Basics
How Solana rent, token accounts and deposits work.
- What Is Solana Rent and Why Is Your SOL Locked?Solana charges a refundable rent deposit for every account. Learn why each token account locks about 0.0015 to 0.002 SOL and how to get it back.5 min read
- Burn vs Close: What Happens to Your Tokens and Your SOLBurning destroys tokens, closing removes an empty account and refunds its rent. Learn when to burn, when to close, and how they work together.4 min read
- How Much SOL Can You Reclaim?Quick math for Solana rent recovery: multiply your empty token accounts by about 0.0015 to 0.002 SOL. See example wallet sizes and what they hold.3 min read
- Solana Rent GlossaryPlain-English definitions of the Solana terms behind rent reclaiming: lamports, rent-exempt minimum, ATA, mint, close authority and more.4 min read
- How the Rent-Exempt Minimum Is CalculatedThe exact math behind Solana's rent-exempt minimum, why a new 165-byte token account locks 1,488,440 lamports, and why older ones hold more.4 min read
- Associated Token Accounts ExplainedWhat an associated token account is, how its address is derived, who pays for it, and why wallets end up with many of them.4 min read
- Token Account vs Wallet AddressWhy sending tokens to the wrong address type fails, how token accounts relate to your wallet, and what explorers show.3 min read
- The Solana Account Model, Simply ExplainedEverything on Solana is an account: wallets, programs, token balances. A beginner-friendly overview and why it leads to rent deposits.5 min read
- Converting Lamports to SOL1 SOL equals 1,000,000,000 lamports. Quick conversions for rent deposits, network fees and priority fees on Solana.2 min read
- How Often Should You Reclaim Rent?A practical schedule for closing empty token accounts based on how actively you trade, plus what to keep open.3 min read
Check your wallet for locked SOL
Scan any Solana address for empty token accounts and see exactly how much rent you can reclaim. Free to check, non-custodial to close.