Let’s say you have some off-chain IP (ex. a book, a character, a drawing, etc). In order to register that IP on Story, you first need to mint an NFT. This NFT is the ownership over the IP. Then you register that NFT on Story, turning it into an IP Asset. The below tutorial will walk you through how to do this.
Scenario #1: You already have a custom ERC-721 NFT contract and can mint from it
If you already have an NFT minted, or you want to register IP using a custom-built ERC-721 contract, this is the section for you.
As you can see below, the registration process is relatively straightforward. We use SimpleNFT as an example, but you can replace it with your own ERC-721 contract.
tokenContract - the address of your NFT collection
tokenId - your NFT’s ID
Let’s create a test file under test/0_IPARegistrar.t.sol to see it work and verify the results:
Contract Addresses
We have filled in the addresses from the Story contracts for you. However you can also find the addresses for them here: Deployed Smart Contracts
You can view the SimpleNFT contract we’re using to test here.
You can view the SimpleNFT contract we’re using to test here.
test/0_IPARegistrar.t.sol
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSEDpragma solidity ^0.8.26;import { Test } from "forge-std/Test.sol";import { IIPAssetRegistry } from "@storyprotocol/core/interfaces/registries/IIPAssetRegistry.sol";// your own ERC-721 NFT contractimport { SimpleNFT } from "../src/mocks/SimpleNFT.sol";// Run this test:// forge test --fork-url https://aeneid.storyrpc.io/ --match-path test/0_IPARegistrar.t.solcontract IPARegistrarTest is Test { address internal alice = address(0xa11ce); // For addresses, see https://docs.story.foundation/developers/deployed-smart-contracts // Protocol Core - IPAssetRegistry IIPAssetRegistry internal IP_ASSET_REGISTRY = IIPAssetRegistry(0x77319B4031e6eF1250907aa00018B8B1c67a244b); SimpleNFT public SIMPLE_NFT; function setUp() public { // Create a new Simple NFT collection SIMPLE_NFT = new SimpleNFT("Simple IP NFT", "SIM"); } /// @notice Mint an NFT and then register it as an IP Asset. function test_register() public { uint256 expectedTokenId = SIMPLE_NFT.nextTokenId(); address expectedIpId = IP_ASSET_REGISTRY.ipId(block.chainid, address(SIMPLE_NFT), expectedTokenId); uint256 tokenId = SIMPLE_NFT.mint(alice); address ipId = IP_ASSET_REGISTRY.register(block.chainid, address(SIMPLE_NFT), tokenId); assertEq(tokenId, expectedTokenId); assertEq(ipId, expectedIpId); assertEq(SIMPLE_NFT.ownerOf(tokenId), alice); }}
Scenario #2: You want to create an SPG NFT contract to do minting for you
If you don’t have your own custom NFT contract, this is the section for you.
To achieve this, we will be using the SPG, which is a utility contract that allows us to combine multiple transactions into one. In this case, we’ll be using the SPG’s mintAndRegisterIp function which combines both minting an NFT and registering it as an IP Asset.
In order to use mintAndRegisterIp, we first have to create a new SPGNFT collection. We can do this simply by calling createCollection on the StoryProtocolGateway contract. Or, if you want to create your own SPGNFT for some reason, you can implement the ISPGNFT contract interface. Follow the example below to see example parameters you can use to initialize a new SPGNFT.
Once you have your own SPGNFT, all you have to do is call mintAndRegisterIp with:
spgNftContract - the address of your SPGNFT contract
recipient - the address of who will receive the NFT and thus be the owner of the newly registered IP. Note: remember that registering IP on Story is permissionless, so you can register an IP for someone else (by paying for the transaction) yet they can still be the owner of that IP Asset.
ipMetadata - the metadata associated with your NFT & IP. See this section to better understand setting NFT & IP metadata.
