This article explains what happens to posts you created on Rodeo after the platform shuts down, with a focus on the long-term availability of their media and metadata, and how this is handled through the Rodeo Send-Off.
What happens to posts you created?
Posts you created on Rodeo are NFTs. Even though Rodeo is shutting down, these posts do not disappear.
Ownership, identifiers, and the underlying technology live on public blockchains and do not depend on Rodeo continuing to operate.
To support long-term access, the media and descriptive information for posts you created are being migrated to long-term decentralized storage.
How media and metadata stay available long term
Each post points to its media (such as images or video) and descriptive information that are stored off‑chain, rather than being embedded directly on the blockchain.
As part of the Rodeo Send-Off, this media and descriptive information are being migrated from IPFS to Arweave, a decentralized storage network designed for long-term availability.
This helps ensure that posts you created continue to display correctly and remain viewable even after Rodeo is offline.
What about posts you collected?
The Rodeo Send-Off migrates media and metadata only for posts you created.
If you collected posts created by other users:
- Your ownership of those posts is not affected
- Their media and metadata are preserved by the original creator, not by collectors
This means you do not need to take action for collected posts, and you should not attempt to migrate their content yourself.
Do I need to take any action?
If you created posts on Rodeo, you’ll be prompted to confirm the migration of their media and descriptive information as part of the Rodeo Send-Off.
The Rodeo Send-Off is available starting February 10, 2026, and guides you through preserving posts you created and transferring your assets.
Final note
Although Rodeo is shutting down, posts you created remain on public blockchains. Migrating their media and metadata to Arweave is intended to support long-term access without relying on Rodeo infrastructure.