Create an Airdrop without Claim

Complete guide to create an airdrop – with or without code. Access to cost calculation and best practices. ZK compression is the most efficient way to distribute SPL tokens.

Guides

There are two ways to use ZK Compression to distribute your SPL tokens.

No-Code Airdrop Tool

Use Airship by Helius Labs to airdrop to up to 200,000 recipients via Webapp.

Custom Programmatic Airdrop

Create a programmatic airdrop with this guide for more control.

Cost Comparison

You can use the Airship Calculator to anticipate the cost of your airdrop.

Airdrop Size	Regular Airdrop	ZK Compression Airdrop
10,000	20.4 SOL (*$4,080)	0.0065 SOL (*$1.3)
100,000	203.96 SOL (*$40,080)	0.065 SOL (*$13)
1,000,000	2039.28 SOL (*$400,080)	0.65 SOL (*$130)

** assuming $200 per SOL

Programmatic Airdrop

Choose your implementation based on your needs:

Tab	Best For	What You’ll Get	Time
Implementation Steps	First-time users, learning	Step-by-step Localnet tutorial	20 min
Simple Airdrop	<10,000 recipients	Production-ready single script	10 min
Airdrop with Batched Instructions	10,000+ recipients	Batched system with retry logic	15 min

Implementation Steps

What you’ll build: A test airdrop sending compressed tokens to 3 recipients on your local validator.

1. Prerequisites

   Make sure you have dependencies and developer environment set up!

   System Requirements

   • Node.js >= 20.18.0 (required by latest Solana packages)
   • npm or yarn package manager

   Prerequisites & Setup

   Dependencies

   npm install --save-dev typescript tsx @types/node && \
   npm install --save \
       @lightprotocol/stateless.js \
       @lightprotocol/compressed-token \
       @solana/web3.js \
       @solana/spl-token
   

   Alternatives:

   yarn add --dev typescript tsx @types/node && \
   yarn add \
       @lightprotocol/stateless.js \
       @lightprotocol/compressed-token \
       @solana/web3.js \
       @solana/spl-token
   

   pnpm add --save-dev typescript tsx @types/node && \
   pnpm add \
       @lightprotocol/stateless.js \
       @lightprotocol/compressed-token \
       @solana/web3.js \
       @solana/spl-token
   

   Developer Environment

   By default, this guide uses Localnet.

   # Install the development CLI
   npm install @lightprotocol/zk-compression-cli
   

   # Start a local test validator
   light test-validator
   

   // createRpc() defaults to local test validator endpoints
   import {
     Rpc,
     createRpc,
   } from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
   
   const connection: Rpc = createRpc();
   
   async function main() {
     let slot = await connection.getSlot();
     console.log(slot);
   
     let health = await connection.getIndexerHealth(slot);
     console.log(health);
     // "Ok"
   }
   
   main();
   

   Alternative: Using Devnet

   Follow these steps to create an RPC Connection. Replace <your_api_key> with your API key before running.

   import { createRpc } from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
   
   // Helius exposes Solana and Photon RPC endpoints through a single URL
   const RPC_ENDPOINT = "https://devnet.helius-rpc.com?api-key=<your_api_key>";
   const connection = createRpc(RPC_ENDPOINT, RPC_ENDPOINT, RPC_ENDPOINT);
   
   console.log("Connection created!");
   console.log("RPC Endpoint:", RPC_ENDPOINT);
   
2. Mint SPL tokens to your wallet

   Run this mint-spl-tokens.ts to mint SPL tokens to your wallet.

   mint-spl-tokens.ts

   // Mint SPL Tokens for Airdrop - LocalNet
   // 1. Load wallet and connect to local validator
   // 2. Create SPL mint with token pool for compression via createMint()
   // 3. Create ATA and mint SPL tokens to sender for airdrop preparation
   // 4. Output mint address for use in simple-airdrop.ts
   
   import { Keypair } from "@solana/web3.js";
   import { createRpc } from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
   import {
     createMint,
     getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount,
     mintTo,
   } from "@solana/spl-token";
   import { createTokenPool } from "@lightprotocol/compressed-token";
   import * as fs from 'fs';
   import * as os from 'os';
   
   // Step 1: Setup local connection and load wallet
   const connection = createRpc(); // defaults to localhost:8899
   
