Burn tokens
Permanently destroy SPL tokens you hold. Pick a token, choose an amount, and your wallet signs a single on-chain burn. Optionally reclaim the account rent when you burn your entire balance.
Connect your wallet
Connect a Solana wallet to see the tokens you hold and burn them. Everything is non-custodial — you sign in your own wallet.
How the Solana token burn tool works
Burning is the on-chain action of permanently destroying SPL tokens you hold, lowering the circulating and total supply of a token forever. This free burn tool reads the tokens in your connected Solana wallet, lets you pick a mint and an amount, and submits a single non-custodial burn instruction that you sign yourself — your keys never leave your wallet. Projects use token burns to manage supply, run deflationary tokenomics, remove unsold allocations after a launch, or clean dust and unwanted airdrops out of a wallet.
When and why to burn tokens
A burn is the right tool when you want a verifiable, irreversible reduction in supply that anyone can confirm on a block explorer. Common cases include scheduled buyback-and-burn programs, retiring leftover tokens from a presale, or signalling scarcity to a community. Because a burn cannot be undone, treat the confirmation checkbox seriously and verify the mint address first. If you also want to reclaim the SOL rent locked in an empty token account, burn the full balance and enable the close-account option in the same transaction.
Frequently asked questions
What does burning an SPL token do?
Burning permanently destroys tokens from your wallet and reduces the on-chain total supply. The transaction is recorded on Solana and cannot be reversed — the tokens are gone for good.
Can I recover tokens after burning them?
No. A burn is irreversible. There is no undo, no admin override, and no support team that can mint them back. Always double-check the token and amount before you sign.
What does closing the token account do?
When you burn your entire balance you can also close the empty token account to reclaim its rent deposit (about 0.002 SOL) back to your wallet. This is optional and only available at a zero balance.
Does burning need the mint authority?
No. Anyone can burn tokens they personally hold without any special authority. Reducing the official supply of a token you created is different — see the Token Manager to revoke mint authority and fix supply.
Related tools: Token Manager, Holder Snapshot, or create a new token.