How to unwrap sNIGHT

Unwrapping retires the selected amount of sNIGHT and releases the same amount of NIGHT from the contract at 1:1. The NIGHT recipient, token, and amount are public.

Check the recipient

Unwrapping returns unshielded NIGHT: the recipient and amount will be public. Review the address carefully and read Risks and limitations before using funds.

Unwrap step by step

1. Open Shielded Pools, check the selected Midnight network, and connect your wallet. You need sNIGHT from that pool and DUST for network costs.
2. In Wrap & Unwrap, select Unwrap. Check that the app can read your available sNIGHT balance.
3. Enter an amount above zero, with at most six decimal places, no greater than your available balance.
4. Under Send to, choose My wallet to receive NIGHT at your wallet’s unshielded address, or Another address and enter the intended recipient’s unshielded Midnight address on the same network. This is not a shielded or Cardano address. If your wallet did not share an unshielded address, use Another address with a verified destination.
5. Check the address and amount carefully. Review the public-information notice, select Unwrap, and review and approve the wallet’s requests.
6. Wait for network confirmation and wallet synchronization, then check the receiving NIGHT balance. Unwrapping 10 sNIGHT returns 10 NIGHT, with DUST costs separate.

You do not need to match an earlier wrap

The SDK funds the unwrap from the wallet’s wrapped coins and keeps change. The amount does not have to match a previous wrap, but must be within your available balance and the transaction’s supported range.

If wrapping is blocked

The SDK’s immutability guard applies to wrapping, not unwrapping. This allows an unwrap to be attempted when wrapping is refused; it does not guarantee success. Wallet support, funds, network services, and contract behavior still matter.

If an outcome is unknown, do not immediately repeat the transaction. Check balances and history first. Closing a page cannot recall a transaction already handed to the wallet for submission. See Troubleshooting.

Implementation references are listed in Sources and verification.