   // Load wallet from filesystem
   const walletPath = `${os.homedir()}/.config/solana/id.json`;
   const secretKey = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(walletPath, 'utf8'));
   const payer = Keypair.fromSecretKey(Buffer.from(secretKey));
   
   (async () => {
     // Step 2: Create SPL mint with token pool for compression
     const mint = await createMint(connection, payer, payer.publicKey, null, 9);
     const poolTxId = await createTokenPool(connection, payer, mint);
     console.log(`Mint address: ${mint.toBase58()}`);
     console.log(`TokenPool created: ${poolTxId}`);
   
     // Step 3: Create associated token account for sender
     // The sender will send tokens from this account to the recipients as compressed tokens.
     const ata = await getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount(
       connection,
       payer,
       mint, // SPL mint with token pool for compression
       payer.publicKey
     );
     console.log(`ATA address: ${ata.address.toBase58()}`);
   
     // Step 4: Mint SPL tokens to ATA.
     // The sender will send tokens from this account to the recipients as compressed tokens.
     const mintToTxId = await mintTo(
       connection,
       payer,
       mint, // SPL mint with token pool for compression
       ata.address, // distributor ATA
       payer.publicKey,
       100_000_000_000 // amount: 100 tokens with 9 decimals
     );
     console.log(`\nSPL tokens minted and ready for distribution!`);
     console.log(`Transaction: ${mintToTxId}`);
   
     console.log(`\nCopy mint address to your airdrop script: ${mint.toBase58()}`);
   })();
   
3. Execute the Airdrop

   Next, distribute the SPL tokens to all recipients.

   Ensure you have the latest @lightprotocol/stateless.js and @lightprotocol/compressed-token versions ≥ 0.21.0!

   simple-airdrop.ts

   // Simple Airdrop - LocalNet
   // 1. Load wallet and select compression infrastructure with getStateTreeInfos() and getTokenPoolInfos()
   // 2. Build CompressedTokenProgram.compress() instruction for multiple recipients in one transaction
   // 3. Execute transaction with compute budget and confirm compression operation with sendAndConfirmTx()
   // 4. Verify distribution via getCompressedTokenAccountsByOwner
   
   import { Keypair, PublicKey, ComputeBudgetProgram } from "@solana/web3.js";
   import {
     CompressedTokenProgram,
     getTokenPoolInfos,
     selectTokenPoolInfo,
   } from "@lightprotocol/compressed-token";
   import {
     bn,
     buildAndSignTx,
     calculateComputeUnitPrice,
     createRpc,
     dedupeSigner,
     Rpc,
     selectStateTreeInfo,
     sendAndConfirmTx,
   } from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
   import { getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount } from "@solana/spl-token";
   import * as fs from 'fs';
   import * as os from 'os';
   
   // Step 1: Setup local connection and load wallet
   const connection: Rpc = createRpc(); // defaults to localhost:8899
   const mint = new PublicKey("MINTADDRESS"); // Replace with mint address from mint-spl-tokens.ts
   // Local uses file wallet. Use constants from .env file in production
   const walletPath = `${os.homedir()}/.config/solana/id.json`;
   const secretKey = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(walletPath, 'utf8'));
   const payer = Keypair.fromSecretKey(Buffer.from(secretKey));
   const owner = payer;
   
   (async () => {
     // Step 2: Select state tree and token pool
     const activeStateTrees = await connection.getStateTreeInfos();
     const treeInfo = selectStateTreeInfo(activeStateTrees);
   
     const infos = await getTokenPoolInfos(connection, mint);
     const info = selectTokenPoolInfo(infos);
   
     // Step 3: Get or create source token account for distribution
     // The sender will send tokens from this account to the recipients as compressed tokens.
     const sourceTokenAccount = await getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount(
       connection,
       payer,
       mint, // SPL mint with token pool for compression
       payer.publicKey
     );
   
     // Step 4: Define airdrop recipients and amounts
     const airDropAddresses = [
       Keypair.generate().publicKey,
       Keypair.generate().publicKey,
       Keypair.generate().publicKey,
     ];
   
     const amounts = [
       bn(20_000_000_000), // 20 tokens
       bn(30_000_000_000), // 30 tokens
       bn(40_000_000_000), // 40 tokens
     ];
   
     const totalAmount = amounts.reduce((sum, amt) => sum + amt.toNumber(), 0);
     console.log(`Distributing ${totalAmount / 1e9} compressed tokens to ${airDropAddresses.length} recipients`);
   
     const initialSplBalance = await connection.getTokenAccountBalance(sourceTokenAccount.address);
     console.log(`Sender initial balance: ${initialSplBalance.value.uiAmount} tokens`);
   
