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Create Airdrop

Use this page when you want to create the draft that becomes the foundation of an airdrop campaign.

Typical Use Case

You already know which token to distribute and now need a draft that your team can finish by adding recipients, funding the vault, and launching the campaign.

What You Can Do

  • Set the campaign name and distribution model
  • Choose a token from My Tokens or use Manual Mint
  • Configure the campaign availability window
  • Review the final summary and create the draft

Before You Start

  • Connect and Sign In to Create Airdrop must be available
  • A valid token mint is required
  • You should already know whether this campaign will use an onchain list or a claim flow
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Create Airdrop overview

Create Airdrop wizard entry state showing the step navigation and campaign basics form.

Full Flow

Type

Set the campaign name and choose Onchain List or Claim-based (Merkle).

Schedule

Set Start Date (optional) and the campaign end time.

Select Token

Choose the distribution token from My Tokens or enter a mint manually.

Review

Confirm the summary and click Create Draft.

Type

This step defines the campaign identity and the delivery model.

What You Should See

  • Campaign Name
  • Distribution Type
  • Onchain List
  • Claim-based (Merkle)
  • Next
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Type step

Type step showing the campaign name input and the distribution type options.

What To Do

  1. Enter Campaign Name.
  2. Choose Onchain List when the campaign has 500 recipients or fewer and you want recipient entries stored directly onchain.
  3. Choose Claim-based (Merkle) when the campaign has more than 500 recipients and you want proof-based validation with lower onchain storage overhead.
  4. Click Next.

Example

Choose Onchain List when the campaign has 500 recipients or fewer and your team wants a direct, inspectable onchain list. Choose Claim-based (Merkle) when the campaign has more than 500 recipients and you would rather keep a compact root onchain and manage proofs offchain.

Common Failure

  • Campaign name required

Select Token

This step decides which token will be distributed by the campaign.

What You Should See

  • My Tokens
  • Manual Mint
  • Mint Address
  • Token Program (Auto)
  • Next
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Select Token step

Select Token step using `My Tokens` to choose a mint that is already available in Bonkit.

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Manual Mint path

Manual Mint flow showing the pasted mint address and the token validation result before continuing.

What To Do

  1. Use My Tokens if the token is already available in Bonkit.
  2. Use Manual Mint if you want to paste the mint address directly.
  3. Confirm the detected token details before moving on.
  4. Continue only when the token validation looks correct.

Example

If you imported your token earlier in My Tokens, selecting it here is safer and faster than manually pasting the mint again.

Common Failure

  • Token mint required
  • Invalid mint address
  • Token validation failed
  • Airdrop unavailable for this token

Use Manual Mint only when you are confident that the mint address is correct and belongs to the token you intend to distribute.

Schedule

This step controls when the campaign becomes active and when it stops.

What You Should See

  • Start Date (optional)
  • End Date for Claim-based (Merkle) campaigns
  • Next
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Schedule step

Schedule step showing the optional start field, the campaign end field, and the timing note before the user moves to token selection.

What To Do

  1. Leave Start Date (optional) empty if the campaign should start immediately.
  2. Set Start Date (optional) if the campaign should wait before going live.
  3. Set End Date to define when the campaign stops. In Claim-based (Merkle), this field is required.
  4. Click Next.

Example

If your community announcement goes live tomorrow at 9 AM, set the start time to match the announcement window instead of starting the campaign immediately.

Common Failure

  • Invalid schedule

Review

This is the final confirmation step before the draft is created.

What You Should See

  • Campaign summary
  • Token details
  • Create Draft
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Review step

Review step showing the summary, token details, and the final Create Draft action.

What To Do

  1. Review the campaign name, type, and schedule.
  2. Review the selected mint and token program.
  3. Click Create Draft.
  4. Approve the wallet transaction.

Example

Before you submit the draft, make sure the token and distribution type match the campaign you plan to promote. Fixing the draft now is easier than reworking recipients and deposits later.

Success Looks Like

  • Airdrop draft created
  • Draft created successfully
  • Back to Airdrops
  • Go to Airdrop Draft
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Draft created

Result state after the transaction succeeds, with the airdrop address and the Go to Airdrop Draft action.

Failure

  • Transaction simulation failed
  • Airdrop creation failed

Next Step

After the draft is created, continue to Manage Airdrop or follow the guided flow in Run Your First Airdrop.

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