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Get all NFTs for an owner.

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Description

Get all NFTs for an owner.

This method returns the full NFTs in the contract. To get all NFTs without their associated metadata, use the options parameter by setting omitMetadata to true in the body of the request.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
ownerstringThe address of the owner.
optionsstringThe optional parameters to use for the request.

options parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
contractAddresses?array of stringsOptional list of contract addresses to filter the results by. Limit is 45.
omitMetadata?booleanOptional boolean flag to omit NFT metadata. Defaults to false. To return the response as shown in OwnedBaseNftsResponse, set this parameter to true.
excludeFilters?stringOptional list of filters applied to the query. NFTs that match one or more of these filters are excluded from the response.

Available options include: SPAM, AIRDROPS.
includeFilters?stringOptional list of filters applied to the query. NFTs that match one or more of these filters are included in the response.

Available options include: SPAM, AIRDROPS.
pageSize?numberSets the total number of NFTs to return in the response. Defaults to 100. Maximum page size is 100.
tokenUriTimeoutInMs?numberNo set timeout by default - When metadata is requested, this parameter is the timeout (in milliseconds) for the website hosting the metadata to respond.

If you want only to access the cache and not live to fetch any metadata for cache misses, then set this value to 0.
orderBy?stringOrder in which to return results. By default, results are ordered by contract address and token ID in lexicographic order.

The available option is TRANSFERTIME.
pageKey?stringOptional page key to use for pagination.

Response

PropertyTypeDescription
Promise<OwnedNftsResponse | OwnedBaseNftsResponse>objectAn object containing nfts owned by an owner.

OwnedNftsResponse object properties

PropertyTypeDescription
ownedNftsarray of objectsThe NFTs owned by the provided address.
pageKeystringPagination token that can be passed into another request to fetch the next NFTs. If there is no page key, there are no more NFTs to fetch.
totalCountnumberThe total count of NFTs owned by the provided address.
validAtobjectThe validAt object contains the following information:

1. blockNumber - The block number the sale information is valid at.
2. blockHash - The block hash. Used to detect reorgs.
3. blockTimestamp - The timestamp for the block.

ownedNfts properties

PropertyTypeDescription
contractobjectThe NFT's underlying contract and relevant contract metadata.

Parameters in the contract include:

1. address: string The address of the NFT contract.
2. tokenType: object The type of the token in the contract
3. name: string The name of the contract.
4. symbol: string The symbol of the contract.
5. totalSupply?: string The number of NFTs in the contract as an integer string. This field is only available on ERC-721 contracts.
6. openSeaMetadata: object OpenSea's metadata for the contract.
7. contractDeployer?: string The address that deployed the NFT contract.
8. deployedBlockNumber?: numberThe block number the NFT contract deployed in.
9. isSpam: boolean Whether the NFT contract is marked as spam.
10. spamClassifications: array Potential reasons why an NFT Contract was classified as spam.
tokenIdstringThe unique identifier of the token. This could be in hexadecimal or decimal format.
tokenTypestringThe type of NFT, e.g.,ERC721, ERC1155, UNKNOWN
descriptionstringThe NFT description.
timeLastUpdatedstringWhen the NFT was last updated in the blockchain. Represented in ISO-8601 format.
rawobjectThe raw metadata for the NFT based on the metadata URI on the NFT contract.

1. tokenUri?: string: The raw token URI on the NFT contract.
2. metadata: string: The raw metadata parsed from the raw token URI.
3. error?: string: Error message if the raw metadata could not be fetched.
tokenUristringURIs for accessing the NFT's metadata blob.
imageobjectMedia URLs and information for the NFT. Parameters in this object include:

1. cachedUrl: string: URL of the image stored in Alchemy's cache.
2. thumbnailUrl: string: URL of a thumbnail-sized image.
3. pngUrl: string: URL of the image in png format.
4. contentType: string: The type of the media image.
acquiredAt?objectTime at which the user most recently acquired the NFT. Only available when specifying orderBy: NftOrdering.TRANSFERTIME in the request.