     // Step 5: Build transaction with compute budget and compression instruction
     const instructions = [];
     // Set compute unit limits based on recipient count (estimated 120k CU per recipient)
     instructions.push(
       ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitLimit({ units: 120_000 * airDropAddresses.length }),
       ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitPrice({
         microLamports: calculateComputeUnitPrice(20_000, 120_000 * airDropAddresses.length), // dynamic priority fee
       })
     );
   
     // Create compression instruction for multiple recipients in one transaction
     const compressInstruction = await CompressedTokenProgram.compress({
       payer: payer.publicKey,
       owner: owner.publicKey,
       source: sourceTokenAccount.address, // source ATA holding SPL tokens
       toAddress: airDropAddresses, // recipient addresses for compressed tokens
       amount: amounts, // different amounts for each recipient
       mint, // SPL mint with token pool for compression
       tokenPoolInfo: info,
       outputStateTreeInfo: treeInfo, // destination state tree
     });
     instructions.push(compressInstruction);
   
     // Step 6: Sign and send transaction
     const additionalSigners = dedupeSigner(payer, [owner]);
     const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();
     const tx = buildAndSignTx(instructions, payer, blockhash, additionalSigners);
   
     // For production: Add address lookup table to reduce transaction size and fees
     // const lookupTableAddress = new PublicKey("9NYFyEqPkyXUhkerbGHXUXkvb4qpzeEdHuGpgbgpH1NJ"); // mainnet // or "qAJZMgnQJ8G6vA3WRcjD9Jan1wtKkaCFWLWskxJrR5V" for devnet
     // const lookupTableAccount = (await connection.getAddressLookupTable(lookupTableAddress)).value!;
     // const tx = buildAndSignTx(instructions, payer, blockhash, additionalSigners, [lookupTableAccount]);
     const txId = await sendAndConfirmTx(connection, tx);
   
     console.log(`\nAirdrop completed!`);
     console.log(`Transaction: ${txId}`);
   
     // Step 7: Verify distribution via getCompressedTokenAccountsByOwner
     for (let i = 0; i < airDropAddresses.length; i++) {
       const recipientAccounts = await connection.getCompressedTokenAccountsByOwner(airDropAddresses[i], { mint });
       const balance = recipientAccounts.items.reduce((sum, account) => sum + Number(account.parsed.amount), 0);
       console.log(`Recipient ${i + 1} (${airDropAddresses[i].toString()}): ${balance / 1e9} compressed tokens`);
     }
   
     const finalSplBalance = await connection.getTokenAccountBalance(sourceTokenAccount.address);
     console.log(`\nSender balance after airdrop: ${finalSplBalance.value.uiAmount} SPL tokens`);
   
     return txId;
   })();
   

Simple Airdrop

For small airdrops (<10,000 recipients). View the source code here.

1. Environment Setup

   Configure your environment variables:

   .env

   PAYER_KEYPAIR=YOUR_BASE58_ENCODED_PRIVATE_KEY
   MINT_ADDRESS=YOUR_MINT_ADDRESS
   
2. Mint SPL Tokens

   Mint SPL tokens to your wallet for distribution. See the mint script example.

   You can also use an existing mint if you already have one.

3. Execute Airdrop

   Run the airdrop script with your configured environment:

   // 1. Load environment and select compression infrastructure with getStateTreeInfos() and getTokenPoolInfos()
   // 2. Build CompressedTokenProgram.compress() instruction for multiple recipients in one transaction
   // 3. Execute transaction with compute budget, address lookup table, and confirm with sendAndConfirmTx()
   // 4. Verify distribution via getCompressedTokenAccountsByOwner
   
   import {
       PublicKey,
       TransactionInstruction,
       ComputeBudgetProgram,
   } from '@solana/web3.js';
   import {
       CompressedTokenProgram,
       getTokenPoolInfos,
       selectTokenPoolInfo,
   } from '@lightprotocol/compressed-token';
   import {
       bn,
       buildAndSignTx,
       calculateComputeUnitPrice,
       createRpc,
       dedupeSigner,
       Rpc,
       selectStateTreeInfo,
       sendAndConfirmTx,
   } from '@lightprotocol/stateless.js';
   import { getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount } from '@solana/spl-token';
   import { MINT_ADDRESS, PAYER_KEYPAIR, RPC_ENDPOINT } from '../constants';
   
