Create a token

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Create a new token on the Hedera network. After you submit the transaction to the Hedera network, you can obtain the new token ID by requesting the receipt. Smart contracts cannot access or transfer HTS tokens at this time.
The specified Treasury Account receives the initial supply of tokens when a token is created. The Treasury Account also receives any additional tokens that are minted.
The balance of the treasury account is decreased when the TokenBurn operation is executed. You must set the Supply Key if you wish to burn tokens in the future. If you do not set the Supply Key upon the creation of the token, you may update the token properties using the TokenUpdate transaction.
The supply that is going to be put in circulation is the initial supply provided
The maximum supply a token can have is 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (2^63-1) tokens
The supply is in the lowest denomination possible
Example: Token A has an initial supply set to 10_000 and decimals set to 2. The tokens that will be put into circulation are going to be 100. Token B has an initial supply set to 10_012_345_678 and decimals set to 8. The number of tokens that will be put into circulation are to going to be 100.12345678
The transaction has to be signed by the Admin Key of the new token
A token can be created as immutable if the Admin Key is omitted. In this case, the name, symbol, treasury, management keys, expiry and renew properties cannot be modified.
You can set the following properties when creating a token:
Property
Description
Name
Set the publicly visible name of the token. The token name is specified as a string of UTF-8 characters. The token name is not unique. Maximum of 100 characters.
Symbol
The publicly visible token symbol. It is UTF-8 capitalized alphabetical string identifying the token. The token symbol is not unique. Maximum of 100 characters.
Decimal
The number of decimal places a token is divisible by. This field can never be changed.
Initial Supply
Specifies the initial supply of tokens to be put in circulation. The initial supply is sent to the Treasury Account. The maximum supply of tokens is 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 tokens and is in the lowest denomination possible.
Treasury Account
The account which will act as a treasury for the token. This account will receive the specified initial supply. The token Treasury Account is required to sign the TokenCreateTransaction.
Admin Key
The key which can perform update/delete operations on the token.The Admin Key has the authority to change the Freeze Key, Wipe Key, and KYC Key. It can also update the treasury account.  If empty, the token can be perceived as immutable (not being able to be updated/deleted). This key is required to sign transactions if present.
KYC Key
The key which can grant or revoke KYC of an account for the token's transactions. If empty, KYC is not required, and KYC grant or revoke operations are not possible.
Freeze Key
The key which can sign to freeze or unfreeze an account for token transactions. If empty, freezing is not possible.
Wipe Key
The key which can wipe the token balance of an account. If empty, wipe is not possible.
Supply Key
The key which can change the total supply of a token. This key is used to sign token Mint/Burn operations. If this is left empty minting/burning tokens is not possible.
Fee Schedule Key
The key that can change the token's custom fee schedule. A custom fee schedule token without a fee schedule key is immutable.
Custom Fees
​Custom fees to charge during a token transfer transaction that transfers units of this token. Custom fees can either be fixed or fractional.
Freeze Default
The default Freeze status (frozen or unfrozen) of Hedera accounts relative to this token. If true, an account must be unfrozen before it can receive the token.
Expiration Time
The epoch second at which the token should expire; if an auto-renew account and period are specified, this is coerced to the current epoch second plus the autoRenewPeriod. The default expiration time is 90 days.
Auto Renew Account
An account which will be automatically charged to renew the token's expiration, at autoRenewPeriod interval. This key is required to sign the transaction if present.
Auto Renew Period
The interval at which the auto-renew account will be charged to extend the token's expiry. The default auto-renew period is 131,500 minutes.
Memo
A short publicly visible memo about the token. You can use the memo field to add a URI that contains additional metadata about the token. You can view the metadata schema here. Memos are not unique and have a 100 character limit. 
Transaction Signing Requirements:
Treasury key is required to sign
Admin key, if specified 
Freeze key, if specified 
Wipe key, if specified
Supply key, if specified 
Fee schedule key, if specified
Transaction fee payer key
Constructor
Description
new TokenCreateTransaction()
Initializes the TokenCreateTransaction object
new TokenCreateTransaction()
Methods
V2
V1
V2
Method
Type
Requirement
setTokenName(<name>)
String
Required
setTokenSymbol(<symbol>)
String
Required
setDecimals(<decimal>)
int
Optional
setInitialSupply(<initialSupply>)
int
Optional
setTreasuryAccountId(<treasury>)
​AccountId​
Required
setAdminKey(<key>)
Key
Optional
setKycKey(<key>)
Key
Optional
setFreezeKey(<key>)
Key
Optional
setWipeKey(<key>)
Key
Optional
