Create Airdrop Draft

Create Draft

Create the campaign shell first. This step does not add recipients or move tokens yet. It only creates the draft that the rest of the tutorial will build on.

Estimated time: 5-10 minutes

In this tutorial you will:

Create an airdrop draft
Add recipients
Deposit tokens
Launch the campaign

UI Elements

Step tabs: Type, Schedule, Select Token, Review
Back and Next navigation between steps
Main action on the final step: Create Draft
Success actions: Back to Airdrops, Go to Airdrop Draft

Create Airdrop wizard overview — Create Airdrop wizard

Step 1. Type

This step decides the campaign identity and distribution model.

For this tutorial, choose Claim-based (Merkle). The rest of the walkthrough assumes a proof-based campaign flow.

This tutorial uses Claim-based (Merkle). Pick this option so the later recipient upload and claim steps match the walkthrough.

UI elements:

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

What to do:

Open Create Airdrop.
Enter a clear Campaign Name.
In this tutorial, choose Claim-based (Merkle).
Use Onchain List when you have 500 recipients or fewer and want direct onchain recipient storage instead of the proof-based flow shown here.
Click Next.

Helpful detail from the product UI:

When Onchain List is selected, the UI shows a note that Merkle is recommended for campaigns with more than 500 recipients.
The step description in the app is Campaign basics.
Claim-based (Merkle) is the tutorial path because the later steps assume merkle upload and claim-style distribution.

Option	Best for	What it stores	What to remember
`Onchain List`	Campaigns with `500` recipients or fewer	Recipient entries directly onchain	Easier to reason about, but onchain storage grows with the list
`Claim-based (Merkle)`	Campaigns with more than `500` recipients	A compact root onchain, with proofs checked during claims	Better for scale, but requires the proof-based flow used in this tutorial

Common mistake:

moving forward without a real campaign name

Step 2. Schedule

This step controls when the campaign becomes available after launch.

UI elements:

Start Date (optional)
End Date (optional) for onchain campaigns
End Date for merkle campaigns
date and time pickers with Apply
Clear actions for existing values

What to do:

Leave Start Date (optional) blank if the campaign should start immediately after launch.
Set a start time only if the campaign needs to go live later.
For Onchain List, the end date is optional.
For Claim-based (Merkle), the end date is required.
Click Next only when the step validation passes.

If you set a start time, it must be at least 5 minutes from now. For Claim-based (Merkle), an end date is required and must leave a long enough claim window. For Onchain List, you can leave the dates empty and launch without a schedule window.

Common mistakes:

setting a start time too close to the current time
forgetting that Merkle requires an end date
entering a short claim window that fails validation

Create Airdrop wizard Schedule — Schedule step

Step 3. Select Token

This step decides which token the campaign will distribute.

UI elements:

token source selector with My Tokens and Manual Mint
helper text: Choose from your token list or enter a mint address manually.
Token Program (Auto)
detected values such as program, decimals, and wallet balance
Use This Mint when using manual entry

What to do:

If the token is already available in Bonkit, use My Tokens.
If it is not in the list, switch to Manual Mint.
If you are not signed in, connect the wallet first so the token list can load.
Confirm the auto-detected token program before moving on.
Continue only when the token validation card shows the mint can be used for an airdrop.

Important behavior from the UI:

The token program is detected automatically.
The screen shows Token or Token-2022 as a badge.
The current wallet balance for that token is displayed, which helps you catch wrong-mint mistakes early.

What counts as a valid token for an airdrop:

The mint must be a real initialized token mint on Solana.
Bonkit supports standard SPL Token mints and supported Token-2022 mints.
The token must have a supply greater than zero.
The detected token program must match the actual mint owner program.
Some Token-2022 extensions are not allowed for airdrops.
If the token has freeze authority, Bonkit may block it until that authority is revoked.

If validation fails, the card in the UI will tell you which check failed so you can switch tokens or fix the mint setup first.

Path	Use it when	What Bonkit does	Typical blocker
`My Tokens`	The token already appears in your Bonkit list	Loads an existing token entry and its detected program info	Your wallet is not connected or signed in, so the list stays empty
`Manual Mint`	You know the exact mint address but it is not in the list yet	Scans the mint onchain and validates whether it can be used for an airdrop	The mint address is wrong or the token fails the validation checks

Common mistakes:

pasting a mint address that belongs to the wrong token
skipping sign-in and then wondering why My Tokens is empty
ignoring the validation card and continuing with an unsupported mint

My Tokens

Use this path when the token is already visible in Bonkit and you want the fastest setup flow.

Step 4. Review

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

Creating the draft does not upload recipients, fund the campaign, or launch it. It only creates the campaign shell you will configure next.

UI elements:

Campaign summary
Token details
What happens next
final action: Create Draft

What to do:

Review the campaign name, type, and schedule.
Check the UTC labels for start and end time.
If local times were entered, compare them with the local labels shown in the review card.
Verify the mint address and token program.
Read the What happens next block so you know the draft is only the beginning of setup.
Click Create Draft.
Approve the wallet transaction.

Important behavior from the UI:

The result screen is titled Airdrop Draft Created.
The success card shows Airdrop Address, Type, Start, End, and Transaction.
The main follow-up action is Go to Airdrop Draft.

Common mistakes:

creating the draft with the wrong mint because the review step was rushed
assuming the campaign is already ready to launch after draft creation
ignoring the UTC schedule display and misreading the timing

Review step before creating a draft — Review step

Airdrop draft created result screen — Draft created

Success Looks Like

Airdrop draft created
Airdrop Draft Created
an Airdrop Address is shown
Go to Airdrop Draft takes you into management
the summary tells you to continue into recipients, funding, and schedule setup

Common Mistakes

Campaign name required
Invalid mint address
token validation fails
schedule validation blocks Next
thinking draft creation also uploads recipients or funds the vault

Use Manual Mint only when you already know the exact mint address you want to distribute.

Next Step

Continue to Add Recipients.