   (async () => {
       const connection: Rpc = createRpc(RPC_ENDPOINT);
       const mintAddress = MINT_ADDRESS;
       const payer = PAYER_KEYPAIR;
       const owner = payer;
       const recipients = [
           PublicKey.default,
           // ...
       ];
   
       // 1. Select a state tree
       const treeInfos = await connection.getStateTreeInfos(); // Fixed: removed deprecated getCachedActiveStateTreeInfos
       const treeInfo = selectStateTreeInfo(treeInfos);
   
       // 2. Select a token pool
       const tokenPoolInfos = await getTokenPoolInfos(connection, mintAddress);
       const tokenPoolInfo = selectTokenPoolInfo(tokenPoolInfos);
   
       // Create an SPL token account for the sender.
       // The sender will send tokens from this account to the recipients as compressed tokens.
       const sourceTokenAccount = await getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount(
           connection,
           payer,
           mintAddress,
           payer.publicKey,
       );
   
       // 1 recipient = 120_000 CU
       // 5 recipients = 170_000 CU
       const units = 120_000;
       const amount = bn(333);
       // To land faster, replace this with a dynamic fee based on network
       // conditions.
       const microLamports = calculateComputeUnitPrice(20_000, units);
   
       const instructions: TransactionInstruction[] = [
           ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitLimit({ units }),
           ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitPrice({
               microLamports,
           }),
       ];
   
       const compressInstruction = await CompressedTokenProgram.compress({
           payer: payer.publicKey,
           owner: owner.publicKey,
           source: sourceTokenAccount.address,
           toAddress: recipients,
           amount: recipients.map(() => amount),
           mint: mintAddress,
           outputStateTreeInfo: treeInfo,
           tokenPoolInfo,
       });
       instructions.push(compressInstruction);
   
       // https://www.zkcompression.com/developers/protocol-addresses-and-urls#lookup-tables
       const lookupTableAddress = new PublicKey(
           '9NYFyEqPkyXUhkerbGHXUXkvb4qpzeEdHuGpgbgpH1NJ', // mainnet
           // "qAJZMgnQJ8G6vA3WRcjD9Jan1wtKkaCFWLWskxJrR5V" // devnet
       );
   
       // Get the lookup table account state
       const lookupTableAccount = (
           await connection.getAddressLookupTable(lookupTableAddress)
       ).value!;
   
       const additionalSigners = dedupeSigner(payer, [owner]);
   
       const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();
   
       const tx = buildAndSignTx(
           instructions,
           payer,
           blockhash,
           additionalSigners,
           [lookupTableAccount],
       );
   
       const txId = await sendAndConfirmTx(connection, tx);
       console.log(`txId: ${txId}`);
   })();
   

Airdrop with Batched Instructions

For large-scale airdrops (10,000+ recipients) we recommend batched instructions.
View the source code here.

This implementation creates the mint and executes the airdrop in a single operation. You only need to configure your RPC endpoint and payer keypair.

1. Create Instructions

   Process recipients in chunks and create batched instructions with optimized compute limits.

   create-instructions.ts

   
   // 1. Process recipients in chunks with selectStateTreeInfo() and selectTokenPoolInfo() for each batch
   // 2. Create CompressedTokenProgram.compress() instructions with ComputeBudgetProgram limits for multiple recipients
   // 3. Return batched instructions for optimized large-scale airdrop execution
   
   import {
     CompressedTokenProgram,
     TokenPoolInfo,
   } from "@lightprotocol/compressed-token";
   import {
     bn,
     selectStateTreeInfo,
     StateTreeInfo,
   } from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
   import {
     ComputeBudgetProgram,
     TransactionInstruction,
     PublicKey,
   } from "@solana/web3.js";
   
   interface CreateAirdropInstructionsParams {
     amount: number | bigint;
     recipients: PublicKey[];
     payer: PublicKey;
     sourceTokenAccount: PublicKey;
     mint: PublicKey;
     stateTreeInfos: StateTreeInfo[];
     tokenPoolInfos: TokenPoolInfo[];
     maxRecipientsPerInstruction?: number;
     maxInstructionsPerTransaction?: number;
     computeUnitLimit?: number;
     computeUnitPrice?: number | undefined;
   }
   
