# NUT-06: Mint information
`mandatory`
---
This endpoint returns information about the mint that a wallet can show to the user and use to make decisions on how to interact with the mint.
## Example
**Request** of `Alice`:
```http
GET https://mint.host:3338/v1/info
```
With the mint's response being of the form `GetInfoResponse`:
```json
{
"name": "Bob's Cashu mint",
"pubkey": "0283bf290884eed3a7ca2663fc0260de2e2064d6b355ea13f98dec004b7a7ead99",
"version": "Nutshell/0.15.0",
"description": "The short mint description",
"description_long": "A description that can be a long piece of text.",
"contact": [
{
"method": "email",
"info": "contact@me.com"
},
{
"method": "twitter",
"info": "@me"
},
{
"method": "nostr",
"info": "npub..."
}
],
"motd": "Message to display to users.",
"icon_url": "https://mint.host/icon.jpg",
"urls": [
"https://mint.host",
"http://mint8gv0sq5ul602uxt2fe0t80e3c2bi9fy0cxedp69v1vat6ruj81wv.onion"
],
"time": 1725304480,
"nuts": {
"4": {
"methods": [
{
"method": "bolt11",
"unit": "sat",
"min_amount": 0,
"max_amount": 10000
}
],
"disabled": false
},
"5": {
"methods": [
{
"method": "bolt11",
"unit": "sat",
"min_amount": 100,
"max_amount": 10000
}
],
"disabled": false
},
"7": {
"supported": true
},
"8": {
"supported": true
},
"9": {
"supported": true
},
"10": {
"supported": true
},
"12": {
"supported": true
}
}
}
```
- (optional) `name` is the name of the mint and should be recognizable.
- (optional) `pubkey` is the hex pubkey of the mint.
- (optional) `version` is the implementation name and the version of the software running on this mint separated with a slash "/".
- (optional) `description` is a short description of the mint that can be shown in the wallet next to the mint's name.
- (optional) `description_long` is a long description that can be shown in an additional field.
- (optional) `contact` is an array of contact objects to reach the mint operator. A contact object consists of two fields. The `method` field denotes the contact method (like "email"), the `info` field denotes the identifier (like "contact@me.com").
- (optional) `motd` is the message of the day that the wallet must display to the user. It should only be used to display important announcements to users, such as scheduled maintenances.
- (optional) `icon_url` is the URL pointing to an image to be used as an icon for the mint. Recommended to be squared in shape.
- (optional) `urls` is the list of endpoint URLs where the mint is reachable from.
- (optional) `time` is the current time set on the server. The value is passed as a Unix timestamp integer.
- (optional) `nuts` indicates each NUT specification that the mint supports and its settings. The settings are defined in each NUT separately.
With curl:
```bash
curl -X GET https://mint.host:3338/v1/info
```
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