How do you get token symbols, name, images, and other metadata using new Metaplex API?

Question

It used to be solana token list but it's deprecated now.

How do you search for metadata using new metaplex API?

Answer:

const mintData = await (
      await metaplex
        .tokens()
        .findMintByAddress(new PublicKey(USDC_TOKEN_ADDRESS))
    ).run();

    const mintData = await (
      await metaplex
        .nfts()
        .findMintWithMetadataByAddress(new PublicKey(USDC_TOKEN_ADDRESS))
    ).run();

Although for now I find metadata from solscan more useful.

Answer 1

This shows how to get the metadata, is on the token creator github.

const getMetadata = useCallback(
async (form) => {
  const tokenMint = form.tokenAddress; // Your token mint address
  const metadataPDA =  await findMetadataPda(new PublicKey(tokenMint)); // You can use findMetadataPda method to get the PDA for token mint where metadata is stored
  console.log(metadataPDA.toBase58());
  const metadataAccount = await connection.getAccountInfo(metadataPDA); // Get the account info from the PDA 
  console.log(metadataAccount);
  const [metadata, _] = await Metadata.deserialize(metadataAccount.data); // Deserialize the metadata from PDA account 
  console.log(metadata); // Here you have the details
  let logoRes = await fetch(metadata.data.uri);
  let logoJson = await logoRes.json();
  let { image } = logoJson;
  setTokenMetadata({ tokenMetadata, ...metadata.data });
  setLogo(image);
  setLoaded(true);
  setTokenAddress('')
},
[tokenAddress]

);

The full source code is here: https://github.com/jacobcreech/Token-Creator/blob/master/src/components/GetMetadata.tsx

Answer 2

Not sure about the "best" API, but documentation on using Solana's official APIs can be found here:

https://docs.solana.com/cluster/rpc-endpoints

Furthermore, there are a few endpoints you can use to get token information in the API specs, listed here:

https://docs.solana.com/developing/clients/jsonrpc-api

Since you mentioned coingecko, they also have an API that lets you query data on any asset they list, using the "API id" listed on any asset's info page on their site:

https://www.coingecko.com/en/api/documentation

Answer 3

You can check out this tutorial too: Metaplex Solana NFT metadata – How to get NFTs metadata.