Tokenize an Asset

Use this page when you want to issue a stablecoin, tokenized security, loyalty token, or any other asset through Solana Developer Platform. It walks you from business decision to the first API call.

Choose a token model

Pick the template that matches your asset's compliance and operational requirements:

Asset model	Template	Typical controls
Fiat-backed stablecoin	stablecoin	Mint authority, freeze authority, pausable, permanent delegate
Tokenized security or RWA	tokenized-security	Allowlist required, freeze authority, pausable, permanent delegate
Loyalty, rewards, or utility token	custom	Manually selected extensions
Non-standard asset	custom	Manually selected extensions

Use SDP-controlled custody wallets for your main authorities when you expect SDP execute flows to work without external signing.

Implementation sequence

Each step links to its own guide with UI and API instructions:

1. Set Up Your Organization
2. Set Up Wallets
3. Manage API Keys
4. Create a Token
5. Deploy a Token
6. Mint and Burn
7. Basic payment — transfer tokens between wallets
8. Allowlists — required for tokenized-security
9. Manage Token Settings — freeze, pause, seize for compliance workflows

Core API endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Purpose
GET	/v1/issuance/templates	List available token templates
POST	/v1/issuance/tokens	Create a token definition
POST	/v1/issuance/tokens/{tokenId}/deploy	Deploy to Solana
POST	/v1/issuance/tokens/{tokenId}/mint	Mint new supply
POST	/v1/issuance/tokens/{tokenId}/burn	Reduce supply
POST	/v1/issuance/tokens/{tokenId}/allowlist	Add an allowed address
POST	/v1/issuance/tokens/{tokenId}/freeze	Freeze an account
POST	/v1/issuance/tokens/{tokenId}/pause	Pause all transfers
POST	/v1/payments/transfers	Transfer tokens

See the full schema in the Issuance API reference and Payments API reference.

Operational constraints

• A token must be created before deployment, and deployed before minting or transfer.
• If the token is paused, minting and transfer operations are unavailable until it is unpaused.
• Freeze and unfreeze flows accept a holder wallet address; SDP derives the associated token account automatically.
• If a relevant authority is held outside SDP, prefer prepare flows or rotate the authority to a controlled wallet first.

For AI agents

If you are driving SDP through an agent workflow, start from AI Consumption. That page links the machine-readable SDP discovery files and keeps AI-facing guidance grounded in the supported public API surface.