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# Delegate

#### 2. Delegate HYPE tokens to Luganodes validator

**POST** `/hyperliquid/staking/delegate`

Delegate HYPE tokens to Luganodes validator for staking rewards. The validator address is automatically set to Luganodes validator.

**Request Body**

```json
{
  "amount": 1.0,
  "delegatorAddress": "0xB8125fe3317584d9687B55786836a2D44e48E585"
}
```

**Parameters**

* `amount` (number, required): HYPE amount to delegate (0.1 to 9007199254740991)
* `delegatorAddress` (string, required): Delegator Hyperliquid address

**Response**

```json
{
  "result": {
    "amount": "1.0",
    "unsignedTransactionBase64": "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",
    "createdAt": "2025-01-21T12:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

**cURL Example**

```bash
curl --location '{{url}}/api/v1/staking/delegate' \
--header 'api-key: your-api-key' \
--data '{
  "amount": 1.0,
  "delegatorAddress": "0xB8125fe3317584d9687B55786836a2D44e48E585"
}'

```

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