Asset Configuration - Algorand Specifications
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Algorand Specifications
An asset configuration transaction additionally has the following fields:
| FIELD | CODEC | TYPE | REQUIRED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset ID | caid |
uint64 |
Yes (except for Creation) |
| Asset Parameters | apar |
struct |
Yes (for Creation) |
The asset ID Asacfg,IDAsacfg,ID identifies the asset being configured.
If the asset ID is omitted (zero), this transaction is creating an asset.
The asset parameters are the parameters for configuring the asset.
These asset parameters is structure containing:
| FIELD | CODEC | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | t |
uint64 |
Total amount of units of the asset |
| Decimals | dc |
uint32 |
Number of digits after the decimal place |
| Default Frozen | df |
bool |
Flag that specifies if the asset requires whitelisting (yes if true) |
| Unit Name | un |
string |
Asset unit symbol (or asset short-name) |
| Asset Name | an |
string |
Asset name |
| URL | au |
string |
URL to retrieve additional asset information |
| Metadata Hash | am |
[32]byte |
Commitment to asset metadata |
| Manager | m |
address |
Account allowed to set the asset role-based access control and destroy the asset |
| Reserve | r |
address |
Account whose asset holdings should be interpreted as “not mined” (this is purely a label) |
| Freeze | f |
address |
Account allowed to change the account’s frozen state for the asset holdings |
| Clawback | c |
address |
Account allowed to transfer units of the asset from any account |
The decimals MUST NOT exceed Asad,maxAsad,max.
The unit name byte length MUTS NOT exceed Asau,maxAsau,max.
The asset name byte length MUST NOT exceed Asan,maxAsan,max.
The URL byte length MUST NOT exceed Asar,maxAsar,max.
If the asset parameters are omitted (struct of zero values), this transaction is deleting the asset.