setSupplyKey(<key>)
Key
Optional
setFreezeDefault(<freeze>)
boolean
Optional
setExpirationTime(<expirationTime>)
Instant
Optional
setFeeScheduleKey(<key>)
Key
Optional
setCustomFees(<customFees>)
List<CustomFee>
Optional
setTokenMemo(<memo>)
String
Optional
setAutoRenewAccountId(<account>)
​AccountId​
Disabled
setAutoRenewPeriod(<period>)
Duration
Disabled
Java
//Create the transaction
TokenCreateTransaction transaction = new TokenCreateTransaction()
        .setTokenName("Your Token Name")
        .setTokenSymbol("F")
        .setTreasuryAccountId(treasuryAccountId)
        .setInitialSupply(5000)
        .setAdminKey(adminKey.getPublicKey())
        .setMaxTransactionFee(new Hbar(30)); //Change the default max transaction fee
​
//Build the unsigned transaction, sign with admin private key of the token, sign with the token treasury private key, submit the transaction to a Hedera network
TransactionResponse txResponse = transaction.freezeWith(client).sign(adminKey).sign(treasuryKey).execute(client);
​
//Request the receipt of the transaction
TransactionReceipt receipt = txResponse.getReceipt(client);
​
//Get the token ID from the receipt
TokenId tokenId = receipt.tokenId;
​
System.out.println("The new token ID is " + tokenId);
​
//v2.0.1
JavaScript
//Create the transaction and freeze for manual signing
const transaction = await new TokenCreateTransaction()
     .setTokenName("Your Token Name")
     .setTokenSymbol("F")
     .setTreasuryAccountId(treasuryAccountId)
     .setInitialSupply(5000)
     .setAdminKey(adminPublicKey)
     .setMaxTransactionFee(new Hbar(30)) //Change the default max transaction fee
     .freezeWith(client);
​
//Sign the transaction with the token adminKey and the token treasury account private key
const signTx =  await (await transaction.sign(adminKey)).sign(treasuryKey);
​
//Sign the transaction with the client operator private key and submit to a Hedera network
const txResponse = await signTx.execute(client);
​
//Get the receipt of the transaction
const receipt = await txResponse.getReceipt(client);
​
//Get the token ID from the receipt
const tokenId = receipt.tokenId;
​
console.log("The new token ID is " + tokenId);
​
//v2.0.5
Go
//Create the transaction and freeze the unsigned transaction
tokenCreateTransaction, err := hedera.NewTokenCreateTransaction().
      SetTokenName("Your Token Name").
        SetTokenSymbol("F").
        SetTreasuryAccountID(treasuryAccountId).
        SetInitialSupply(1000).
        SetAdminKey(adminKey).
        SetMaxTransactionFee(hedera.NewHbar(30)). //Change the default max transaction fee
        FreezeWith(client)
​
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}
​
//Sign with the admin private key of the token, sign with the token treasury private key, sign with the client operator private key and submit the transaction to a Hedera network
txResponse, err := tokenCreateTransaction.Sign(adminKey).Sign(treasuryKey).Execute(client)
​
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}
​
//Request the receipt of the transaction
receipt, err := txResponse.GetReceipt(client)
if err != nil {
    panic(err)
}
​
//Get the token ID from the receipt
tokenId := *receipt.TokenID
​
fmt.Printf("The new token ID is %v\n", tokenId)
​
//v2.1.0
V1
Method
Type
Requirement
setName(<name>)
String
Required
setSymbol(<symbol>)
String
Required
setDecimals(<decimal>)
int
Optional
setInitialSupply(<initialSupply>)
int
Optional
setTreasury(<treasury>)
​AccountId​
Required
setAdminKey(<key>)
​PublicKey​
Required
setKycKey(<key>)
​PublicKey​
Optional
setFreezeKey(<key>)
​PublicKey​
Optional
setWipeKey(<key>)
​PublicKey​
Optional
setSupplyKey(<key>)
​PublicKey​
Optional
setCustomFees(<customFee>)
List<CustomFee>
Optional
setFreezeDefault(<freeze>)
boolean
Optional
setExpirationTime(<expirationTime>)
Instant
Required
setAutoRenewAccount(<account>)
​AccountId​
Optional
setAutoRenewPeriod(<period>)
Duration
Optional
Java
//Create a token
TokenCreateTransaction transaction = new TokenCreateTransaction()
    .setName("Your Token Name")
    .setSymbol("F")
    .setTreasury(treasuryAccountId)
    .setInitialSupply(5000)
    .setAdminKey(adminKey.publicKey);
​
//Build the unsigned transaction, sign with admin private key of the token, sign with the token treasury private key, submit the transaction to a Hedera network
TransactionId transactionId = transaction.build(client).sign(adminKey).sign(treasuryKey).execute(client);
​
//Request the receipt of the transaction
TransactionReceipt getReceipt = transactionId.getReceipt(client);
​
//Get the token ID from the receipt
TokenId tokenId = getReceipt.getTokenId();
​
System.out.println("The new token ID is " +tokenId);
​
//Version: 1.2.2
JavaScript
//Create a token
const transaction = new TokenCreateTransaction()
    .setName("Your Token Name")
    .setSymbol("F")
    .setTreasury(treasuryAccountId)
    .setInitialSupply(5000)
    .setAdminKey(adminKey.publicKey);
​
//Build the unsigned transaction, sign with the admin private key of the token, sign with the token treasury private key, submit the transaction to a Hedera network
const transactionId = await transaction.build(client).sign(adminKey).sign(treasuryKey).execute(client);
​
//Request the receipt of the transaction
const getReceipt = await transactionId.getReceipt(client);
​
//Get the token ID from the receipt
const tokenId = getReceipt.getTokenId();
​
console.log("The new token ID is " +tokenId);
​
//Version: 1.4.2
​

