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How to stake in Zeitgeist

Stake​

Get the list of candidates​

  1. Head to Polkadot.js

  2. Choose developer---Chain State

  3. Choose parachainStaking

  4. Choose candidatePool(): ParachainStakingSetOrderedSetBond

  5. Click + to make a query

  6. Copy one of the canditate address you would to stake your tokens

Get the Candidate Delegation Count​

Choose developer---Chain State

  1. Choose parachainStaking

  2. Choose candidateInfo(AccountId32): Option<ParachainStakingCandidateMetadata>

  3. Paste the collator candidate's address

  4. Enable the "include option"

  5. Click + to make a query

  6. Get the number of delegationCount

Get your Number of Existing Delegations​

Choose developer---JavaScript

Simply copy the following codes and paste it inside the editor box

// Simple script to get your number of existing delegations.
// Remember toreplace YOUR_ADDRESS_HERE with your delegator address.

const yourDelegatorAccount = 'YOUR_ADDRESS_HERE';
const delegatorInfo = await api.query.parachainStaking.delegatorState(yourDelegatorAccount);
console.log(delegatorInfo.toHuman()["delegations"].length);

1.Enter your Address

2.Click run botton

3.Get the number of existing delegations

Stake your Token​

Choose developer---Extrinsics

1.Choose the account you would like to stake you tokens

2.Choose parachainStaking

3.Choose delegate(candidate, amount, candidateDelegationCount, delegationCount)

4.Copy the candidate's address to delegate(the one you get from "Get the list of candidates" step)

5.The amount that you would like to stake (in Pennock, which means you need to multiply 10^10, so if you want to stake 1 ZTG, you should fill in is 10000000000)

6.Enter the delegationCount number from "Get the Candidate Delegation Count"

7.Enter the number of existing delegations from "Get your Number of Existing Delegations" (If you do not stake before, then enter 0)

Check the stake result​

Once the transaction is confirmed, you can check the result on Account Page

1.Choose Account

2.Click the triangle button

3.You can see the reserved balance

How to Stop Delegations​

Schedule Request to Stop Delegations​

Choose developer---Extrinsics

1.Select the account you want to execute the revocation

2.Choose parachainStaking

3.Choose scheduleRevokeDelegation(collator)

4.Select the account you want to remove the delegation for.

5.Submit this transaction.

Execute Request to Stop Delegations​

Choose developer---Extrinsics

1.Select the account you want to execute the revocation

2.Choose parachainStaking

3.Choose executeDelegationRequest

4.Select the delegator's address

5.Select the account you want to remove the delegation for.

6.Submit this transaction

Remove all ongoing delegations​

Choose developer---Extrinsics

1.Select the account you want to remove all delegation for

2.Choose parachainStaking

3.Choose executeLeaveDelegators

4.Select the account you want to remove all delegation for

5.Enter the total number that you have delegated. To check the number, see "Get your Number of Existing Delegations"

6.Submit this transaction

Verify Your State​

You can verify whether your delegation was removed by following step:

Choose developer---Chain State

1.Choose parachainStaking

2.Choose delegatorState

3.Select your account

4.Enable the "Include option"

5.Click the +

6.Your latest result

Cancel Request to Stop Delegations​

Choose developer---Extrinsics

  1. Select your account

2.Choose parachainStaking

  1. Choose the cancelDelegationRequest or the cancelLeaveDelegators

4.Enter the candidate's address

5.Submit this transaction

tip

If you scheduled a request via the scheduleRevokeDelegation, you will need to call cancelDelegationRequest in step 3;

If you scheduled a request via the scheduleLeaveDelegators, you will need to call cancelDelegationRequest in step 3;