   export type InstructionBatch = TransactionInstruction[];
   
   export async function createAirdropInstructions({
     amount,
     recipients,
     payer,
     sourceTokenAccount,
     mint,
     stateTreeInfos,
     tokenPoolInfos,
     maxRecipientsPerInstruction = 5,
     maxInstructionsPerTransaction = 3,
     computeUnitLimit = 500_000,
     computeUnitPrice = undefined,
   }: CreateAirdropInstructionsParams): Promise<InstructionBatch[]> {
     const instructionBatches: InstructionBatch[] = [];
     const amountBn = bn(amount.toString());
   
     // Process recipients in chunks
     for (
       let i = 0;
       i < recipients.length;
       i += maxRecipientsPerInstruction * maxInstructionsPerTransaction
     ) {
       const instructions: TransactionInstruction[] = [];
   
       instructions.push(
         ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitLimit({ units: computeUnitLimit })
       );
       if (computeUnitPrice) {
         instructions.push(
           ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitPrice({
             microLamports: computeUnitPrice,
           })
         );
       }
   
       const treeInfo = selectStateTreeInfo(stateTreeInfos);
       const tokenPoolInfo = selectTokenPoolInfo(tokenPoolInfos);
   
       for (let j = 0; j < maxInstructionsPerTransaction; j++) {
         const startIdx = i + j * maxRecipientsPerInstruction;
         const recipientBatch = recipients.slice(
           startIdx,
           startIdx + maxRecipientsPerInstruction
         );
   
         if (recipientBatch.length === 0) break;
   
         const compressIx = await CompressedTokenProgram.compress({
           payer,
           owner: payer,
           source: sourceTokenAccount,
           toAddress: recipientBatch,
           amount: recipientBatch.map(() => amountBn),
           mint,
           tokenPoolInfo,
           outputStateTreeInfo: treeInfo,
         });
   
         instructions.push(compressIx);
       }
   
       if (
         (computeUnitPrice && instructions.length > 2) ||
         (!computeUnitPrice && instructions.length > 1)
       ) {
         instructionBatches.push(instructions);
       }
     }
   
     return instructionBatches;
   }
   
2. Update Blockhash

   Maintain fresh blockhashes with background refresh loop using getLatestBlockhash() every 30 seconds.

   update-blockhash.ts

   import { Rpc } from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
   
   // 1. Fetch initial blockhash with getLatestBlockhash() and store in exported variable
   // 2. Set up background refresh loop with setTimeout() to update blockhash every 30 seconds
   // 3. Provide AbortSignal support to stop background updates when airdrop completes
   
   export let currentBlockhash: string;
   
   export async function updateBlockhash(
     connection: Rpc,
     signal: AbortSignal
   ): Promise<void> {
     try {
       const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();
       currentBlockhash = blockhash;
       console.log(`Initial blockhash: ${currentBlockhash}`);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to fetch initial blockhash:", error);
       return;
     }
   
     // Update blockhash in the background
     (function updateInBackground() {
       if (signal.aborted) return;
       const timeoutId = setTimeout(async () => {
         if (signal.aborted) return;
         try {
           const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();
           currentBlockhash = blockhash;
           console.log(`Updated blockhash: ${currentBlockhash}`);
         } catch (error) {
           console.error("Failed to update blockhash:", error);
         }
         updateInBackground();
       }, 30_000);
   
       signal.addEventListener("abort", () => clearTimeout(timeoutId));
     })();
   }
   
3. Sign and Send

   Execute batched transactions with VersionedTransaction, retry logic, and sendAndConfirmTx() confirmation.

   sign-and-send.ts

   
   // 1. Initialize blockhash updates with updateBlockhash() and get address lookup table with getAddressLookupTable()
   // 2. Process instruction batches with VersionedTransaction and retry logic for failed transactions
   // 3. Yield batch results with sendAndConfirmTx() confirmation and comprehensive error handling
   
   import { Rpc, sendAndConfirmTx } from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
   import {
     Keypair,
     PublicKey,
     TransactionMessage,
     VersionedTransaction,
   } from "@solana/web3.js";
   import { InstructionBatch } from "./create-instructions";
   import { currentBlockhash, updateBlockhash } from "./update-blockhash";
   import bs58 from "bs58";
   
   export enum BatchResultType {
     Success = "success",
     Error = "error",
   }
   
   export type BatchResult =
     | { type: BatchResultType.Success; index: number; signature: string }
     | { type: BatchResultType.Error; index: number; error: string };
   
   export async function* signAndSendAirdropBatches(
     batches: InstructionBatch[],
     payer: Keypair,
     connection: Rpc,
     maxRetries = 3
   ): AsyncGenerator<BatchResult> {
     const abortController = new AbortController();
     const { signal } = abortController;
   
     await updateBlockhash(connection, signal);
   
     const statusMap = new Array(batches.length).fill(0); // Initialize all as pending (0)
   
