---
title: "Delegate defines a method for performing a delegation of coins from a delegator to a validator."
method: POST
path: "/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.Msg/Delegate"
tags: ["Msg"]
---

# Delegate defines a method for performing a delegation of coins from a delegator to a validator.

`POST /cosmos.staking.v1beta1.Msg/Delegate`

## Request body

- CosmosStakingV1beta1MsgDelegate — MsgDelegate defines a SDK message for performing a delegation of coins from a delegator to a validator.
  - `amount` CosmosBaseV1beta1Coin — Coin defines a token with a denomination and an amount. NOTE: The amount field is an Int which implements the custom method signatures required by gogoproto.
    - `amount` string
    - `denom` string
  - `delegator_address` string
  - `validator_address` string

## Response `200`

A successful response.

- CosmosStakingV1beta1MsgDelegateResponse — MsgDelegateResponse defines the Msg/Delegate response type.

## Other responses

- `default` — An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2025-05-21** `3874a03b0e7b` — 1 info
  - api operation id `UpgradeMsg_Delegate` removed and replaced with `EvidenceMsg_Delegate`
- **2025-05-09** `8dbfaa2bebb2` — 1 info
  - api operation id `CircuitMsg_Delegate` removed and replaced with `UpgradeMsg_Delegate`
- **2025-04-08** `21a675703a05` — 1 info
  - api operation id `AuthMsg_Delegate` removed and replaced with `CircuitMsg_Delegate`
- **2025-03-27** `4f349536c8f3` — 1 info
  - api operation id `FeegrantMsg_Delegate` removed and replaced with `AuthMsg_Delegate`
- **2025-02-24** `2ab9d24288c2` — 1 info
  - api operation id `CircuitMsg_Delegate` removed and replaced with `FeegrantMsg_Delegate`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/pokt-network/apis/http-api-console/changes/cosmos.staking.v1beta1.Msg/Delegate/post.md)

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