Token ID

Custom token fees

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Property	Description
Name	Set the publicly visible name of the token. The token name is specified as a string of UTF-8 characters. The token name is not unique. Maximum of 100 characters.
Symbol	The publicly visible token symbol. It is UTF-8 capitalized alphabetical string identifying the token. The token symbol is not unique. Maximum of 100 characters.
Decimal	The number of decimal places a token is divisible by. This field can never be changed.
Initial Supply	Specifies the initial supply of tokens to be put in circulation. The initial supply is sent to the Treasury Account. The maximum supply of tokens is `9,223,372,036,854,775,807` tokens and is in the lowest denomination possible.
Treasury Account	The account which will act as a treasury for the token. This account will receive the specified initial supply. The token Treasury Account is required to sign the TokenCreateTransaction.
Admin Key	The key which can perform update/delete operations on the token.The Admin Key has the authority to change the Freeze Key, Wipe Key, and KYC Key. It can also update the treasury account. If empty, the token can be perceived as immutable (not being able to be updated/deleted). This key is required to sign transactions if present.
KYC Key	The key which can grant or revoke KYC of an account for the token's transactions. If empty, KYC is not required, and KYC grant or revoke operations are not possible.
Freeze Key	The key which can sign to freeze or unfreeze an account for token transactions. If empty, freezing is not possible.
Wipe Key	The key which can wipe the token balance of an account. If empty, wipe is not possible.
Supply Key	The key which can change the total supply of a token. This key is used to sign token Mint/Burn operations. If this is left empty minting/burning tokens is not possible.
Fee Schedule Key	The key that can change the token's custom fee schedule. A custom fee schedule token without a fee schedule key is immutable.
Custom Fees	Custom fees to charge during a token transfer transaction that transfers units of this token. Custom fees can either be fixed or fractional.
Freeze Default	The default Freeze status (frozen or unfrozen) of Hedera accounts relative to this token. If true, an account must be unfrozen before it can receive the token.
Expiration Time	The epoch second at which the token should expire; if an auto-renew account and period are specified, this is coerced to the current epoch second plus the autoRenewPeriod. The default expiration time is 90 days.
Auto Renew Account	An account which will be automatically charged to renew the token's expiration, at autoRenewPeriod interval. This key is required to sign the transaction if present.
Auto Renew Period	The interval at which the auto-renew account will be charged to extend the token's expiry. The default auto-renew period is 131,500 minutes.
Memo	A short publicly visible memo about the token. You can use the memo field to add a URI that contains additional metadata about the token. You can view the metadata schema here. Memos are not unique and have a 100 character limit.

Constructor	Description
`new TokenCreateTransaction()`	Initializes the TokenCreateTransaction object

Method	Type	Requirement
`setTokenName(<name>)`	String	Required
`setTokenSymbol(<symbol>)`	String	Required
`setDecimals(<decimal>)`	int	Optional
`setInitialSupply(<initialSupply>)`	int	Optional
`setTreasuryAccountId(<treasury>)`	AccountId	Required
`setAdminKey(<key>)`	Key	Optional
`setKycKey(<key>)`	Key	Optional
`setFreezeKey(<key>)`	Key	Optional
`setWipeKey(<key>)`	Key	Optional
`setSupplyKey(<key>)`	Key	Optional
`setFreezeDefault(<freeze>`)	boolean	Optional
`setExpirationTime(<expirationTime>)`	Instant	Optional
`setFeeScheduleKey(<key>)`	Key	Optional
`setCustomFees(<customFees>)`	List<CustomFee>	Optional
`setTokenMemo(<memo>)`	String	Optional
`setAutoRenewAccountId(<account>)`	AccountId	Disabled
`setAutoRenewPeriod(<period>)`	Duration	Disabled