What the sample found
1,038
ERC-721 contracts sampled
545
of them content-addressed
88
no gateway could fetch
16%
of the content-addressed ones
Those 88 collections account for 448,570 minted tokens, and every single token tested is owned by somebody right now. Their metadata is not slow and not rate-limited: the gateways look for a provider and find none.
2 of them fail differently. Every gateway answers
410 Gone, which is a refusal rather than a shrug: the content is
on a public gateway denylist. Those bytes may still exist and still be served
peer to peer; what has been withdrawn is the relay that ordinary browsers
depend on. Among them: RebelBots, nothings.
How it was measured
-
Sample. Read ERC-721
Transferlogs from 108 blocks spread across 12,700,000–16,200,000, which yields contracts that were genuinely in use then rather than a list somebody curated. -
Resolve. Ask each contract for a
tokenURIand keep the content-addressed ones. A hardcoded gateway URL counts:https://ipfs.io/ipfs/<cid>names a CID, and the CID is what is being tested. - Verify. Fetch that address from 5 public gateways, 2 rounds, 40s each. A collection counts as unreachable only if every gateway failed every time.
What a failure means. No gateway asked could find a provider
within the timeout. That is evidence the content is unpinned, not proof it is
destroyed. Somebody may hold the bytes offline, and a single node re-providing
them revives every CID on this page instantly, with the same hash and no
change onchain. That is the good half of content addressing: the art can come
back, and it will still be provably the same art.
The collections
Names link to this service, which will try again live and tell you what it got. Sorted by supply.
| Collection | Supply | Why | Token URI | Gateways asked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Womenoid | 11,108 | no provider | https://bafybeiakskuk2pd6o2d6kwb7ac5p6fdtcx3sv3ai… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| The Plague | 11,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeifw3xo26pfbgjuidf65ct2sgwn77hgmbpobe… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Alpha Mutants | 10,520 | no provider | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmeRy1joUeUepJ7h3EaAP64ufpwi… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Glue Factory Show | 10,000 | no provider | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/Qmbd9N5yse7xAUiQAHrdezaJH6z2… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 404 |
| CryptoDads | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeief647gvyslgmnkquwpy6g6vjq6hvh2cjgxi… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 404 |
| Women and Weapons | 10,000 | no provider | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeigrytqzipxv4sekrofqfz4… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| RebelBots | 10,000 | blocked | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmcppAK4QBpLGmDcvjmVgeahjGWn… |
ipfs 410 · dweb 410 · w3s 410 · nftstorage 410 · pinata 429 |
| Frenly Pandas | 10,000 | no provider | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmNcoaNf9rnyhsDkyt9aB9vvEb5u… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Mutant Shiba Club | 10,000 | no provider | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeibs5k6b62rmqxnhxuhxyij… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 404 |
| pieceofshit | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeihek6zx5cnnfep2exoo5aou22flxl4v24pre… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 404 |
| Voodoos Club | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://QmV1uZM782hzfo4J54JiwsR4fMZkp8K9MFDksHU6E6… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Bored Gorilla Yacht Club | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeic3nvd4xuhyxaeg7nmcmyfofb2jggpb5b763… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| CryptoSimeji | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeievpwedrt7soo6nbgkdttmjjmpkcsjkzpyaz… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Porkers | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeieyknbsgnl3dtrfrapn3nkckex6ggzded2ay… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Merge Dark Ape | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeiechnolhgm6qvkfjkc7zwpd7igtywibvh75f… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Beep Boop Botz | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeiesi6gcebnsirg55itvohcru47i4t36sncpt… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Moon Bats | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeigs6k6dzq6xpqo4yt7l25jwq43kevzvj6l5k… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Doge Club | 10,000 | no provider | https://ipfs.filebase.io/ipfs/QmckgM4kkpfXkWGAFfs… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Teddies | 10,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeigdtg7zxsfnvhfq3yw35lwwy3aaighd5wkkn… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Gutter Punks | 9,999 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeicpnl7k7erfqkt35dkgywoeuyseehyfbwtse… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Cigawrettes | 9,998 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeidgwnebxxrcjj3glcxtncvkeuokynlvb3oim… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| loomlocknft | 9,644 | no provider | https://arweave.net/LGlMDKAWgcDyvYoft1YV6Y2pBBAwj… |
arweave 404 · g8way error |
| Fang Gang | 8,888 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeiaknts3w24ipn446fxrrcn52qqjgjhquprh7… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 404 |
| TrapMonkie | 8,888 | no provider | https://fano.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/QmRoK83veGD4XL7o… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| SKELLYZ | 8,001 | no provider | https://theklubrises.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/Qmbkytx8… |
