Distribute funds from a vault
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"action": {
"type": "vaultDistribute",
"vaultAddress": "0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea",
"usd": 1000000
},
"nonce": 1705234567890,
"signature": {
"r": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
"s": "0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321",
"v": 27
}
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"
payload = {
"action": {
"type": "vaultDistribute",
"vaultAddress": "0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea",
"usd": 1000000
},
"nonce": 1705234567890,
"signature": {
"r": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
"s": "0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321",
"v": 27
}
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
action: {
type: 'vaultDistribute',
vaultAddress: '0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea',
usd: 1000000
},
nonce: 1705234567890,
signature: {
r: '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef',
s: '0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321',
v: 27
}
})
};
fetch('https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'action' => [
'type' => 'vaultDistribute',
'vaultAddress' => '0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea',
'usd' => 1000000
],
'nonce' => 1705234567890,
'signature' => [
'r' => '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef',
's' => '0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321',
'v' => 27
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"vaultDistribute\",\n \"vaultAddress\": \"0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea\",\n \"usd\": 1000000\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef\",\n \"s\": \"0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321\",\n \"v\": 27\n }\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"vaultDistribute\",\n \"vaultAddress\": \"0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea\",\n \"usd\": 1000000\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef\",\n \"s\": \"0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321\",\n \"v\": 27\n }\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"vaultDistribute\",\n \"vaultAddress\": \"0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea\",\n \"usd\": 1000000\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef\",\n \"s\": \"0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321\",\n \"v\": 27\n }\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "ok",
"response": {
"type": "default"
}
}Hyperliquid node API
Vault distribute | Hyperliquid exchange
Distribute funds from a vault to its depositors, or close the vault by distributing zero. On Hyperliquid exchange.
POST
/
exchange
Distribute funds from a vault
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"action": {
"type": "vaultDistribute",
"vaultAddress": "0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea",
"usd": 1000000
},
"nonce": 1705234567890,
"signature": {
"r": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
"s": "0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321",
"v": 27
}
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"
payload = {
"action": {
"type": "vaultDistribute",
"vaultAddress": "0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea",
"usd": 1000000
},
"nonce": 1705234567890,
"signature": {
"r": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
"s": "0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321",
"v": 27
}
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
action: {
type: 'vaultDistribute',
vaultAddress: '0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea',
usd: 1000000
},
nonce: 1705234567890,
signature: {
r: '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef',
s: '0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321',
v: 27
}
})
};
fetch('https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'action' => [
'type' => 'vaultDistribute',
'vaultAddress' => '0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea',
'usd' => 1000000
],
'nonce' => 1705234567890,
'signature' => [
'r' => '0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef',
's' => '0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321',
'v' => 27
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"vaultDistribute\",\n \"vaultAddress\": \"0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea\",\n \"usd\": 1000000\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef\",\n \"s\": \"0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321\",\n \"v\": 27\n }\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"vaultDistribute\",\n \"vaultAddress\": \"0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea\",\n \"usd\": 1000000\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef\",\n \"s\": \"0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321\",\n \"v\": 27\n }\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"action\": {\n \"type\": \"vaultDistribute\",\n \"vaultAddress\": \"0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea\",\n \"usd\": 1000000\n },\n \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n \"signature\": {\n \"r\": \"0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef\",\n \"s\": \"0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321\",\n \"v\": 27\n }\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "ok",
"response": {
"type": "default"
}
}You can only use this endpoint on the official Hyperliquid public API. It is not available through Chainstack, as the open-source node implementation does not support it yet. See Hyperliquid methods for the full availability breakdown.
This endpoint requires signature authentication. See our comprehensive Authentication via Signatures guide for implementation details.
vaultDistribute action distributes funds from a vault to its depositors. Setting usd to 0 closes the vault.
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Parameters
Required parameters
action(object, required) — The vault-distribute action:type(string) — Must be"vaultDistribute".vaultAddress(string) — The vault address.usd(number) — Amount to distribute as a USD float multiplied by 1e6. Set to0to close the vault.
nonce(number, required) — Current timestamp in milliseconds.signature(object, required) — EIP-712 signature of the action.
Optional parameters
expiresAfter(number, optional) — Timestamp in milliseconds after which the request is rejected.
Returns
Returns an object with the action status:status—"ok"if the request was processed.response— Contains operation details, withtype"default".
Example request
curl -X POST https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"action": {
"type": "vaultDistribute",
"vaultAddress": "0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea",
"usd": 1000000
},
"nonce": 1234567890123,
"signature": {...}
}'
# Note: the official hyperliquid-python-sdk does not expose a vaultDistribute
# helper yet, so build and post the signed action directly.
from hyperliquid.exchange import Exchange
from hyperliquid.utils import constants
from hyperliquid.utils.signing import sign_l1_action, get_timestamp_ms
import eth_account
# Public Hyperliquid mainnet endpoint
wallet = eth_account.Account.from_key("0x...") # your private key
exchange = Exchange(wallet, constants.MAINNET_API_URL)
timestamp = get_timestamp_ms()
action = {
"type": "vaultDistribute",
"vaultAddress": "0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea",
"usd": 1000000, # 1 USD * 1e6; use 0 to close the vault
}
signature = sign_l1_action(
wallet,
action,
None, # vault_address
timestamp,
None, # expires_after
exchange.base_url == constants.MAINNET_API_URL,
)
result = exchange._post_action(action, signature, timestamp)
print(result)
import { ExchangeClient, HttpTransport } from "@nktkas/hyperliquid";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Public Hyperliquid mainnet endpoint (default transport)
const wallet = privateKeyToAccount("0x..."); // viem or ethers account
const transport = new HttpTransport();
const exchange = new ExchangeClient({ transport, wallet });
const result = await exchange.vaultDistribute({
vaultAddress: "0x1719884eb866cb12b2287399b15f7db5e7d775ea",
usd: 1000000, // 1 USD * 1e6; use 0 to close the vault
});
console.log(result);
Response example
{
"status": "ok",
"response": {
"type": "default"
}
}
Use cases
- Return profits — Distribute gains to vault depositors
- Wind down — Close a vault by distributing zero
- Vault administration — Manage payouts as a vault leader
Body
application/json
Last modified on June 24, 2026
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