Solana Blinks & Actions Guide: Sell Tokens Directly on Twitter (X)

Traditionally, to buy a token, a user had to click an external link, leave Twitter, open a browser, connect a wallet, find the swap button, and confirm. Friction caused 80%+ drop-off rates. **Solana Actions** are standard APIs that return signable transactions. **Solana Blinks** turn these APIs into rich, interactive UI cards rendered directly in the user's Twitter feed by browser wallets like Phantom or Backpack.

When a Twitter user shares a link starting with `https://www.soltokenfactory.com/api/actions/...`, the wallet extension detects the Action protocol: 1. It fetches metadata (token icon, title, description, and purchase buttons like 0.25 SOL, 0.5 SOL, 1 SOL). 2. The user clicks a button inside the tweet. 3. The backend generates an unsigned serialized Solana transaction. 4. The wallet prompts the user to approve the purchase right inside Twitter. 5. The transaction settles on-chain in 400 milliseconds.

Instead of begging followers to 'click the link in bio' or navigate cumbersome decentralized exchanges, creators can tweet: > *'Our $GMS presale is LIVE! Click below to grab tokens directly in this tweet 🚀'* Followers can purchase immediately without ever navigating away from their social feed.

Every presale launched on **Solana Token Factory Launchpad** automatically comes with a native Blink URL. You don't need to write custom backend servers or handle CORS headers. Simply navigate to your presale page, click **Copy Blink on X**, and paste it into any tweet.

Before posting your Blink publicly, test it using our built-in [`/blinks-inspector`](/blinks-inspector). The simulator emulates the Twitter feed, inspects metadata headers, and allows you to test transaction creation safely in Simulation Mode without spending SOL.