ipfs 404 · dweb 404 · w3s 404 · nftstorage 404 · pinata 429 |
| KongClub | 7,777 | no provider | ipfs://QmVAoAmrdPvwjbtjrymD3mwucNQb8ecqz6Q25LqNxP… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata t/o |
| Fat Rat Mafia | 7,777 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeifrgw3apmlfjo7ylcwlddptiu5tbbw2u6znh… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| LeprechaunTown_WTF | 7,772 | no provider | ipfs://Qmd8mRK3WzKcyCA7GFF7RTjk6g1dinzpuGNat5usPk… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Baby Okay Bears | 7,704 | no provider | https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmQckEPcV46qU4j… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Neko | 7,703 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeigazwup5uhsx5cdkubervvtyow2gykcdsl4f… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 404 |
| Crypto Pepoo Club | 7,512 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeia57mzfquqb2i6vhqx67oks432fc534knjjf… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Toad Punks | 6,969 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeidupqobpkpbokb7c3h6yp73gupfsgeuzjwjl… |
ipfs t/o · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| macabroids | 6,666 | no provider | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmcbVKpFZzd42n4iHYrbfVMFuSya… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| The Millies Club | 6,116 | no provider | https://nftstorage.link/ipfs/bafybeiaatplvlpis4k2… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Cool Ape Club | 5,555 | no provider | https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmQAJpj3X2Fc1AN… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 404 |
| Notorious Alien Space Agents | 5,555 | no provider | ipfs://QmZjCpS2BVwaYKrfXgsVqRCkqGDnHimGcsmWgdqaBm… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| MirrorMirror Pass | 5,555 | no provider | ipfs://QmPoKztaMCojvbjtR16t59bePu8xMCC3xpz96mi4BX… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata t/o |
| ShitBirds Official | 5,555 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeibdozaftsl6jypfh45ypj2iy2zckjyxfxbrd… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Toonies Social Club | 5,555 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeihwuordie6dzdjtcpzkaymy46p6w3on7yfc5… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| omgkirby x CT | 5,550 | no provider | ipfs://QmYkKqxtG9piFFW4VghzdKupg9TiCgocRV28KJ7ho8… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Joey | 5,500 | no provider | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeibjta6xkht6zv76paopcre… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| CityDAO Parcel-0 | 5,453 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeia3lejponr2skhobnhbcoauf4ldvwylpwcqm… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 404 |
| Lion Game | 5,285 | no provider | ipfs://QmSTtv3w1jqcv5AKRRYVR5NN7fkTuuL9sNrkxRNL9e… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata t/o |
| New York City Rats | 5,000 | no provider | ipfs://QmUa8LnVu9J9fGqW9U42ZUCeVF1VyPpe4F8MneLz2H… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata t/o |
| Quirkies | 5,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeiho447f7f4aipzqyprip6jipomlm46d3y3bw… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Cyber CryptoSkulls | 5,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeigss3ma34wkqkwp7fjyo3vhga22ub62gsnqc… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Cat Civilization | 5,000 | no provider | ipfs://QmU5o4bzPK6A8J6FhyvBcWYAWhzJ8P8YtXc3J7aD3L… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| FANG Jobs | 4,864 | no provider | ipfs://QmZqfxpFuwd1WouQbxzodHHnkuwLDHgXfVjnrtcUsq… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| krazykatswtf | 4,805 | no provider | ipfs://QmYQSimbbRhJn9M86B4KMMiGgX3QtrgsWpTXUqkfW3… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| MoonPass | 4,161 | no provider | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmX5yN7YR2RBQRD6cbkk5v8Ut7fZ… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 404 |
| MineNationsNFT | 3,888 | no provider | https://bafybeidgr3upi3virht7b6anlsturikowckwzcfv… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Model Eros Village | 3,888 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeifcvuqu5n3rjdtzfhg5tnldy3bej36zwff7e… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| RUUMZ | 3,560 | no provider | https://ruumz.mypinata.cloud/ipfs/Qmcn3kCSHZ6ZByT… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata t/o |
| AswangTribe | 3,352 | no provider | ipfs://QmYJUtZ7as3UXZZeWG1YYxXQw6JaLxjGgq2KYZznYr… |
ipfs 404 · dweb 404 · w3s 404 · nftstorage 404 · pinata 429 |
| Karmeleons | 3,333 | no provider | ipfs://QmevufuMSfPduR5YtP3cgh4hQpYTzsPb2FQofr7oAD… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Tribes Of Ogun | 3,178 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeibmkg7rnnr2okaphfxsmoa3zkysjfrxq2e2v… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 404 |
| Moon Vamps | 2,500 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeid7kvty2kncov7jc7z27mcg2hkukskrjxoni… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Rare Bears | 2,347 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeic7euhz6awhrg4ill6zvvvryg5cg6mjirqhj… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| A Little Simmon | 1,990 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeicctdqh2ciph5of3zzh32soknakyyfps53zp… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Homie | 1,888 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeidgiwsrracuvuxinqm5j7uspnuof5jxjr6hp… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| NFYE | 1,860 | no provider | ipfs://QmQY6zKncT2AJNUPoGFYes9HuMndL1GtAjCXQJcGSJ… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 404 |
