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Version: 3.5.0

Get the NFT ID of an existing NFT through its External Reference

Returns the NFT ID for a given external reference.

await api.query.getNftId(external_reference);
tip

If you're checking the ID for a newly minted NFT, allow time for consensus to be achieved on the minted NFT.

You can get the AVN_GATEWAY_URL here.

const { AvnApi, SetupMode, SigningMode } = require("avn-api");
const AVN_GATEWAY_URL = "https://testnet.gateway.aventus.io";

const singleUserOptions = {
suri: "0x5392ca60a61aea99fce14358798de93c1bc11c3696a905718738c71fae539c24", // this is from the generated example account
setupMode: SetupMode.SingleUser,
signingMode: SigningMode.SuriBased,
};

const avnSdk = new AvnApi(AVN_GATEWAY_URL, singleUserOptions);

//replace with the external ref set when minting the NFT.
const EXTERNAL_REF = "https://5DA/gxV";

async function main() {
await avnSdk.init();
const api = await avnSdk.apis();

let request_id = await api.query.getNftId(EXTERNAL_REF);
console.log(request_id);
}

(async () => {
await main();
})();


Production Example

Multiple NFTs have been minted on the AVN and HERE is a link to the AVN Explorer that provides more detail on the minted NFT. Click on the Advanced tab on the page to view more details on the transaction.