     // Use zk-compression look up table for your network
     // https://www.zkcompression.com/developers/protocol-addresses-and-urls#lookup-tables
     const lookupTableAddress = new PublicKey(
       "9NYFyEqPkyXUhkerbGHXUXkvb4qpzeEdHuGpgbgpH1NJ"
     );
   
     // Get the lookup table account
     const lookupTableAccount = (
       await connection.getAddressLookupTable(lookupTableAddress)
     ).value!;
   
     while (statusMap.includes(0)) {
       // Continue until all are confirmed or errored
       const pendingBatches = statusMap.filter((status) => status === 0).length;
       console.log(`Sending ${pendingBatches} transactions`);
   
       const sends = statusMap.map(async (status, index) => {
         if (status !== 0) return; // Skip non-pending batches
   
         let retries = 0;
         while (retries < maxRetries && statusMap[index] === 0) {
           if (!currentBlockhash) {
             console.warn("Waiting for blockhash to be set...");
             await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
             continue;
           }
   
           try {
             const tx = new VersionedTransaction(
               new TransactionMessage({
                 payerKey: payer.publicKey,
                 recentBlockhash: currentBlockhash,
                 instructions: batches[index],
               }).compileToV0Message([lookupTableAccount])
             );
             tx.sign([payer]);
   
             const sig = bs58.encode(tx.signatures[0]);
             console.log(`Batch ${index} signature: ${sig}`);
   
             const confirmedSig = await sendAndConfirmTx(connection, tx, {
               skipPreflight: true,
               commitment: "confirmed",
             });
   
             if (confirmedSig) {
               statusMap[index] = 1; // Mark as confirmed
               return {
                 type: BatchResultType.Success,
                 index,
                 signature: confirmedSig,
               };
             }
           } catch (e) {
             retries++;
             console.warn(`Retrying batch ${index}, attempt ${retries + 1}`);
             if (retries >= maxRetries) {
               statusMap[index] = `err: ${(e as Error).message}`; // Mark as error
               return {
                 type: BatchResultType.Error,
                 index,
                 error: (e as Error).message,
               };
             }
           }
         }
       });
   
       const results = await Promise.all(sends);
       for (const result of results) {
         if (result) yield result as BatchResult;
       }
     }
   
     // Stop the blockhash update loop
     abortController.abort();
   }
   
4. Main Airdrop File

   Put it all together in the main airdrop file.

   airdrop.ts

   // 1. Create compressed mint with createMint(), mint supply with mintTo(), get infrastructure with getStateTreeInfos() and getTokenPoolInfos()
   // 2. Generate batched compression instructions with createAirdropInstructions() - create CompressedTokenProgram.compress() calls
   // 3. Execute batched airdrop with signAndSendAirdropBatches() - sign transactions and confirm with sendAndConfirmTx() for large-scale distribution
   
   import { Keypair, LAMPORTS_PER_SOL, PublicKey } from "@solana/web3.js";
   import {
     calculateComputeUnitPrice,
     createRpc,
     Rpc,
   } from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
   import { createMint, getTokenPoolInfos } from "@lightprotocol/compressed-token";
   import { getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount, mintTo } from "@solana/spl-token";
   import { createAirdropInstructions } from "./create-instructions";
   import { BatchResultType, signAndSendAirdropBatches } from "./sign-and-send";
   import dotenv from "dotenv";
   import bs58 from "bs58";
   dotenv.config();
   
   // Step 1: Setup environment and RPC connection
   const RPC_ENDPOINT = `https://mainnet.helius-rpc.com?api-key=${process.env.HELIUS_API_KEY}`;
   const connection: Rpc = createRpc(RPC_ENDPOINT);
   const PAYER = Keypair.fromSecretKey(bs58.decode(process.env.PAYER_KEYPAIR!));
   
