How to Claim and Access the NFT I Received as a Gift? Print
Modified on: Thu, 29 Jun, 2023 at 5:52 PM
If you have received an NFT as a gift, you can follow these steps to claim it.
ℹ️ INFO
Kusama Asset Hub (former Statemine) is Kusama's system parachain that allows the creation of both fungible and non-fungible tokens. You can read more about it here.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- How to claim your NFT
- What to do if you claimed to a new account
- How to access your NFT after you claimed it
How to claim your NFT
If you choose to claim to an existing account instead, the claim page will connect to the Polkadot extension and ask you to select the account to claim to from the available accounts in the extension.
3. Then you'll be asked to enter the gift code you received. Enter it and click "Verify Phrase." After a few seconds, your NFT will be in your account!
You might see your brand new NFT by clicking on "See NFT in Singular."
‼️ IMPORTANT
Parity Signer doesn't support Kusama Asset Hub (former Statemine) on versions lower than 5.0.0.
Don't claim your NFT to a Parity Signer account unless you have updated to the new version and have added Kusama Asset Hub (Statemine) as a network on the app.
What to do if you claimed your NFT to a new account
How to access your NFT after you claimed it
Several browser extensions are supported:
2. In this guide, we are using the Polkadot extension. Grant Singular permission to access the extension, and choose the account you claimed your NFT to from the list.


If you prefer visual instructions, the following video goes through the process of claiming your NFT both to an existing and a new account. Remember that if you claim to a new account, you then need to import this account into the Polkadot extension in order to access your NFT.
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