Revoke Update Authority
Revoke update authority to make token immutable permanently. Lock token metadata for SPL and Token-2022 tokens.
About Revoke Update Authority
Update authority allows the holder to modify token metadata like name, symbol, image, and description. When you revoke update authority, this power is removed permanently.
To revoke update authority makes your token's metadata immutable. When you make token immutable, it increases trust by ensuring key information cannot be changed.
Important Notes
- This action is permanent and cannot be reversed
- You can never change the token's metadata again
- Name, symbol, and image will be locked forever
- You must hold the active update authority
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Frequently Asked Questions
How to Revoke Update Authority & Make Token Immutable
Our tool to revoke update authority allows you to make token immutable by permanently locking the metadata. When you revoke update authority, no one—including the creator—can modify the token's name, symbol, image, or configuration ever again. This is how you make token immutable and ensure complete decentralization.
You can revoke update authority for both SPL and Token-2022 tokens. Once you make token immutable, the metadata cannot be changed—ever. This is the final step for projects aiming for full decentralization and trustless behavior.
Why Revoke Update Authority?
When you revoke update authority to make token immutable, you demonstrate ultimate commitment to your community. Here are the key benefits to revoke update authority:
- Build complete trust with your community when you make token immutable
- Prevent any future modifications to token metadata permanently
- Demonstrate commitment to your project's long-term vision when you revoke update authority
- Eliminate any possibility of metadata manipulation or rug pulls
- Achieve full decentralization by making your token truly unchangeable
How to Make Token Immutable
To make token immutable, connect your wallet and select the token you wish to lock. When you revoke update authority, the tool sends a transaction to the blockchain that permanently removes the update authority. Once you make token immutable, it cannot be reversed.
Before you revoke update authority, make sure to finalize all metadata. After you make token immutable, consider also revoking freeze authority and revoking mint authority for complete decentralization. Need to create a new token? Use our Solana token creator.