Launch a delayed reveal collection

Launch a delayed reveal collection, where the metadata for the collection is revealed after the collection has been minted.

Make a project like...

Builders Box 2 - Out of the blue by TheBuildersDAO on Basehighlight_xyz

What is it?

A delayed reveal NFT project is a type of NFT collection where the actual content of the NFTs, such as artwork or traits, is hidden at the time of minting and revealed later. Initially, buyers only see a placeholder image or metadata, which is replaced with the real content after a set period or event.

How to do it?

When minting the "dummy" collection, ensure all tokens are revealed before updating the baseURI. If the baseURI is updated while the actual collection is not sold out, collectors will be able to identify metadata for any unminted tokens.

Deploy your collection:
1. Metadata.json file should have it where the imageRef field is pointing to the one image in their static images folder that is the placeholder. Traits (if any) should be placeholder data.
2. Under “preview image,” use the asset you want to appear on the mint page.
3. Deploy as a random series.
Deploy a collection with the revealed metadata — we recommend using a burner wallet on a testnet like Sepolia. We’ll call this the “dummy collection”. What will happen here is you’ll update the baseURI or the “real” collection with this newly uploaded baseURI as the “reveal”
1. Metadata.json file should contain all final images and metadata.
2. Deploy as random series.
3. Mint out the series of the “dummy collection”
Grab the baseURI of the “dummy collection”. To do this:
1. Go to block explorer → Read as proxy → Field 2 “BaseURI” → copy URL
Head to block explorer for the main collection and update the baseURI for the actual collection
1. Go to block explorer → Write as proxy → Connect to web3 → Field 20 “setBaseURI” → confirm transaction
Reach out to Highlight team to refresh metadata for the entire collection at once (but you can trigger it per-token)