| Serpentz | 1,582 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeiakrc6ukrfcazhbselu4v33eeoti4ab5krhz… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Eating Degens | 1,505 | no provider | ipfs://QmWqzSmQ7F9b2xeYK5GcGhHa2hSKUy94PTRasSPyoa… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| 0xBLACK | 1,444 | no provider | https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmRZ99De91KowV5… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 404 |
| Xoomojis | 1,400 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeieeb4uy4v2gijv6bpimmuhbuhqn6epsvqf57… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Beefy Blokes | 1,355 | no provider | ipfs://Qmf2fi6fuEQZUPu6ia9oSumBvhZCPzdnopeQ1FU9Ne… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| PixelPudgyPenguins | 1,312 | no provider | ipfs://QmZz4Ffwcy5T2FyAC5ykmDZNgPbrHcCjZEki8gwxfj… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Capeverse | 1,223 | no provider | https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmdyqdYgEuHNLyM… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Pandora | 1,203 | no provider | https://nftstorage.link/ipfs/bafybeibhtnfythp5hj6… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| BPSNFTVoucher | 1,097 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeia2nilko6vdilrxyrafirti3a4suq7gssgh7… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| nothings | 1,001 | blocked | ipfs://QmQFoBHM5iWM9RXfYPT6JymxYnATUF5VrjuJZpRfk5… |
ipfs 410 · dweb 410 · w3s 410 · nftstorage 410 · pinata 429 |
| Tigerbob | 1,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeidrzpxn3d2j7kfn6e4vksxrmdnemp47wq7mw… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| NEOM | 1,000 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeif72efer5khdauzhy4emn3dduvnmgfsgpesk… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| DBonez | 944 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeidojdk6pkurxuigfhwo76woow37dxcz5wf75… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Beta Galaxy: Lost Sectors | 801 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeicaebhmjo7gerxrbhaj7whde36kn7oekkwba… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| RoboFrens | 777 | no provider | ipfs://QmZVTrLDEZSBEwBM1hTz8gDc5cLiJ4usMNDGYG3NHv… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata t/o |
| Finn Cotton | 603 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeicie4rff2okpp7f7hglbg5mlfhwzsnrs3hsx… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Horde of the Undead | 380 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeibkqzer3lriiktlxcabmdrgnwp5aqrqpukff… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| MekawaiiNFT | 333 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeihyvpeb5vqlzpstz3fmjyls2zvrbljj2vivk… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Yeah Tigers Eth | 245 | no provider | https://bafybeia737e3bpzusnxxn36alotv2fwviezjm44e… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| SanadaWarriors | 60 | no provider | ipfs://bafybeibbhvlql5zprzsdnn5kkobarzdp3abv4iccw… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Soma Kid Pet | 39 | no provider | https://bafybeib4z6acruandwczxb3ovxhiyn5kuxffayg5… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Swamp Gators NFT | 27 | no provider | ipfs://QmV8ookdT7z935zD7QsWGGMu2dkGQLqQE9mPUGS9o4… |
ipfs 500 · dweb 500 · w3s 500 · nftstorage 500 · pinata 429 |
| CLASSOIDS | 20 | no provider | https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmNrqCkSJbo9TgC… |
ipfs 504 · dweb t/o · w3s 504 · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Soulbound | — | no provider | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeifydjf7hftbfy2sy3id4uj… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s t/o · nftstorage t/o · pinata 429 |
| Buttfaced mfers | — | no provider | ipfs://bafybeiebyhxgvfr6t36mc4yeyvx5vtnqe26y5z5sj… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
| Yee Dino | — | no provider | ipfs://bafybeif2descqcwi6sbymkao4xqwb5nqznvbsuor2… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata t/o |
| Re-Based Ghouls by XWAVE | — | no provider | ipfs://bafybeiallrouy6ifauigbltp6iugnex7vg7uh4mvx… |
ipfs 504 · dweb 504 · w3s 504 · nftstorage 504 · pinata 429 |
Run it yourself, or widen it
The tool is in the repository and takes the sample window as arguments. The default is the 2021–2022 window used here; a wider or more recent range is a matter of changing two numbers.
git clone https://github.com/wighawag/embed-art
cd embed-art && pnpm install
ETHEREUM_NODE=https://your-node node tools/survey-unpinned.mjs
node tools/render-unpinned.mjs- the raw dataset, including every gateway answer and the collections that did resolve
- the survey tool
- the page generator, so this page cannot drift from the data
Known limits of this sample. Ethereum mainnet only. Contracts
are sampled from blocks, so a collection with no transfers in those blocks is
invisible here, and popular collections are over-represented among the
survivors. Only the metadata address is tested: a collection whose
metadata resolves may still point at an image nobody keeps, so this is a lower
bound on the problem, not an upper one.
If your collection is on this list
Pin the CID again. Any IPFS node can provide it, it does not have to be the
original one, and nothing onchain needs to change: the hash in your
tokenURI will match the moment somebody serves those bytes.
If you still have the files, that is a few minutes of work and the art is
back for everyone at once.