Create a token

Check out the “Getting Started with the Hedera Token Service” video tutorial in JavaScript here.

Create a new fungible or non-fungible token (NFT) on the Hedera network. After you submit the transaction to the Hedera network, you can obtain the new token ID by requesting the receipt. You can also create, access, or transfer HTS tokens using smart contracts - see Hedera Service Solidity Libraries and Supported ERC Token Standards.

Token Keys

If any of the token key types (KYC key, Wipe key, Metadata key, etc) are not set during the creation of the token, you will not be able to update the token and add them in the future
If any of the token key types (KYC key, Wipe key, Metadata key, etc) are set during the creation of the token, you will not be able to remove them in the future

NFTs

For non-fungible tokens, the token ID represents an NFT class. Once the token is created, you must mint each NFT using the token mint operation.

Note: The initial supply for an NFT is required to be set to 0.

Token Properties

Transaction Signing Requirements

Treasury key is required to sign
Admin key, if specified
Transaction fee payer key

Transaction Fees

For fungible tokens, a CryptoTransfer fee is added to transfer the newly created token to the treasury account
Please see the transaction and query fees table for the base transaction fee
Please use the Hedera fee estimator to estimate your transaction fee cost

Methods

Method	Type	Requirement
`setTokenName(<name>)`	String	Required
`setTokenType(<tokenType>)`	TokenType	Optional
`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
`setPauseKey(<key>)`	Key	Optional
`setFreezeDefault(<freeze>`)	boolean	Optional
`setExpirationTime(<expirationTime>)`	Instant	Optional
`setFeeScheduleKey(<key>)`	Key	Optional
`setCustomFees(<customFees>)`	List<CustomFee>	Optional
`setSupplyType(<supplyType>)`	TokenSupplyType	Optional
`setMaxSupply(<maxSupply>)`	long	Optional
`setTokenMemo(<memo>)`	String	Optional
`setAutoRenewAccountId(<account>)`	AccountId	Optional
`setAutoRenewPeriod(<period>)`	Duration	Optional
`setMetadataKey(<key>)`	Key	Optional
`setMetadata(<bytes>)`	bytes	Optional

Note: Where the Admin, Pause, Freeze, and Wipe keys are left blank, the Supply key will be required as a minimum.

//Create the transaction
TokenCreateTransaction transaction = new TokenCreateTransaction()
        .setTokenName("Your Token Name")
        .setTokenSymbol("F")
        .setTreasuryAccountId(treasuryAccountId)
        .setInitialSupply(5000)
        .setAdminKey(adminKey.getPublicKey())
        .setMetadataKey(metadataKey)
        .setMetadata(metadata)
        .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

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