Run touch test/0_IPARegistrar.t.sol to create a test file under test/0_IPARegistrar.t.sol. Then, paste in the following code:
Contract Addresses
We have filled in the addresses from the Story contracts for you. However you can also find the addresses for them here: Deployed Smart Contracts
test/0_IPARegistrar.t.sol
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSEDpragma solidity ^0.8.26;import { Test } from "forge-std/Test.sol";import { IIPAssetRegistry } from "@storyprotocol/core/interfaces/registries/IIPAssetRegistry.sol";import { ISPGNFT } from "@storyprotocol/periphery/interfaces/ISPGNFT.sol";import { IRegistrationWorkflows } from "@storyprotocol/periphery/interfaces/workflows/IRegistrationWorkflows.sol";import { WorkflowStructs } from "@storyprotocol/periphery/lib/WorkflowStructs.sol";// Run this test:// forge test --fork-url https://aeneid.storyrpc.io/ --match-path test/0_IPARegistrar.t.solcontract IPARegistrarTest is Test { address internal alice = address(0xa11ce); // For addresses, see https://docs.story.foundation/developers/deployed-smart-contracts // Protocol Core - IPAssetRegistry IIPAssetRegistry internal IP_ASSET_REGISTRY = IIPAssetRegistry(0x77319B4031e6eF1250907aa00018B8B1c67a244b); // Protocol Periphery - RegistrationWorkflows IRegistrationWorkflows internal REGISTRATION_WORKFLOWS = IRegistrationWorkflows(0xbe39E1C756e921BD25DF86e7AAa31106d1eb0424); ISPGNFT public SPG_NFT; function setUp() public { // Create a new NFT collection via SPG SPG_NFT = ISPGNFT( REGISTRATION_WORKFLOWS.createCollection( ISPGNFT.InitParams({ name: "Test Collection", symbol: "TEST", baseURI: "", contractURI: "", maxSupply: 100, mintFee: 0, mintFeeToken: address(0), mintFeeRecipient: address(this), owner: address(this), mintOpen: true, isPublicMinting: false }) ) ); } /// @notice Mint an NFT and register it in the same call via the Story Protocol Gateway. /// @dev Requires the collection address that is passed into the `mintAndRegisterIp` function /// to be created via SPG (createCollection), as done above. Or, a contract that /// implements the `ISPGNFT` interface. function test_mintAndRegisterIp() public { uint256 expectedTokenId = SPG_NFT.totalSupply() + 1; address expectedIpId = IP_ASSET_REGISTRY.ipId(block.chainid, address(SPG_NFT), expectedTokenId); // Note: The caller of this function must be the owner of the SPG NFT Collection. // In this case, the owner of the SPG NFT Collection is the contract itself // because it deployed it in the `setup` function. // We can make `alice` the recipient of the NFT though, which makes her the // owner of not only the NFT, but therefore the IP Asset. (address ipId, uint256 tokenId) = REGISTRATION_WORKFLOWS.mintAndRegisterIp( address(SPG_NFT), alice, WorkflowStructs.IPMetadata({ ipMetadataURI: "https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmZHfQdFA2cb3ASdmeGS5K6rZjz65osUddYMURDx21bT73", ipMetadataHash: keccak256( abi.encodePacked( "{'title':'My IP Asset','description':'This is a test IP asset','createdAt':'','creators':[]}" ) ), nftMetadataURI: "https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmRL5PcK66J1mbtTZSw1nwVqrGxt98onStx6LgeHTDbEey", nftMetadataHash: keccak256( abi.encodePacked( "{'name':'Test NFT','description':'This is a test NFT','image':'https://picsum.photos/200'}" ) ) }), true ); assertEq(ipId, expectedIpId); assertEq(tokenId, expectedTokenId); assertEq(SPG_NFT.ownerOf(tokenId), alice); }}
Now that your IP is registered, you can create and attach License Terms to it. This will allow others to mint a license and use your IP, restricted by the terms.