getStakeMinimumDelegation
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`getStakeMinimumDelegation` returns the smallest amount of stake, in lamports, that a stake account is allowed to delegate to a validator. Delegating less than this threshold is rejected by the runtime, so you should query it before building a `StakeProgram.delegate` instruction and size the delegation at or above the returned value.
The minimum is a cluster-wide parameter that changes only with a feature activation, so the result is effectively constant on a given cluster and is safe to cache. Use it together with the rent-exempt reserve when deciding how much to fund a new stake account: a stake account must hold at least the rent-exempt minimum plus the delegation minimum to be both rent-exempt and delegatable.
Unlike `getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption`, this method returns an `RpcResponseU64` object — the lamports value lives under `value`, wrapped in the standard `context` envelope that reports the slot the result was evaluated at.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| config | CommitmentConfig | No |
Returns
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| result | object |
Examples
curl https://<your-endpoint>/ \
-X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"getStakeMinimumDelegation","params":["<config>"]}'const res = await fetch("https://<your-endpoint>/", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"id": 1,
"method": "getStakeMinimumDelegation",
"params": [
"<config>"
],
"jsonrpc": "2.0"
}),
});
const data = await res.json();import requests
resp = requests.post("https://<your-endpoint>/", json={"id":1,"method":"getStakeMinimumDelegation","params":["<config>"],"jsonrpc":"2.0"})
print(resp.json())Usage
- Transport: HTTP (JSON-RPC).
- Networks: mainnet, devnet, testnet.
- Credit cost: 1 per call.
FAQ
- What does getStakeMinimumDelegation do?
- Returns the minimum number of lamports required to delegate a Solana stake account.
- How many credits does getStakeMinimumDelegation cost?
- getStakeMinimumDelegation costs 1 credit(s) per call on Triport by default.
- Is getStakeMinimumDelegation available over WebSocket?
- getStakeMinimumDelegation is an HTTP JSON-RPC method.