1. blockTimestamp?: string: Timestamp of the block at which an NFT was last acquired.
2. blockNumber?: number: Block number of the block at which an NFT was last acquired.
collectionobjectCollection metadata for the NFT, if available. Parameters include:

1. name: string: The name of the collection.
2. slug?: string: The OpenSea human-readable slug of the collection.
3. externalUrl?: string: The external URL for the collection.
4. bannerImageUrl?: string: The banner image URL for the collection.
balancestringThe token balance indicating how many units of this NFT the owner holds.
mintobjectMint information for the NFT. Parameters include:

1. mintAddress?: string: The address that the NFT was minted to.
2. blockNumber?: number: The block number that the NFT was minted on.
3. timestamp?: string: The timestamp the NFT was minted on.
4. transactionHash?: string: The transaction hash of the transaction that minted the NFT.

OwnedBaseNftsResponse object properties

The ownedBaseNfts response object is returned when the options parameter omitMetadata is set to true.

PropertyTypeDescription
ownedNftsarray of objectsThe NFTs owned by the provided address.
pageKeystringPagination token that can be passed into another request to fetch the next NFTs. If there is no page key, there are no more NFTs to fetch.
totalCountnumberThe total count of NFTs owned by the provided address.
validAtobjectThe validAt object contains the following information:

1. blockNumber - The block number the sale information is valid at.
2. blockHash - The block hash. Used to detect reorgs.
3. blockTimestamp - The timestamp for the block.

ownedNfts properties

PropertyTypeDescription
contractAddressstringThe contract address of the NFT.
tokenIdstringThe unique identifier of the token. This could be in hexadecimal or decimal format.
balancestringThe token balance indicating how many units of this NFT the owner holds.

Example Request and Response

Prerequisite: You will need to install the Alchemy SDK before making requests with it.

The commands for installing it using npm or yarn are given below:

npm i alchemy-sdk@latest

yarn add alchemy-sdk@latest

Request

// Imports the Alchemy SDK
const { Alchemy, Network } = require("alchemy-sdk");

// Configures the Alchemy SDK
const config = {
    apiKey: "alchemy-replit", // Replace with your API key
    network: Network.ETH_MAINNET, // Replace with your network
};

// Creates an Alchemy object instance with the config to use for making requests
const alchemy = new Alchemy(config);

const main = async () => {
    let owner  = "vitalik.eth";
    //Define the optional `options` parameters
    let options = {
      excludeFilters: "SPAM"
    };
    
    //Call the method to get the nfts owned by this address
    let response = await alchemy.nft.getNftsForOwner(owner, options);

    //Logging the response to the console
    console.log(response)
};

main();

