# Minting and Importing NFTs

NFTs are created on the [Altura marketplace](https://app.alturanft.com/), a separate website from the developer dashboard. 

All NFTs minted on Altura follow the ERC1155 standard.

Altura supports BSC, Polygon, Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and the Fantom blockchains. In the marketplace navigation bar, there is a network selector dropdown. Select the network you want to mint your NFTs to.

### **How to mint and import NFTs on the Altura marketplace.**

1. Connect your wallet to the Altura marketplace 
2. Click on the plus button in the navigation bar. This will take you to the create page.
3. You will have five options on the create page: 
   * [Mint NFT](/altura-documentation/getting-started/minting-and-importing-nfts/minting-individual-nfts.md)
   * Mint Collection
   * [Import Collection](/altura-documentation/getting-started/minting-and-importing-nfts/importing-collections.md)
   * [Mint Bulk NFTs](/altura-documentation/getting-started/minting-and-importing-nfts/bulk-mint-nfts.md)
   * [Create Lootbox](/altura-documentation/getting-started/lootboxes.md)
4. You then have two options to sell your NFTs:
   * You can mint these NFTs with initial supply above zero and list them for sale. This results in you paying gas fees and being the original minter of these NFTs.
   * You can mint these NFTs with initial supply of zero and [Lazy Mint](/altura-documentation/getting-started/minting-and-importing-nfts/lazy-mint-primary-sales.md) them. This allows you to have whitelists, tiered sales, zero gas and a more flexible experience.

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We recommend organizing your NFTs into separate collections based on the type of items they are. This will make it easier for players to browse and find the items they're looking for intuitively. Additionally, on the Altura marketplace, your game's collections will be grouped under the name of your game, making it even simpler for players to find and explore all the unique items in your game.
{% endhint %}

Remember that this is the first step in integrating NFTs into your game. Once you have minted your NFTs, you need to link them to your project and integrate them into your game using our API and SDKs. 

{% content-ref url="/pages/Mzv9Vjil7GcY5HMCzNZ7" %}
[Linking Your Collections](/altura-documentation/getting-started/linking-your-collections.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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