diff --git a/.changeset/strong-dolphins-perform.md b/.changeset/strong-dolphins-perform.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2307d012b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strong-dolphins-perform.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@thirdweb-dev/solana": patch
+"@thirdweb-dev/storage": patch
+---
+
+Update API for instantiating storage
diff --git a/packages/solana/src/sdk.ts b/packages/solana/src/sdk.ts
index c67093cd665..9e395f2ba53 100644
--- a/packages/solana/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/solana/src/sdk.ts
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ export class ThirdwebSDK {
 
   constructor(
     connection: Connection,
-    storage: ThirdwebStorage = new ThirdwebStorage(
-      new IpfsUploader({ uploadWithGatewayUrl: true }),
-    ),
+    storage: ThirdwebStorage = new ThirdwebStorage({
+      uploader: new IpfsUploader({ uploadWithGatewayUrl: true }),
+    }),
   ) {
     this.connection = connection;
     this.storage = storage;
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/core/downloaders/storage-downloader.ts b/packages/storage/src/core/downloaders/storage-downloader.ts
index 6f97cdc749b..e644736957f 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/core/downloaders/storage-downloader.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/core/downloaders/storage-downloader.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { prepareGatewayUrls } from "../../common/urls";
 import { replaceSchemeWithGatewayUrl } from "../../common/utils";
 import { GatewayUrls, IStorageDownloader } from "../../types";
 import fetch from "cross-fetch";
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import fetch from "cross-fetch";
  * ```jsx
  * // Can instantiate the downloader with the default gateway URLs
  * const downloader = new StorageDownloader();
- * const storage = new ThirdwebStorage(undefined, downloader);
+ * const storage = new ThirdwebStorage({ downloader });
  * ```
  *
  * @public
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/core/storage.ts b/packages/storage/src/core/storage.ts
index a65b883ccd5..0b7ec7d06bd 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/core/storage.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/core/storage.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   IStorageDownloader,
   IStorageUploader,
   Json,
+  ThirdwebStorageOptions,
   UploadOptions,
 } from "../types";
 import { StorageDownloader } from "./downloaders/storage-downloader";
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ import { IpfsUploader } from "./uploaders/ipfs-uploader";
  * };
  * const downloader = new StorageDownloader();
  * const uploader = new IpfsUploader();
- * const storage = new ThirdwebStorage(uploader, downloader, gatewayUrls)
+ * const storage = new ThirdwebStorage({ uploader, downloader, gatewayUrls })
  * ```
  *
  * @public
@@ -52,14 +53,10 @@ export class ThirdwebStorage<T extends UploadOptions = IpfsUploadBatchOptions> {
   private downloader: IStorageDownloader;
   public gatewayUrls: GatewayUrls;
 
-  constructor(
-    uploader: IStorageUploader<T> = new IpfsUploader(),
-    downloader: IStorageDownloader = new StorageDownloader(),
-    gatewayUrls?: GatewayUrls,
-  ) {
-    this.uploader = uploader;
-    this.downloader = downloader;
-    this.gatewayUrls = prepareGatewayUrls(gatewayUrls);
+  constructor(options?: ThirdwebStorageOptions<T>) {
+    this.uploader = options?.uploader || new IpfsUploader();
+    this.downloader = options?.downloader || new StorageDownloader();
+    this.gatewayUrls = prepareGatewayUrls(options?.gatewayUrls);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/core/uploaders/ipfs-uploader.ts b/packages/storage/src/core/uploaders/ipfs-uploader.ts
index 7a8607575b6..96190252a45 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/core/uploaders/ipfs-uploader.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/core/uploaders/ipfs-uploader.ts
@@ -25,14 +25,15 @@ import FormData from "form-data";
  * ```jsx
  * // Can instantiate the uploader with default configuration
  * const uploader = new StorageUploader();
- * const storage = new ThirdwebStorage(uploader);
+ * const storage = new ThirdwebStorage({ uploader });
  *
  * // Or optionally, can pass configuration
  * const options = {
  *   // Upload objects with resolvable URLs
  *   uploadWithGatewayUrl: true,
  * }
- * const storage = new ThirdwebStorage(options);
+ * const uploader = new StorageUploader(options);
+ * const storage = new ThirdwebStorage({ uploader });
  * ```
  *
  * @public
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/types/index.ts b/packages/storage/src/types/index.ts
index 41a7cb79d12..57ea20adcde 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/types/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import { GatewayUrls, IStorageDownloader } from "./download";
+import { IStorageUploader, UploadOptions } from "./upload";
+
+export type ThirdwebStorageOptions<T extends UploadOptions> = {
+  uploader?: IStorageUploader<T>;
+  downloader?: IStorageDownloader;
+  gatewayUrls?: GatewayUrls;
+};
+
 export * from "./upload";
 export * from "./download";
 export * from "./data";
diff --git a/packages/storage/test/ipfs.test.ts b/packages/storage/test/ipfs.test.ts
index d7df49f1d45..f1d6fb1416d 100644
--- a/packages/storage/test/ipfs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/test/ipfs.test.ts
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ describe("IPFS", async () => {
   });
 
   it("Should upload without directory if specified on class", async () => {
-    const solanaStorage = new ThirdwebStorage(
-      new IpfsUploader({ uploadWithGatewayUrl: true }),
-    );
+    const solanaStorage = new ThirdwebStorage({
+      uploader: new IpfsUploader({ uploadWithGatewayUrl: true }),
+    });
 
     const uri = await solanaStorage.upload(
       {