Response

{
    "ownedNfts": [
        {
            "contract": {
                "address": "0x000386E3F7559d9B6a2F5c46B4aD1A9587D59Dc3",
                "name": "Bored Ape Nike Club",
                "symbol": "BANC",
                "tokenType": "ERC721",
                "contractDeployer": "0x51D7D428041E23ef51422e110dfEfF906e821CFe",
                "deployedBlockNumber": 14276343,
                "openSeaMetadata": {
                    "collectionName": "BoredApeNikeClub",
                    "collectionSlug": "bored-ape-nike-club-v2",
                    "safelistRequestStatus": "not_requested",
                    "imageUrl": "https://i.seadn.io/gae/yJ9DgXqjRwgdCkrQmHj7krCbixM8fPVAyYJWJ5NHXap1L0c3QL5MPvrNT0QDINIStGOK857lOvab8MpNQS9X4pkHPktmhVmN82qoVw?w=500&auto=format",
                    "description": "COUNTDOWN OVER. MINTING LIVE.\n\n[Mint on the website.](https://nikemetaverse.xyz)\n",
                    "externalUrl": "https://nikemetaverse.xyz",
                    "bannerImageUrl": "https://i.seadn.io/gae/i84LsC2dtbF5I3YiuaXzzfvSijlBI-ZJ8UEta04Ukl4V57Uoj0ZGw8tNyuPdwrF7N5pclyzdqSJjxHZ65z4G5jQrVRK_DHUMVrzTYQ?w=500&auto=format",
                    "lastIngestedAt": "2023-09-11T13:59:53.000Z"
                },
                "isSpam": true,
                "spamClassifications": [
                    "OwnedByMostHoneyPots",
                    "Erc721TooManyOwners",
                    "Erc721TooManyTokens",
                    "NoSalesActivity",
                    "HighAirdropPercent",
                    "HighHoneyPotPercent",
                    "HoneyPotsOwnMultipleTokens"
                ]
            },
            "tokenId": "1",
            "tokenType": "ERC721",
            "tokenUri": "http://api.nikeapenft.xyz/ipfs/1",
            "image": {},
            "raw": {
                "tokenUri": "http://api.nikeapenft.xyz/ipfs/1",
                "metadata": {}
            },
            "collection": {
                "name": "BoredApeNikeClub",
                "slug": "bored-ape-nike-club-v2",
                "externalUrl": "https://nikemetaverse.xyz",
                "bannerImageUrl": "https://i.seadn.io/gae/i84LsC2dtbF5I3YiuaXzzfvSijlBI-ZJ8UEta04Ukl4V57Uoj0ZGw8tNyuPdwrF7N5pclyzdqSJjxHZ65z4G5jQrVRK_DHUMVrzTYQ?w=500&auto=format"
            },
            "mint": {},
            "timeLastUpdated": "2023-09-20T12:18:35.890Z",
            "balance": "26",
            "acquiredAt": {}
        },
        {
            "contract": {
                "address": "0x000386E3F7559d9B6a2F5c46B4aD1A9587D59Dc3",
                "name": "Bored Ape Nike Club",
                "symbol": "BANC",
                "tokenType": "ERC721",
                "contractDeployer": "0x51D7D428041E23ef51422e110dfEfF906e821CFe",
                "deployedBlockNumber": 14276343,
                "openSeaMetadata": {
                    "collectionName": "BoredApeNikeClub",
                    "collectionSlug": "bored-ape-nike-club-v2",
                    "safelistRequestStatus": "not_requested",
                    "imageUrl": "https://i.seadn.io/gae/yJ9DgXqjRwgdCkrQmHj7krCbixM8fPVAyYJWJ5NHXap1L0c3QL5MPvrNT0QDINIStGOK857lOvab8MpNQS9X4pkHPktmhVmN82qoVw?w=500&auto=format",
                    "description": "COUNTDOWN OVER. MINTING LIVE.\n\n[Mint on the website.](https://nikemetaverse.xyz)\n",
                    "externalUrl": "https://nikemetaverse.xyz",
                    "bannerImageUrl": "https://i.seadn.io/gae/i84LsC2dtbF5I3YiuaXzzfvSijlBI-ZJ8UEta04Ukl4V57Uoj0ZGw8tNyuPdwrF7N5pclyzdqSJjxHZ65z4G5jQrVRK_DHUMVrzTYQ?w=500&auto=format",
                    "lastIngestedAt": "2023-09-11T13:59:53.000Z"
                },
                "isSpam": true,
                "spamClassifications": [
                    "OwnedByMostHoneyPots",
                    "Erc721TooManyOwners",
                    "Erc721TooManyTokens",
                    "NoSalesActivity",
                    "HighAirdropPercent",
                    "HighHoneyPotPercent",
                    "HoneyPotsOwnMultipleTokens"
                ]
            },
            "tokenId": "2",
            "tokenType": "ERC721",
            "tokenUri": "http://api.nikeapenft.xyz/ipfs/2",
            "image": {},
            "raw": {
                "tokenUri": "http://api.nikeapenft.xyz/ipfs/2",
                "metadata": {},
                "error": "Contract returned a broken token uri"
            },
            "collection": {
                "name": "BoredApeNikeClub",
                "slug": "bored-ape-nike-club-v2",
