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All staking operations go through the P-Chain API at /ext/bc/P.

Add Validator

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "platform.addValidator",
  "params": {
    "nodeID": "NodeID-...",
    "startTime": 1700000000,
    "endTime": 1731536000,
    "stakeAmount": 2000000000000,
    "rewardAddress": "P-lux1...",
    "delegationFeeRate": 200000
  },
  "id": 1
}

Field	Type	Description
`nodeID`	string	Node identifier from `info.getNodeID`
`startTime`	uint64	Unix timestamp for staking start
`endTime`	uint64	Unix timestamp for staking end
`stakeAmount`	uint64	Stake in nLUX (1 LUX = 1e9 nLUX)
`rewardAddress`	string	P-Chain address for reward payout
`delegationFeeRate`	uint32	Fee in millionths (200000 = 2%)

Add Delegator

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "platform.addDelegator",
  "params": {
    "nodeID": "NodeID-...",
    "startTime": 1700000000,
    "endTime": 1731536000,
    "stakeAmount": 25000000000,
    "rewardAddress": "P-lux1..."
  },
  "id": 1
}

Query Validators

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "platform.getCurrentValidators",
  "params": {"subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"},
  "id": 1
}

Returns an array of active validators with nodeID, stakeAmount, startTime, endTime, uptime, delegationFee, and delegators.

Query Pending Validators

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "platform.getPendingValidators",
  "params": {"subnetID": "11111111111111111111111111111111LpoYY"},
  "id": 1
}

Query Staking Status

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "platform.getMinStake",
  "params": {},
  "id": 1
}

Returns minValidatorStake and minDelegatorStake in nLUX.

API Endpoint

Network	URL
Mainnet	`https://api.lux.network/mainnet/ext/bc/P`
Testnet	`https://api.lux.network/testnet/ext/bc/P`

Staking API