Start Date

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Overview

The Start Date guard determines the start date of the mint. Before this date, minting is not allowed.

Guard Settings

The Start Date guard contains the following settings:

• Date: The date before which minting is not allowed.

JavaScript — Umi library (recommended)

Here’s how we can set up a Candy Machine using the Start Date guard.

import { dateTime } from "@metaplex-foundation/umi";

create(umi, {
  // ...
  guards: {
    startDate: some({ date: dateTime("2022-10-24T15:30:00.000Z") }),
  },
});

API References: create, StartDate

JavaScript — SDK

Here’s how we can set up a Candy Machine using the Start Date guard via the JS SDK.

import { toDateTime } from "@metaplex-foundation/js";

const { candyMachine } = await metaplex.candyMachines().create({
  // ...
  guards: {
    startDate: {
      date: toDateTime("2022-10-24T15:30:00.000Z"),
    },
  },
});

API References: Operation, Input, Output, Transaction Builder, Guard Settings.

Mint Settings

The Start Date guard does not need Mint Settings.

Route Instruction

The Start Date guard does not support the route instruction.