Wondering why some NFTs end up in your “Hidden” tab on OpenSea? Let’s learn more.

One unique property of many blockchains is that anyone can send and receive tokens to and from wallet addresses. This means you don’t have to buy or sell an NFT to have one transferred to your wallet. You don’t even need to accept the transfer. It’s similar to how anyone can send you an email.

Receiving an NFT you didn’t purchase doesn’t mean your wallet has been compromised. Sometimes, legitimate creators mint NFTs to people directly as part of a collection’s airdrop. However, similar to spam emails, scammers may transfer NFTs to entice you into viewing their listings, which can contain links to malicious third-party websites.

To protect our users, OpenSea will move certain transferred NFTs to the Hidden tab. In this case, the item won’t be in your Items tab and the transfer won’t appear in your activity feed. Like an email spam folder, sometimes legitimate NFTs will appear in the Hidden tab, and at other times, malicious NFTs may appear in the Items tab. Always exercise caution when clicking on a non-OpenSea URL associated with an NFT.

If you were expecting a transfer but don’t see it, click on your Items tab. Filter the status by “Hidden."

If you’d like to unhide an item, select the item from your Items tab. Using the bottom navigation bar, click the eye icon and select it to unhide.

You'll see a confirmation message that the item was unhidden from your profile.

Unhiding an item on OpenSea doesn’t result in a direct interaction with the NFT or a third-party website.