"Airdrops: instant send vs claim page, and which to use"

Updated Jun 21, 2026, 09:46 AM

A Saleium airdrop sends a token (or the native coin) to many wallets, and it runs in one of two modes: Instant send, which pushes tokens to everyone now, or a Claim page, which deploys a claim contract you fund once and lets recipients claim their own share.

Who this is for: Both project operators running an airdrop and participants who received one or want to claim from a public claim page.

What are the two airdrop modes?

There are two ways to distribute:

Instant send. Tokens are pushed to every recipient right now. For an ERC-20 you first approve the total amount, then the sends go out. Large recipient lists are split automatically across multiple transactions, and you pay a small network fee per recipient. The native coin can only be sent this way (native is instant-only).
Claim page. You deploy a claim contract and fund it once. Recipients then claim their own share and pay their own gas. You get a public claim page at https://saleium.io/airdrop/{chainId}/{distributorAddress}. This mode is ERC-20 only, since the native coin cannot use claim mode.

There is no platform fee on airdrops in either mode. You pay only network gas.

When should I use which mode?

Use Instant send when you want recipients to receive tokens automatically without any action on their part, or when you are distributing the native coin (which has to be instant).
Use a Claim page for large drops where you would rather not pay gas for every recipient. You fund the contract once and each recipient pays their own gas to claim. Claim mode is the better fit for big distributions and is ERC-20 only.

For project operators

Is the airdrop product available on my plan?

Yes. Airdrops are available on every plan, including Free. Your plan sets the maximum recipients per campaign, and if you exceed that limit the app prompts you to upgrade.

Published per-plan limits (see the Plans & Billing page for the current list):

Free ($0): 1 airdrop, up to 100 recipients. (Free is airdrop-only; no Sale, Staking, or Vesting deploys. The "Powered by Saleium" watermark is on.)
Growth ($99/mo): 5 airdrops, up to 1,000 recipients each.
Pro ($499/mo): 20 airdrops, up to 5,000 recipients each.
Business ($999/mo): 100 airdrops, up to 20,000 recipients each.
Enterprise (custom): custom or unlimited limits. Book a call at https://saleium.io/enterprise.

Annual billing saves 33%. You can upgrade in-app via checkout for Growth, Pro, and Business. If online checkout is not available, you will be told to contact [email protected]. These are plan limits set by your subscription, not on-chain caps.

How do I add my recipients?

You can paste an "address, amount" list, send everyone the same amount, upload a CSV (up to 5 MB), or import an ERC-20's current holders. Duplicate addresses are merged, and a preview shows the recipient count, the total, and the batch count before you send. See How to create an airdrop campaign in Saleium for the full step-by-step.

What does an airdrop cost me?

There is no platform fee on airdrops. You pay only network gas: per recipient in Instant send mode, or once to fund the contract in Claim mode (recipients then pay their own gas to claim).

For participants

How do I claim an airdrop?

If a project used Claim mode, you claim your own share from the public claim page at https://saleium.io/airdrop/{chainId}/{distributorAddress}, where the chain ID and distributor address are provided by the project. You pay your own gas to claim.

If a project used Instant send, you do not need to do anything. The tokens are pushed directly to your wallet. The native coin is always distributed this way.

Common issues

A batched instant send failed partway through. The batches that already went out were paid for. Before you retry, remove those already-sent recipients from your list so you do not pay them twice.
My list is bigger than my plan allows. Exceeding your plan's recipient limit prompts an upgrade. Move to a higher plan for more recipients per campaign, or contact the team for Enterprise limits.
I see fewer recipients than I entered. Duplicate addresses are merged, so the preview count can be lower than your raw input. Check the preview's recipient count and total before sending.