---
title: "Exit Ethereum Validators"
method: POST
path: "/v1/ethereum/{network}/voluntary-exits"
tags: ["Ethereum"]
---

# Exit Ethereum Validators

`POST /v1/ethereum/{network}/voluntary-exits`

Generates an Ethereum voluntary exit message and broadcasts it to the network.
With most error codes, a list of the correctly processed validators is returned. Use it to check which validators will be exited.

## Path parameters

- `network` 'mainnet' | 'hoodi', required — Ethereum network

## Request body

- object — Data about a list of validators (up to 500) to exit.
  - `validator_identifiers` EthereumValidatorIdentifier[], required — Contains a list of validators to exit.
    - `validator_public_key` string, hex — Public Key of an asymmetric key-pair.
    - `validator_index` string — Validator index

## Response `200`

A list of validators was exited correctly.

- object — A list of validators was exited correctly.
  - `code` integer, required — Correct execution
  - `message` string, required — Confirmation message

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request.
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Validator not found
- `500` — Internal server error
- `503` — Insufficient validators available to process Stake Intent request

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