Apparatus and method of issuing centralized non-fungible token by using interplanetary file system

An apparatus for managing a non-fungible token (NFT) for content, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions by accessing the memory,
• wherein, when the computer-executable instructions are executed by the processor, the processor is configured to:
• in response to receiving a request to issue an NFT for target content from a first electronic device of a first user who has generated the target content, generate basic metadata on the target content,
• upload the generated basic metadata to a target folder generated in an interplanetary file system (IPFS),
• generate first ownership metadata comprising a content identifier (CID) of the uploaded basic metadata,
• obtain a first CID of the target folder that is updated with the first ownership metadata uploaded to the target folder, and
• link the obtained first CID of the target folder to an NFT uniform resource identifier (URI) of the target content.