# How to tokenize assets using the WakeUp API

By [WakeUp Labs](https://paragraph.com/@wakeup-labs) · 2022-12-16

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Bring your NFTs ideas to life! Using our APIs, you can easily tokenize assets programmatically. It's just a simple Web2 API REST call with all the information needed, and we take care of the rest; no previous blockchain experience is necessary.

🟣 **First of all, sign up & get an API Key**. To use our services, you need to sign up & follow the steps to create a free API key just with your email.

When you complete the registration go to the API Key section, and you should see the API key information:

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Copy the API key generated and save it. This is your credential to access our services, so keep it safe 🔐 🙌

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🟣 **Time to start tokenizing your assets!** After getting your API key, follow the next steps to tokenize an asset:

*   **Upload** the file to IPFS to use it as _an Image_ using our service. This step is _optional_, any image URL will do in the minter service, but IPFS is better for more decentralization.
    
*   Tokenize an asset interacting with the **/mint** endpoint. The image field should be completed with the link generated in the previous step (or another image URL you would like to use).
    
*   The /mint endpoint will return the **hash** of the operation and the **tokenId** created when completed if everything went alright.
    

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🟣 **Getting Minted Tokens from a specific address.** To retrieve all minted tokens by a specific address, you will need to:

*   Go to the GET method Get NFTs by mint address-
    
*   Complete the API key field and the address you want to retrieve NFTs.
    
*   The service will respond with all the information associated with the NFTs that the wallet address previously minted.
    

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🟣 **Getting metadata from an Asset**. To retrieve the metadata from a specific Asset, you need to:

*   Go to the GET method Get NFT by tokenId.
    
*   Complete the API key field and the tokenId of the NFT you need to obtain metadata from.
    
*   The service will respond with all the information associated with that specific NFT.
    

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*Originally published on [WakeUp Labs](https://paragraph.com/@wakeup-labs/how-to-tokenize-assets-using-the-wakeup-api)*