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getOwnersForContract - SDK

Gets all the owners for a given NFT contract and the token balance.

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Description

Gets all the owners for a given NFT contract along with the token balance.

Note that token balances are omitted by default. To include token balances for each owner, use GetOwnersForContractWithTokenBalancesOptions, which has the withTokenBalances field set to true.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
contractAddressstringThe NFT contract to get the owners for.
optionsobjectOptional parameters to use for the request.

options parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
withTokenBalancesbooleanWhether to include the token balances per token id for each owner. Defaults to false when omitted.
pageKey?stringOptional page key to paginate the next page for large requests.
includeCount?booleanIf true, include the total count of owners in the response. Only applicable when withTokenBalances is not set to true.

GetOwnersForContractWithTokenBalancesOptions parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
withTokenBalancesbooleanThis parameter must be set to true to include token balances.
pageKeystringOptional page key to paginate the next page for large requests.

Response

PropertyTypeDescription
Promise<GetOwnersForContractResponse> | <GetOwnersForContractWithTokenBalancesResponse>objectAn object containing the owners of a contract.

GetOwnersForContractResponse object properties

PropertyTypeDescription
ownerarray of stringsAn array of owner addresses for the provided contract address.
totalCount?numberTotal count of unique owners. Only present if includeCount is true.
pageKey?stringOptional Page key that is returned when a collection has more than 50,000 owners.

GetOwnersForContractWithTokenBalancesResponse object properties

PropertyTypeDescription
ownerarray of objectsAn array of owner addresses for the provided contract address.
pageKey?stringOptional Page key that is returned when a collection has more than 50,000 owners.

owner properties

PropertyTypeDescription
ownerAddressstringThe NFT's owner address.
tokenBalancesarray of objectsA list of objects containing token balances for the provided NFT contract. The parameters in the object include:

1. tokenId: string: The token id owned in the NFT contract.
2. balance: string: The token id balance for the provided owner.

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 install 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 () => {
    // define the contract address
    const address = "0x61fce80d72363b731425c3a2a46a1a5fed9814b2";

    //Call the method to fetch the owners for the contract
    const response = await alchemy.nft.getOwnersForContract(address)

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

main();

Response

{
    "owners": [
        "0x001a61213D72F2F3C95Ff743c80f472749AB8ad3",
        "0x003a1aCce28eb335F3FF1E93A5B09cD4b598EF62",
        "0x00614Efd868DAbB5f92E15b0440D1F85ac0f9be1",
        "0x006F48D6eD87eFD9e0BC56cC7a8703D0455C2858",
        "0x008B7903F1f0B825636739c7a3defb7EEbc94F1D",
        "0x008c79F10CBd14070b106b05d5Fd494e084EE8A5",
        "0x00Ce8F7e0EC4F03a821E8CB3D84479D76151D0A9",
        "0x00f3a0fcC47ba9f7A757C255aaa6A286a524ceF9",
        "0x016c6422B74463834514394B7207478982139bB4",
        "0x016DF42305bb3D0E21abF75b456a4Babb1777A4B",
        "0x01882145348B9908f803740e547EfbaD0983cDcB",
        "0x018eDC98B3190DbB261E6Ff3858c4BA59c71Ba94",
        "0x019D99678BD3B9F1157E763398a3Dd62cb760A23",
        "0x01aE3e9Aa99F080b59D3A02EE40478af8b3d63c1",
        "0x01E4cF06C6ADb9231a30Ca17f4A62afE23c0A9c1",
        "0x01E6357045328fA19C11994af6a4500754E6a75b",
        "0x02070ed234F1a07cA88F6164791e033C97570d96",
        "0x0207A5cFc75733D82f2dd5A8b6adf78277EF7347",
        "0x025DCA13f8803Ed01B3Ea717e2Ee9DaF7A383cDa",
        "0x02B92b2254c27beD8d4268e663200f705bC76E35",
        "0x02f52b4aF1deCD963a3f0586D28484F530bdC101",
        "0x02fe09e15f1fEAEf2E4Dd4b7afd5A12630f1fae6",
        "0x034C8f85476f2D30c946e3CE5929BC24e8D3B04F",
        "0x037C8b05C9Ffe5e33B99372d17580C0C915AFa60",
        "0x037FC3F7f58771CbcC4C32327814769FBF5A8F3F",
        "0x038080B8BF89847Ca926F9731695859d9c55A4C6",
        "0xffcEBF6Be845b95CFD42e77c65968662BC8F9f2F"
    ]
}

Code Sandbox

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

Use Cases

Here are some potential use cases for the getOwnersForContract function:

  • Portfolio tracking: The getOwnersForContract method can be used to track a user's portfolio of NFTs from a specific contract. This information can be used to display the user's NFT holdings and their current market value.

  • Marketplace analytics: NFT marketplaces can use the getOwnersForContract method to analyze the ownership distribution of NFTs from a particular contract. This information can be used to identify trends and inform marketplace strategies.

  • Royalty tracking: Similar to the getOwnersForNft method, the getOwnersForContract method can be used to track the ownership of NFTs representing intellectual property, such as music or art, and ensure that royalties are paid to the correct parties.

  • Fraud prevention: The getOwnersForContract method can also be used to detect potential fraudulent activity. For example, if many NFTs from a specific contract are being rapidly and frequently transferred to different wallet addresses, it may be a sign of a fraudulent transaction.

Related Methods

Here are the methods related to getOwnersForContract:

  • getOwnersForNft: Gets all the owners for a given NFT contract address and token ID.
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