# dag\_delegatedStake

Delegates a DAG amount to a specific node on the network.

**Parameters**

<table><thead><tr><th width="85.03125">Name</th><th width="236.6640625">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Data</td><td><code>Object&#x3C;DelegatedStake></code></td><td>The delegate stake object.</td></tr></tbody></table>

`DelegatedStake`

```typescript
type DelegatedStake = {

  source: string;           // Wallet address signing the transaction

  nodeId: string;           // The node identifier to delegate stake to
                            // Must be a valid node ID

  amount: number;           // The amount to stake
                            // Must be in DATUM

  fee?: number;             // The fee in DATUM
                            // If not provided, the default fee will be 0

  tokenLockRef: string;     // Reference to the token lock transaction
                            // Must be a valid token lock transaction hash

};
```

{% hint style="info" %}
The `tokenLockRef` value must reference a token lock transaction with an `unlockEpoch` value set to `null` and `currencyId` set to `null` (DAG). Check the details in the `dag_tokenLock` section.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

**Return Type**

`String<Hash>` - The hash of the delegate stake transaction.

**Example**

```typescript
await provider.request({
  method: "dag_delegatedStake",
  params: [ 
    { 
        source: 'DAG5sz69nNwGF8ypn1yukFpg2pVJpdx5mnf1PJVc',
        nodeId: '65b0c6ac3d0df47d7e7c275ac2d439d11dd73d67bca59cc9771ab7868d4a3e9e8a10661541932af394ca741765bd4d5807f030a3217553db75f050f7e65193fd',
        amount: 100000000,
        fee: 0,
        tokenLockRef: '6c6ced4c67c931e71ecbe4bbf73462c1fe51522888620683e94faf7930a989da',
    }
  ]
});
// "e041960eaea9d21760dc1c291e9ef96429e4cdbbeec2ffd504d4c2ebcc8cad45"
```


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