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Creating a Collection

This guide walks through the creation wizard for each collection type on the Highlight dashboard.

Starting the wizard

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From the dashboard, click Create and choose your collection type. Each type has a tailored multi-step wizard.

Edition creation flow

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For Open Edition, Limited Edition, and One of One:

  1. Basics — Name, description, and collection metadata
  2. Details — Edition size (limited/1/1), royalty configuration
  3. Upload — Upload your artwork (image, video, or animation)
  4. Mint — Configure your sale (pricing, gates, payment recipients)
  5. Review — Preview everything before deployment

Series creation flow

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  1. Basics — Name, description, collection metadata
  2. Upload — Upload a zip file containing all token assets
  3. Details — Configure series size and reveal status
  4. Mint — Configure your sale and optional choose-token mechanic
  5. Review — Preview before deployment

Generative creation flow

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  1. Collection details — Name, description, collection metadata
  2. Upload assets — Upload your generative code as a zip file
  3. Test script — Configure and test capture settings (trigger, delay, viewport, GPU)
  4. Size and output — Configure collection size and output settings
  5. Preview images — Review generated outputs and curate
  6. Series details — Contract properties (name, symbol, transferability)
  7. Mint details — Configure your sale (or deploy without a sale)
  8. Review and deploy — Final preview before deployment

After creation

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Once you complete the wizard, your collection is in Draft status. You’ll need to deploy the contract to make it live.

Want to do this programmatically?

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See the Collections API for creating collections via the SDK.

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