# api\_entities\_Asset\_Issuance.Issuance

[@polymeshassociation/polymesh-sdk](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/classes) / [Modules](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/modules) / [api/entities/Asset/Issuance](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/modules-1/api_entities_asset_issuance) / Issuance

## Class: Issuance

[api/entities/Asset/Issuance](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/modules-1/api_entities_asset_issuance).Issuance

Handles all Asset Issuance related functionality

### Hierarchy

* `Namespace`<[`Asset`](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/classes/api_entities_asset.asset)>

  ↳ **`Issuance`**

### Table of contents

#### Methods

* [issue](#issue)

### Methods

#### issue

▸ **issue**(`args`, `opts?`): `Promise`<`TransactionQueue`<[`Asset`](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/classes/api_entities_asset.asset), [`Asset`](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/classes/api_entities_asset.asset), `unknown`\[]\[]>>

Issue a certain amount of Asset tokens to the caller's default portfolio

**`note`** this method is of type [ProcedureMethod](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/interfaces/types.proceduremethod), which means you can call [issue.checkAuthorization](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/interfaces/types.proceduremethod#checkauthorization) on it to see whether the signing Account and Identity have the required roles and permissions to run it

**Parameters**

| Name          | Type                                                                                                                        | Description                         |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `args`        | `Object`                                                                                                                    | -                                   |
| `args.amount` | `BigNumber`                                                                                                                 | amount of Asset tokens to be issued |
| `opts?`       | [`ProcedureOpts`](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/interfaces/types.procedureopts) | -                                   |

**Returns**

`Promise`<`TransactionQueue`<[`Asset`](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/classes/api_entities_asset.asset), [`Asset`](https://developers.polymath.network/polymesh-sdk-api-reference/docs-alpha/classes/api_entities_asset.asset), `unknown`\[]\[]>>

**Defined in**

[api/entities/Asset/Issuance.ts:35](https://github.com/PolymathNetwork/polymesh-sdk/blob/31dfa0dc/src/api/entities/Asset/Issuance.ts#L35)