Deleting assets

Authorized by: Asset Manager

Created assets can be destroyed only by the asset manager account. All of the assets must be owned by the creator of the asset before the asset can be deleted.

Python

sp = algod_client.suggested_params()
# Create asset destroy transaction to destroy the asset
destroy_txn = transaction.AssetDestroyTxn(
    sender=acct1.address,
    sp=sp,
    index=created_asset,
)
signed_destroy_txn = destroy_txn.sign(acct1.private_key)
txid = algod_client.send_transaction(signed_destroy_txn)
print(f"Sent destroy transaction with txid: {txid}")

results = transaction.wait_for_confirmation(algod_client, txid, 4)
print(f"Result confirmed in round: {results['confirmed-round']}")

# now, trying to fetch the asset info should result in an error
try:
    info = algod_client.asset_info(created_asset)
except Exception as e:
    print("Expected Error:", e)

JavaScript

const deleteTxn = algosdk.makeAssetDestroyTxnWithSuggestedParamsFromObject({
  from: manager.addr,
  suggestedParams,
  assetIndex,
});

const signedDeleteTxn = deleteTxn.signTxn(manager.privateKey);
await algodClient.sendRawTransaction(signedDeleteTxn).do();
await algosdk.waitForConfirmation(
  algodClient,
  deleteTxn.txID().toString(),
  3
);

Goal

goal asset destroy --creator <creator-address> --manager <asset-manager-address> --asset <asset-name> -d data

See also

• Anatomy of the Asset Destroy Transaction