   // Step 2: Define airdrop recipient list (20 example addresses)
   const recipients = [
     "GMPWaPPrCeZPse5kwSR3WUrqYAPrVZBSVwymqh7auNW7",
     "GySGrTgPtPfMtYoYTmwUdUDFwVJbFMfip7QZdhgXp8dy",
     "Bk1r2vcgX2uTzwV3AUyfRbSfGKktoQrQufBSrHzere74",
     "8BvkadZ6ycFNmQF7S1MHRvEVNb1wvDBFdjkAUnxjK9Ug",
     "EmxcvFKXsWLzUho8AhV9LCKeKRFHg5gAs4sKNJwhe5PF",
     "6mqdHkSpcvNexmECjp5XLt9V9KnSQre9TvbMLGr6sEPM",
     "3k4MViTWXBjFvoUZiJcNGPvzrqnTa41gcrbWCMMnV6ys",
     "2k6BfYRUZQHquPtpkyJpUx3DzM7W3K6H95igtJk8ztpd",
     "89jPyNNLCcqWn1RZThSS4jSqU5VCJkR5mAaSaVzuuqH4",
     "3MzSRLf9jSt6d1MFFMMtPfUcDY6XziRxTB8C5mfvgxXG",
     "9A1H6f3N8mpAPSdfqvYRD4cM1NwDZoMe3yF5DwibL2R2",
     "PtUAhLvUsVcoesDacw198SsnMoFNVskR5pT3QvsBSQw",
     "6C6W6WpgFK8TzTTMNCPMz2t9RaMs4XnkfB6jotrWWzYJ",
     "8sLy9Jy8WSh6boq9xgDeBaTznn1wb1uFpyXphG3oNjL5",
     "GTsQu2XCgkUczigdBFTWKrdDgNKLs885jKguyhkqdPgV",
     "85UK4bjC71Jwpyn8mPSaW3oYyEAiHPbESByq9s5wLcke",
     "9aEJT4CYHEUWwwSQwueZc9EUjhWSLD6AAbpVmmKDeP7H",
     "CY8QjRio1zd9bYWMKiVRrDbwVenf3JzsGf5km5zLgY9n",
     "CeHbdxgYifYhpB6sXGonKzmaejqEfq2ym5utTmB6XMVv",
     "4z1qss12DjUzGUkK1fFesqrUwrEVJJvzPMNkwqYnbAR5",
   ].map((address) => new PublicKey(address));
   
   (async () => {
     // Step 3: Create compressed mint and register for compression
     // 3a: Call createMint() to initialize mint with compression pool
     const { mint, transactionSignature } = await createMint(
       connection,
       PAYER, // fee payer
       PAYER.publicKey, // mint authority
       9 // decimals
     );
     console.log(
       `create-mint success! txId: ${transactionSignature}, mint: ${mint.toBase58()}`
     );
   
     // Step 4: Create associated token account for distributor
     // 4a: Ensure PAYER has ATA for holding tokens before compression
     const ata = await getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount(
       connection,
       PAYER, // fee payer
       mint, // token mint
       PAYER.publicKey // token owner
     );
     console.log(`ATA: ${ata.address.toBase58()}`);
   
     // Step 5: Mint initial token supply to distributor
     // 5a: Create 10 billion tokens in the ATA for airdrop distribution
     const mintToTxId = await mintTo(
       connection,
       PAYER, // fee payer and mint authority
       mint, // token mint
       ata.address, // destination ATA
       PAYER.publicKey, // mint authority
       10e9 * LAMPORTS_PER_SOL // amount: 10 billion tokens with decimals
     );
     console.log(`mint-to success! txId: ${mintToTxId}`);
   
     // Step 6: Get compression infrastructure for batch operations
     // 6a: Fetch available state trees for compressed account storage
     const stateTreeInfos = await connection.getStateTreeInfos();
   
     // 6b: Get token pool infos for compression operations
     const tokenPoolInfos = await getTokenPoolInfos(connection, mint);
   
