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Substrate Kitties: Build Your Own NFT Marketplace

Written by Shawn Tabrizi

Learn the entry level concepts to develop your app on Polkadot by building an NFT marketplace.

Last updated: 2026-04-01

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Skill Level

Intermediate

Time to Complete

8 hours

Course Content

5 sections

Prerequisites

1 course

About This Course

Substrate Collectables Workshop

Welcome to the Substrate Collectables Workshop.

This is a guided tutorial intended to teach readers the entry level concepts around developing on Polkadot by building a simple NFT marketplace using the Polkadot SDK.

If you do not feel comfortable with the level of Rust used in this tutorial, we recommend you first check out the Rust State Machine tutorial.

What You'll Learn

  • ✓ Introduction
  • ✓ Storage Basics
  • ✓ Storing Objects
  • ✓ Kitty Marketplace
  • ✓ Next Steps

Prerequisites

  • ✓ Rust State Machine

Course Content

5 sections · 30 lessons

SetupSource FilesPolkadot-SDKSource FilesFRAME MacrosSource FilesPallet StructSource FilesPallet FunctionsSource FilesOriginSource FilesPallet ConfigSource FilesPallet EventsSource FilesRuntime and TestsSource Files
Blockchain StorageSource FilesStorage ValuesExerciseKitty CounterExerciseSafety FirstExerciseValue QueryExerciseStorage MapsExerciseKitties MapExerciseDuplicate Kitty CheckExercise
Kitty StructExerciseStoring a StructExerciseGenerate Unique DNAExerciseTrack Owned KittiesExerciseBounded VectorsExercise
Transfer ExtrinsicExerciseTransfer LogicExerciseNative BalancesExerciseNative Balance TypeExerciseSet Price ExtrinsicExerciseSet Price LogicExerciseBuy Kitty ExtrinsicExerciseBuy Kitty LogicExercise