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exchange
Token delegate
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "action": {
    "type": "tokenDelegate",
    "hyperliquidChain": "Mainnet",
    "signatureChainId": "0xa4b1",
    "validator": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
    "wei": 1000000000000000000,
    "isUndelegate": false,
    "nonce": 1705234567890
  },
  "nonce": 1705234567890,
  "signature": {
    "r": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "s": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "v": 27
  },
  "vaultAddress": null
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"

payload = {
    "action": {
        "type": "tokenDelegate",
        "hyperliquidChain": "Mainnet",
        "signatureChainId": "0xa4b1",
        "validator": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
        "wei": 1000000000000000000,
        "isUndelegate": False,
        "nonce": 1705234567890
    },
    "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: 'tokenDelegate',
      hyperliquidChain: 'Mainnet',
      signatureChainId: '0xa4b1',
      validator: '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678',
      wei: 1000000000000000000,
      isUndelegate: false,
      nonce: 1705234567890
    },
    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' => 'tokenDelegate',
        'hyperliquidChain' => 'Mainnet',
        'signatureChainId' => '0xa4b1',
        'validator' => '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678',
        'wei' => 1000000000000000000,
        'isUndelegate' => false,
        'nonce' => 1705234567890
    ],
    '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\": \"tokenDelegate\",\n    \"hyperliquidChain\": \"Mainnet\",\n    \"signatureChainId\": \"0xa4b1\",\n    \"validator\": \"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678\",\n    \"wei\": 1000000000000000000,\n    \"isUndelegate\": false,\n    \"nonce\": 1705234567890\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\": \"tokenDelegate\",\n    \"hyperliquidChain\": \"Mainnet\",\n    \"signatureChainId\": \"0xa4b1\",\n    \"validator\": \"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678\",\n    \"wei\": 1000000000000000000,\n    \"isUndelegate\": false,\n    \"nonce\": 1705234567890\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\": \"tokenDelegate\",\n    \"hyperliquidChain\": \"Mainnet\",\n    \"signatureChainId\": \"0xa4b1\",\n    \"validator\": \"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678\",\n    \"wei\": 1000000000000000000,\n    \"isUndelegate\": false,\n    \"nonce\": 1705234567890\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.
Delegates tokens to a validator for staking on Hyperliquid.
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Parameters

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Required parameters

  • action (object, required) — The action object containing:
    • type (string) — Must be "tokenDelegate"
    • validator (string) — Validator address to delegate to
    • amount (string) — Amount to delegate
    • isUndelegate (boolean) — True to undelegate, false to delegate
  • 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 processed
  • response — Contains action result data

​
Example request

curl -X POST https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action": {"type": "tokenDelegate"},
    "nonce": 1234567890123,
    "signature": {...}
  }'

from eth_account import Account
from hyperliquid.exchange import Exchange
from hyperliquid.utils import constants

# Wallet that signs the EIP-712 action.
wallet = Account.from_key("0x...")

# Public Hyperliquid mainnet endpoint (this method is public-only).
exchange = Exchange(wallet, constants.MAINNET_API_URL)

# wei is the amount in token units * 1e8; is_undelegate=False delegates.
result = exchange.token_delegate(
    validator="0x...",
    wei=1 * 10**8,
    is_undelegate=False,
)
print(result)

import { ExchangeClient, HttpTransport } from "@nktkas/hyperliquid";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

// Wallet that signs the EIP-712 action.
const wallet = privateKeyToAccount("0x...");

// Public Hyperliquid mainnet endpoint (this method is public-only).
const transport = new HttpTransport();
const exchange = new ExchangeClient({ transport, wallet });

// wei is the amount in token units * 1e8; isUndelegate: false delegates.
const result = await exchange.tokenDelegate({
  validator: "0x...",
  wei: 1 * 1e8,
  isUndelegate: false,
});
console.log(result);

​
Use case

  • Token delegate — Delegates tokens to a validator for staking on Hyperliquid.
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
​
action
object
required
​
nonce
integer
required

Current timestamp in milliseconds

​
signature
object
required

EIP-712 signature of the action with r, s, v components

​
vaultAddress
string | null

Address when trading on behalf of a vault or subaccount (optional)

Response

200 - application/json

Action result

​
status
string

Request status

​
response
object

Action response data

Last modified on June 24, 2026