# Burning

### Before you start, be aware

If you want to burn the collection, you must first burn all NFTs minted in this collection. It needs to be empty. If someone bought one of those NFTs, you will not be able to burn it because you are not the owner of the NFT. In this case, you cannot burn the collection.

Let's first look at burning an NFT and then at burning a collection.

## Burning NFT 🔥

**Step 1:** Open an NFT you want to burn. You can find NFTs you own/created in your profile.

**Step 2:** Click on the three dots in the right corner and click on Burn

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**Step 3:** Sign the transaction. Sign the transaction and wait till the page finishes loading.&#x20;

## Burning Collection 🔥

To burn your collection, all NFTs that were minted in it must be burned first.&#x20;

**Step 1:** Open the collection you want to burn. You can find it if you go to your profile and click on Collections. Select the correct chain and choose which collection you want to burn.

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**Step 2:** Delete the collection. On the top right side of the page, click on three dots and select Delete. Sign the transaction and wait till it finishes loading.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/DQQaBm9n4UJgzvW4Fq8t" alt=""><figcaption><p>On the picture you can see that collection is empty (Whoops, Couldn't find anything...)</p></figcaption></figure>

Any tokens that you use as deposits will automatically return to your wallet.&#x20;

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Both burning an NFT and burning a collection are irreversible actions. So don't do this if you are not sure about it!


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