Burn Solana tokens

Permanently destroy tokens from your wallet and reduce the token’s total supply. Burning cannot be reversed.

Select token

Burn amount

Amount

Number of tokens to burn from your balance (in display units).

The Burn tool permanently destroys tokens from your wallet. Select a token, enter the amount, and approve one transaction. After confirmation, the tokens leave your balance and the mint’s total supply decreases by the same amount.

Two things to know first. Burning is permanent: there is no undo, and no one, not you, not Dexmint, can recover burned tokens. And nothing burns until you approve it: the transaction is signed in your own wallet, never on your behalf.

How to burn Solana tokens

Connect your wallet
Connect the wallet that holds the tokens you want to destroy. Burning only touches balances your own wallet controls. If this is your first burn, practice with test tokens and test SOL on Devnet.
Select the token
Pick the token from your wallet’s list, or paste its mint address. The tool reads it on-chain and shows decimals, current supply, and authority status so you can confirm it’s the right one.
Enter the burn amount
Type the amount in normal display units, burning 100 means 100 tokens, exactly as your wallet shows them. The form checks the number against your balance, so you can’t enter more than you hold.
Review the fee ledger and sign
The fee ledger shows a flat fee in SOL before you approve anything, apply a coupon code if you have one. Sign in your wallet and watch the build, sign, and confirm steps complete.
Verify the result
You get the transaction signature with an explorer link. Open it to see the burn recorded and the total supply already reduced.

What burning actually does on-chain

A burn is not a transfer to a dead address. It removes tokens from your token account and reduces the mint’s recorded total supply by the same amount. The tokens no longer exist, and explorers can show the lower supply after confirmation.

You don’t need any special authority to burn. Any holder can destroy tokens they own, but only tokens they own. You can’t burn tokens in someone else’s wallet, and neither can we: the transaction only touches accounts your connected wallet controls.

When burning makes sense

You might burn tokens to remove an unused allocation, correct an accidental over-mint, or complete a planned supply reduction. The transaction provides a public record of the reduced supply.

A burn reduces supply at that time. If the mint authority remains active, its holder can mint more tokens later. Revoke the mint authority separately if no further supply should be created.

Frequently asked questions

Can burned tokens be recovered?

No. A burn removes tokens from existence, there is no reversal transaction, and no one, including Dexmint, can restore them. Treat it like shredding cash: double-check the token and amount before you sign.

Can I burn tokens from other people’s wallets?

No. You can only burn tokens held in the wallet you’ve connected. Even as the token’s creator you can’t reach into holders’ wallets, that limit is built into Solana’s token program, not just this tool.

Do I need mint authority to burn?

No. Minting and burning are separate. Any holder can burn their own tokens, whether the mint authority is active, held by someone else, or revoked entirely.

Will burning increase my token’s price?

Burning reduces supply, but price depends on demand and market conditions. A burn does not guarantee a higher price.

What does burning cost?

A flat fee in the ledger before you sign plus Solana’s tiny network fee, never a cut of the amount you burn, however large it is.

Can I try it without risking real tokens?

Yes, burn devnet tokens first. Watching a test token’s supply drop on the explorer makes the permanence concrete before you do it on Mainnet.

I want to exit a liquidity pool. Should I burn my LP tokens?

No. Burning LP tokens destroys the receipt without returning the underlying tokens. To exit a position and get both tokens back, remove liquidity with the Manage Liquidity tool instead.