                "externalUrl": "https://nikemetaverse.xyz",
                "bannerImageUrl": "https://i.seadn.io/gae/i84LsC2dtbF5I3YiuaXzzfvSijlBI-ZJ8UEta04Ukl4V57Uoj0ZGw8tNyuPdwrF7N5pclyzdqSJjxHZ65z4G5jQrVRK_DHUMVrzTYQ?w=500&auto=format"
            },
            "mint": {},
            "timeLastUpdated": "2023-09-20T13:13:54.798Z",
            "balance": "31",
            "acquiredAt": {}
        },
        {
            "contract": {
                "address": "0x000386E3F7559d9B6a2F5c46B4aD1A9587D59Dc3",
                "name": "Bored Ape Nike Club",
                "symbol": "BANC",
                "tokenType": "ERC721",
                "contractDeployer": "0x51D7D428041E23ef51422e110dfEfF906e821CFe",
                "deployedBlockNumber": 14276343,
                "openSeaMetadata": {
                    "collectionName": "BoredApeNikeClub",
                    "collectionSlug": "bored-ape-nike-club-v2",
                    "safelistRequestStatus": "not_requested",
                    "imageUrl": "https://i.seadn.io/gae/yJ9DgXqjRwgdCkrQmHj7krCbixM8fPVAyYJWJ5NHXap1L0c3QL5MPvrNT0QDINIStGOK857lOvab8MpNQS9X4pkHPktmhVmN82qoVw?w=500&auto=format",
                    "description": "COUNTDOWN OVER. MINTING LIVE.\n\n[Mint on the website.](https://nikemetaverse.xyz)\n",
                    "externalUrl": "https://nikemetaverse.xyz",
                    "bannerImageUrl": "https://i.seadn.io/gae/i84LsC2dtbF5I3YiuaXzzfvSijlBI-ZJ8UEta04Ukl4V57Uoj0ZGw8tNyuPdwrF7N5pclyzdqSJjxHZ65z4G5jQrVRK_DHUMVrzTYQ?w=500&auto=format",
                    "lastIngestedAt": "2023-09-11T13:59:53.000Z"
                },
                "isSpam": true,
                "spamClassifications": [
                    "OwnedByMostHoneyPots",
                    "Erc721TooManyOwners",
                    "Erc721TooManyTokens",
                    "NoSalesActivity",
                    "HighAirdropPercent",
                    "HighHoneyPotPercent",
                    "HoneyPotsOwnMultipleTokens"
                ]
            },
            "tokenId": "2",
            "tokenType": "ERC721",
            "tokenUri": "http://api.nikeapenft.xyz/ipfs/2",
            "image": {},
            "raw": {
                "tokenUri": "http://api.nikeapenft.xyz/ipfs/2",
                "metadata": {}
            },
            "collection": {
                "name": "BoredApeNikeClub",
                "slug": "bored-ape-nike-club-v2",
                "externalUrl": "https://nikemetaverse.xyz",
                "bannerImageUrl": "https://i.seadn.io/gae/i84LsC2dtbF5I3YiuaXzzfvSijlBI-ZJ8UEta04Ukl4V57Uoj0ZGw8tNyuPdwrF7N5pclyzdqSJjxHZ65z4G5jQrVRK_DHUMVrzTYQ?w=500&auto=format"
            },
            "mint": {},
            "timeLastUpdated": "2023-09-18T11:02:14.698Z",
            "balance": "31",
            "acquiredAt": {}
        },
      ],
    "pageKey": "MHgwMDcwM2Y5YjExZjJhYzAyZDM5MWExMWU3Yjk3YzZlZTgwY2Q4NTYzOjB4MDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwNTpmYWxzZQ==",
    "totalCount": 26585,
    "validAt": {
        "blockNumber": 18162406,
        "blockHash": "0x670957987df0a8d0838a05a25d8a1945fbeea24f547a4e59e748c42a12d7cfce",
        "blockTimestamp": "2023-09-18T11:02:47Z"
    }
}

Code Sandbox

You can test out the getNftsForOwner method using the code sandbox below:

Use Cases

The getNftsForOwner method can be used to retrieve information about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) owned by a specific address. Some possible use cases for this method include:

  • Displaying NFTs owned by a user: DApps or marketplaces that display a user's NFT collection can use the getNftsForOwner method to retrieve information about the NFTs owned by a specific address. This can be useful for providing a customized view of a user's NFTs and allowing them to manage their collection easily.

  • Tracking NFT ownership: The getNftsForOwner method can be used to track the ownership of specific NFTs over time. This can be useful for tracking the ownership history of rare or valuable NFTs and verifying the authenticity of ownership claims.

  • Verifying ownership in a smart contract: Smart contracts that require ownership of specific NFTs as a condition for executing certain functions can use the getNftsForOwner method to verify that a user owns the required NFTs.

Related Methods

Here are the methods related to getNftsForOwner:

  • getNftMetadata: Get the NFT metadata associated with the provided parameters.
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