collections
A collection is the top-level container for a drop. Every collection has a type (which determines its on-chain shape and which sales are valid), a backing contract, optionally a sale, and minted tokens.
The five types
Section titled “The five types”| Type | Supply model | When to use |
|---|---|---|
OpenEdition | Unlimited | Max distribution — every collector can mint |
LimitedEdition | Fixed cap | Scarcity-driven drops with a supply limit |
OneOfOne | Exactly 1 | Unique, singular pieces |
Series | Fixed, unique per token | Multiple tokens with individual metadata |
GenerativeSeries | Fixed or open | Code-driven art rendered at mint time |
Editions (Open, Limited, OneOfOne) support both ERC-721 and ERC-1155. Series and generative are always ERC-721.
Lifecycle
Section titled “Lifecycle”A collection moves through explicit statuses:
- Draft — configured but not deployed. Only the owner can see it.
- InProgress — deployment transaction submitted, awaiting confirmation.
- Live — contract deployed, sale is claimable.
- Migrated — imported from an external source.
- Disabled — frozen. No further mints.
The transition from Draft → InProgress → Live is managed by the deploy workflow.
What’s in a collection
Section titled “What’s in a collection”- Identifiers —
id(UUID, internal) andhighlightId(public, URL-safe). - Contract — a deployed smart contract; type is derived from the collection type + token standard. See contracts.
- Type-specific detail —
CollectionEditionDetail,CollectionSeriesDetail, orCollectionGenerativeDetail(mutually exclusive). - Sale — a draft collection has at most one sale at a time; a live collection can accept additional gated sales. See sales.
- Media — logo, featured image, and the artwork/code the tokens reference.
- Tokens — the minted NFTs. See tokens & metadata.
- Royalty — optional EIP-2981 royalty recipient + amount.
Reusable vs non-reusable contracts
Section titled “Reusable vs non-reusable contracts”Some contract implementations can back multiple collections (cheap to deploy a new collection against them); others are one-per-collection. The support matrix spells out which is which, but as a rule: LimitedEdition/OneOfOne on ERC-721, and all ERC-1155 editions, use reusable contracts.
Related
Section titled “Related”- Editions — supply models for single-artwork collections
- Series — multi-token collections
- Generative — code-based collections
- Support matrix — valid combinations
- Creating a collection (creator) — dashboard walkthrough
- Mint an NFT end-to-end (developer) — SDK walkthrough