Transferring an NFT via MetaMask

Question

Im onto developing my own NFT project. Im developing with the Truffle Suite and Ganache. I can mint the NFT to my address, but whats wondering me: I cant send the NFT because the "send" button in MetaMask is greyed out. Is this a bug by MetaMask, is it in the nature of NFTs that you cant just send them like normal tokens or is it something completly different.

Thanks for your help

Answer 1

In order to enable transferring Tokens via MetaMask, I want you to re-check the smart contract source code. There might be a problem in implementing transfer function.

• Make sure 'transfer' function has been implemented correctly.
• Make sure that you haven't overridden 'beforeTokenTransfer' function for pre-process before calling transferFrom, safeTransferFrom or transfer function.
• (Important) Make sure you are using MetaMask mobile(Currently sending NFTs is possible only on Mobile Metamask)

Hope this tips will give you helps!

Best,

Answer 2

According to MetaMask support as of Jan 7, 2022:

"Please note that while you can add NFTs as custom tokens in the extension, you will not be able to see them natively in the UI.

We are actively working on improving NFT support in MetaMask Extension; it will be available soon, and this information will be updated when it becomes available. For the time being, to manage your NFTs via MetaMask, please use MetaMask Mobile."

https://metamask.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058238591-NFT-tokens-in-your-MetaMask-wallet