Stake Crypto Funds

POSThttps://api.gemini.com/v1/staking/stake

Initiates a staking deposit for the specified currency and provider.

POSTv1/staking/stake

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.gemini.com/v1/staking/stake \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-GEMINI-APIKEY: <string>' \
  --header 'X-GEMINI-PAYLOAD: <string>' \
  --header 'X-GEMINI-SIGNATURE: <string>' \
  --data '
{
  "request": "v1/staking/stake",
  "nonce": "<nonce>",
  "providerId": "62b21e17-2534-4b9f-afcf-b7edb609dd8d",
  "currency": "MATIC",
  "amount": "30"
}
'

Roles

The API key you use to access this endpoint must have the Trader or Fund Manager role assigned. See Roles for more information.

Headers

X-GEMINI-APIKEYstring·required

Your API key

X-GEMINI-SIGNATUREstring·required

HEX-encoded HMAC-SHA384 of payload signed with API secret

X-GEMINI-PAYLOADstring·required

Base64-encoded JSON payload

Content-Typestring

Default: text/plain

Content-Lengthstring

Default: 0

Cache-Controlstring

Default: no-cache

Request Body

requeststring·required

The literal string "v1/staking/stake"

nonceTimestampType | integer·required

timestampExample: 1495127793000

accountstring

Required for Master API keys as described in [Private API Invocation](/authentication/api-key#private-api-invocation). The name of the account within the subaccount group.

providerIdstring·required

Provider Id, in uuid4 format. providerId is accessible from the [Staking rates](#list-staking-rates) response

currencystring·required

Currency code, see [symbols](/market-data/symbols-and-minimums)

amountstring (decimal)·required

The amount of currency to deposit

Responses

The staking deposit transaction

transactionIdstring

A unique identifier for the staking transactionExample: 65QN4XM5

providerIdstring

Provider Id, in uuid4 formatExample: 62b21e17-2534-4b9f-afcf-b7edb609dd8d

currencystring

Currency code, see [symbols](/market-data/symbols-and-minimums)Example: MATIC

amountnumber (decimal)

The amount depositedExample: 30

accrualTotalnumber (decimal)

The total accrual

ratesobject

A JSON object including one or many rates. If more than one rate it would be an array of rates.

rates.rateinteger

Staking interest rate in bps (Expressed as a simple rate. Interest on Staking balances compounds daily. In mobile and web applications, APYs are derived from this rate and rounded to 1/10th of a percent.)Example: 540

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Last modified on May 5, 2026

curl --request POST \ --url https://api.gemini.com/v1/staking/stake \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --header 'X-GEMINI-APIKEY: <string>' \ --header 'X-GEMINI-PAYLOAD: <string>' \ --header 'X-GEMINI-SIGNATURE: <string>' \ --data ' { "request": "v1/staking/stake", "nonce": "<nonce>", "providerId": "62b21e17-2534-4b9f-afcf-b7edb609dd8d", "currency": "MATIC", "amount": "30" } '