     // Step 7: Create instruction batches for large-scale airdrop
     // 7a: Generate batched compression instructions with compute optimization
     const instructionBatches = await createAirdropInstructions({
       amount: 1e6, // 1 million tokens per recipient
       recipients, // array of recipient addresses
       payer: PAYER.publicKey, // transaction fee payer
       sourceTokenAccount: ata.address, // source ATA holding SPL tokens
       mint, // token mint
       stateTreeInfos, // state trees for compressed accounts
       tokenPoolInfos, // token pools for compression
       computeUnitPrice: calculateComputeUnitPrice(10_000, 500_000), // dynamic priority fee
     });
   
     // Step 8: Execute batched airdrop with error handling
     // 8a: Process instruction batches with retry logic and confirmation
     for await (const result of signAndSendAirdropBatches(
       instructionBatches,
       PAYER,
       connection
     )) {
       if (result.type === BatchResultType.Success) {
         console.log(`Batch ${result.index} confirmed: ${result.signature}`);
       } else if (result.type === BatchResultType.Error) {
         console.log(`Batch ${result.index} failed: ${result.error}`);
         // Use result.index to access the specific batch in instructionBatches
         const failedBatch = instructionBatches[result.index];
         console.log(`Failed batch instructions:`, failedBatch);
         // Additional logic to handle failed instructions
       }
     }
   
     console.log("Airdrop process complete.");
   })();
   

Advanced Features

Solana Wallets like Phantom and Backpack already support compressed tokens. Still, you can let users decompress to SPL via your Frontend to customize claims.

• Full Example on Github to create an Airdrop with Claim.

• Add decompression of SPL Tokens with this script.

import {
  bn,
  buildAndSignTx,
  sendAndConfirmTx,
  dedupeSigner,
  Rpc,
  createRpc,
} from "@lightprotocol/stateless.js";
import { ComputeBudgetProgram, Keypair, PublicKey } from "@solana/web3.js";
import {
  CompressedTokenProgram,
  getTokenPoolInfos,
  selectMinCompressedTokenAccountsForTransfer,
  selectTokenPoolInfosForDecompression,
} from "@lightprotocol/compressed-token";
import { getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount } from "@solana/spl-token";
import bs58 from "bs58";
import dotenv from "dotenv";
dotenv.config();

// Set these values in your .env file
const RPC_ENDPOINT = process.env.RPC_ENDPOINT;
const mint = new PublicKey(process.env.MINT_ADDRESS!);
const payer = Keypair.fromSecretKey(bs58.decode(process.env.PAYER_KEYPAIR!));

const owner = payer;
const amount = 1e5;
const connection: Rpc = createRpc(RPC_ENDPOINT);

(async () => {
  // 1. Create an associated token account for the user if it doesn't exist
  const ata = await getOrCreateAssociatedTokenAccount(
    connection,
    payer,
    mint,
    payer.publicKey
  );

  // 2. Fetch compressed token accounts
  const compressedTokenAccounts =
    await connection.getCompressedTokenAccountsByOwner(owner.publicKey, {
      mint,
    });

  // 3. Select
  const [inputAccounts] = selectMinCompressedTokenAccountsForTransfer(
    compressedTokenAccounts.items,
    bn(amount)
  );

  // 4. Fetch validity proof
  const proof = await connection.getValidityProof(
    inputAccounts.map((account) => account.compressedAccount.hash)
  );

  // 5. Fetch token pool infos
  const tokenPoolInfos = await getTokenPoolInfos(connection, mint);

  // 6. Select
  const selectedTokenPoolInfos = selectTokenPoolInfosForDecompression(
    tokenPoolInfos,
    amount
  );

  // 7. Build instruction
  const ix = await CompressedTokenProgram.decompress({
    payer: payer.publicKey,
    inputCompressedTokenAccounts: inputAccounts,
    toAddress: ata.address,
    amount,
    tokenPoolInfos: selectedTokenPoolInfos,
    recentInputStateRootIndices: proof.rootIndices,
    recentValidityProof: proof.compressedProof,
  });

  // 8. Sign, send, and confirm
  const { blockhash } = await connection.getLatestBlockhash();
  const additionalSigners = dedupeSigner(payer, [owner]);
  const signedTx = buildAndSignTx(
    [ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitLimit({ units: 300_000 }), ix],
    payer,
    blockhash,
    additionalSigners
  );
  return await sendAndConfirmTx(connection, signedTx);
})();

Set priority fees dynamically for decompression. Learn more here.

Native Swap via Jup-API

If you have a custom FE, you can let users swap compressed tokens using the Jup-API. A reference implementation is available here.

Next Steps

Explore more guides in our cookbook.