---
title: "Verify the Staking Activity of a Validator"
method: GET
path: "/v1/polkadot/mainnet/validator/active/{address}"
tags: ["Polkadot Staking Reporting"]
---

# Verify the Staking Activity of a Validator

`GET /v1/polkadot/mainnet/validator/active/{address}`

Returns true if a given validator address is active, false otherwise.

## Path parameters

- `address` string, required

## Response `200`

Staking Activity of a Validator

- StakingAddressActive
  - `address` string, required — The address you are checking the staking activity of.
  - `active` boolean, required — `true` if the address is active, `false` otherwise.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid value for: path parameter address
- `401` — Invalid or expired token
- `404` — Not Found
- `405` — Method Not Allowed
- `429` — Rate Limit Exceeded
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `503` — Service Unavailable

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/blockdaemon/apis/staking-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/blockdaemon/apis/staking-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/blockdaemon/staking-api/revisions/f94e296a08a3/schema)