Create sub-account
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"action": {
"type": "createSubAccount",
"name": "trading-bot-1"
},
"nonce": 1705234567890,
"signature": {
"r": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"s": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"v": 27
},
"vaultAddress": null
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"
payload = {
"action": {
"type": "createSubAccount",
"name": "trading-bot-1"
},
"nonce": 1705234567890,
"signature": {
"r": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"s": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"v": 27
},
"vaultAddress": None
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
action: {type: 'createSubAccount', name: 'trading-bot-1'},
nonce: 1705234567890,
signature: {
r: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
s: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
v: 27
},
vaultAddress: null
})
};
fetch('https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'action' => [
'type' => 'createSubAccount',
'name' => 'trading-bot-1'
],
'nonce' => 1705234567890,
'signature' => [
'r' => '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
's' => '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
'v' => 27
],
'vaultAddress' => null
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"createSubAccount\",\n \"name\": \"trading-bot-1\"\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"s\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"v\": 27\n },\n \"vaultAddress\": null\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"createSubAccount\",\n \"name\": \"trading-bot-1\"\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"s\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"v\": 27\n },\n \"vaultAddress\": null\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"createSubAccount\",\n \"name\": \"trading-bot-1\"\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"s\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"v\": 27\n },\n \"vaultAddress\": null\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "<string>",
"response": {}
}Hyperliquid node API
createSubAccount | Hyperliquid exchange
Creates a new sub-account under the user’s main account. Sub-accounts have separate positions and margins but share the parent’s authentication.
POST
/
exchange
Create sub-account
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"action": {
"type": "createSubAccount",
"name": "trading-bot-1"
},
"nonce": 1705234567890,
"signature": {
"r": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"s": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"v": 27
},
"vaultAddress": null
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"
payload = {
"action": {
"type": "createSubAccount",
"name": "trading-bot-1"
},
"nonce": 1705234567890,
"signature": {
"r": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"s": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"v": 27
},
"vaultAddress": None
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
action: {type: 'createSubAccount', name: 'trading-bot-1'},
nonce: 1705234567890,
signature: {
r: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
s: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
v: 27
},
vaultAddress: null
})
};
fetch('https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'action' => [
'type' => 'createSubAccount',
'name' => 'trading-bot-1'
],
'nonce' => 1705234567890,
'signature' => [
'r' => '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
's' => '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
'v' => 27
],
'vaultAddress' => null
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"createSubAccount\",\n \"name\": \"trading-bot-1\"\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"s\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"v\": 27\n },\n \"vaultAddress\": null\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"createSubAccount\",\n \"name\": \"trading-bot-1\"\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"s\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"v\": 27\n },\n \"vaultAddress\": null\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"createSubAccount\",\n \"name\": \"trading-bot-1\"\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"s\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n \"v\": 27\n },\n \"vaultAddress\": null\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "<string>",
"response": {}
}You can only use this endpoint on the official Hyperliquid public API. It is not available through Chainstack, as the open-source node implementation does not support it yet. See Hyperliquid methods for the full availability breakdown.
This endpoint requires signature authentication. See our comprehensive Authentication via Signatures guide for implementation details.
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Parameters
Required parameters
action(object, required) — The action object containing:type(string) — Must be"createSubAccount"name(string) — Sub-account name
nonce(number, required) — Current timestamp in milliseconds (must be recent)signature(object, required) — EIP-712 signature of the action
Optional parameters
vaultAddress(string, optional) — Address when trading on behalf of a vault or subaccount
Returns
Returns an object with the action status:status—"ok"if request processedresponse— Contains action result data
Example request
curl -X POST https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"action": {"type": "createSubAccount"},
"nonce": 1234567890123,
"signature": {...}
}'
import eth_account
from hyperliquid.exchange import Exchange
from hyperliquid.utils import constants
# Load your wallet from a private key (use a secure source in production)
wallet = eth_account.Account.from_key("0x...")
# Public Hyperliquid mainnet API — this method is not available through Chainstack
exchange = Exchange(wallet, constants.MAINNET_API_URL)
# Create a sub-account under your main account
result = exchange.create_sub_account(name="my-sub-account")
print(result)
import * as hl from "@nktkas/hyperliquid";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Load your wallet from a private key (use a secure source in production)
const wallet = privateKeyToAccount("0x...");
// Default transport targets the public Hyperliquid mainnet API
const transport = new hl.HttpTransport();
const client = new hl.ExchangeClient({ transport, wallet });
// Create a sub-account under your main account
const result = await client.createSubAccount({ name: "my-sub-account" });
console.log(result);
Use case
- Create sub-account — Creates a new sub-account under the user’s main account. Sub-accounts have separate positions and margins but share the parent’s authentication.
Always ensure your system clock is synchronized. Nonce must be within a reasonable time window of the current server time or the request will be rejected.
Body
application/json
Last modified on June 24, 2026
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