Update Solana Token Metadata

The 20lab Solana update metadata tool lets you modify the on-chain metadata of an SPL token - name, symbol, image, description, and social links - through a single interface. It supports both Metaplex token metadata and the Token-2022 metadata extension.

Metadata changes are how you update what wallets, explorers, DEXes, and trackers display for your token. The tool handles IPFS uploads and on-chain updates automatically - no need to host your own JSON files or interact with Metaplex's CLI. Hands-on walkthrough: how to update Solana token metadata.

The tool supports updating all standard metadata fields:

• Token name - Displayed in wallets and explorers
• Token symbol - The short ticker (BONK, JUP, etc.)
• Image - Token logo shown in wallets and aggregators
• Description - Short summary of your project
• Website URL - Official project site
• Social links - Twitter/X, Telegram, Discord, etc.

20lab pins images and JSON to IPFS automatically and updates the on-chain metadata URI, so changes propagate to all major Solana wallets and explorers without manual hosting.

To change your SPL token name, symbol, or logo:

1. Connect the wallet that holds the Metadata update authority
2. Enter your token's mint address
3. Edit any combination of name, symbol, logo, description, website, or socials
4. Confirm the transaction

20lab uploads the new image and JSON to IPFS and updates the on-chain metadata pointer in a single step. Most Solana wallets and explorers refresh within minutes to hours. If your token was created without metadata, see our guide on adding metadata to new SPL token.

Only the current Metadata update authority can change a token's metadata. This is typically:

• The wallet that originally deployed the token
• Any wallet the update authority has been transferred to
• A multisig wallet if the authority was assigned to one

If the metadata update authority has been revoked, the metadata becomes permanently immutable - even the original creator cannot modify it anymore. The tool checks the connected wallet against the on-chain authority and disables the update button if you don't have permission, so you never waste fees on a failed transaction.

Solana SPL token metadata is stored using one of two standards:

• Metaplex token metadata - The original standard, used by most classic SPL tokens. Metadata lives in a separate Metaplex account linked to the token mint.
• Token-2022 metadata extension - A newer alternative that stores metadata directly on the token mint, used by tokens created with the Token-2022 program (including 20lab Solana tokens).

Both standards reference an off-chain JSON file (usually hosted on IPFS) that contains the image URL and extra fields like description and socials. 20lab abstracts both standards behind a single interface.

SPL metadata changes propagate at different speeds across the Solana ecosystem:

• On-chain data - Updated immediately when the transaction confirms
• Solana Explorer, Solscan, Solana FM - Within minutes
• Phantom, Solflare, and other wallets - 1-24 hours, depending on their cache
• DexScreener, Birdeye, CoinGecko on-chain - 1-3 days, sometimes requires manual refresh request
• Centralized exchanges and CoinGecko/CMC main listings - Manual update required from their teams

If a specific platform doesn't refresh, most have a "request token info update" form you can submit.

No - metadata updates are purely cosmetic. Changing the name, symbol, image, or socials does not affect:

• Token balances or holder addresses
• Total supply or decimals
• Mint, freeze, or transfer fee functionality
• Existing liquidity pools or DEX listings (though they may need to refresh the display)
• Programs or contracts integrated with your token

The mint address - the immutable identifier of your token - never changes, even if name and symbol do. Anything on-chain that references your token by mint address continues working without interruption.

Yes - to make your SPL token metadata permanently immutable, revoke the metadata update authority using the revoke authority tool. Once revoked:

• No one can ever change the name, symbol, image, or other metadata fields
• The token's identity is cryptographically locked
• This is irreversible

Many projects revoke metadata update authority after their final rebrand to signal that the token's identity is finalized. This is a standard part of "renouncing" a Solana token alongside revoking mint and freeze authority. Full walkthrough: immutable metadata guide.

The tool works with any SPL token that has an active metadata standard:

• Metaplex metadata - All classic SPL tokens with Metaplex-registered metadata
• Token-2022 metadata extension - Tokens created with the Token-2022 program (including those built with the 20lab Solana token generator)

The tool cannot update:

• Tokens with revoked metadata update authority (metadata is permanently locked)
• Tokens that were created without a metadata account or extension (rare - mostly very early SPL tokens)
• Tokens where the connected wallet is not the current update authority