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# getStakeMinimumDelegation | Solana

> The Solana getStakeMinimumDelegation method returns the minimum amount of lamports needed to delegate a stake account. Solana via Chainstack.

# Solana `getStakeMinimumDelegation` method

The Solana `getStakeMinimumDelegation` method returns the minimum amount of lamports needed to delegate a stake account.

This method provides the minimum number of lamports required to delegate a stake account. It is useful for understanding the minimum stake required to participate in the network as a delegator.

## Parameters

This method does not require any parameters.

## Response

* `value` — the minimum number of lamports needed to delegate a stake account.

## Use case

A practical use case for `getStakeMinimumDelegation` is to understand the minimum stake required to participate in the network as a delegator. This can be useful for wallets or other applications that need to display or make use of this information.


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/solana_node_api/getStakeMinimumDelegation.json POST /9de47db917d4f69168e3fed02217d15b
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: getStakeMinimumDelegation example
  version: 1.0.0
  description: This is an API example for Solana's getStakeMinimumDelegation.
servers:
  - url: https://nd-326-444-187.p2pify.com
security: []
paths:
  /9de47db917d4f69168e3fed02217d15b:
    post:
      tags:
        - query
      summary: getStakeMinimumDelegation
      operationId: getStakeMinimumDelegation
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: integer
                  default: 1
                jsonrpc:
                  type: string
                  default: '2.0'
                method:
                  type: string
                  default: getStakeMinimumDelegation
                params:
                  type: array
                  default: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Minimum delegation details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  jsonrpc:
                    type: string
                  id:
                    type: integer
                  result:
                    type: integer

````