spotDeploy | Hyperliquid exchange

Deploys a new spot token on Hyperliquid. Requires winning the spot pair deployment auction. Chainstack Hyperliquid exchange reference.

POST /exchange

Spot deploy

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "action": {
    "type": "spotDeploy",
    "registerToken2": {
      "spec": {
        "name": "MYTOKEN",
        "szDecimals": 8,
        "weiDecimals": 8
      },
      "maxGas": 100000,
      "fullName": "My Custom Token"
    }
  },
  "nonce": 1705234567890,
  "signature": {
    "r": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "s": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
    "v": 27
  },
  "vaultAddress": null
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange"

payload = {
    "action": {
        "type": "spotDeploy",
        "registerToken2": {
            "spec": {
                "name": "MYTOKEN",
                "szDecimals": 8,
                "weiDecimals": 8
            },
            "maxGas": 100000,
            "fullName": "My Custom Token"
        }
    },
    "nonce": 1705234567890,
    "signature": {
        "r": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
        "s": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
        "v": 27
    },
    "vaultAddress": None
}
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: 'spotDeploy',
      registerToken2: {
        spec: {name: 'MYTOKEN', szDecimals: 8, weiDecimals: 8},
        maxGas: 100000,
        fullName: 'My Custom Token'
      }
    },
    nonce: 1705234567890,
    signature: {
      r: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
      s: '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
      v: 27
    },
    vaultAddress: null
  })
};

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' => 'spotDeploy',
        'registerToken2' => [
                'spec' => [
                                'name' => 'MYTOKEN',
                                'szDecimals' => 8,
                                'weiDecimals' => 8
                ],
                'maxGas' => 100000,
                'fullName' => 'My Custom Token'
        ]
    ],
    'nonce' => 1705234567890,
    'signature' => [
        'r' => '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
        's' => '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000',
        'v' => 27
    ],
    'vaultAddress' => null
  ]),
  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\": \"spotDeploy\",\n    \"registerToken2\": {\n      \"spec\": {\n        \"name\": \"MYTOKEN\",\n        \"szDecimals\": 8,\n        \"weiDecimals\": 8\n      },\n      \"maxGas\": 100000,\n      \"fullName\": \"My Custom Token\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n  \"signature\": {\n    \"r\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n    \"s\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n    \"v\": 27\n  },\n  \"vaultAddress\": null\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\": \"spotDeploy\",\n    \"registerToken2\": {\n      \"spec\": {\n        \"name\": \"MYTOKEN\",\n        \"szDecimals\": 8,\n        \"weiDecimals\": 8\n      },\n      \"maxGas\": 100000,\n      \"fullName\": \"My Custom Token\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n  \"signature\": {\n    \"r\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n    \"s\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n    \"v\": 27\n  },\n  \"vaultAddress\": null\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\": \"spotDeploy\",\n    \"registerToken2\": {\n      \"spec\": {\n        \"name\": \"MYTOKEN\",\n        \"szDecimals\": 8,\n        \"weiDecimals\": 8\n      },\n      \"maxGas\": 100000,\n      \"fullName\": \"My Custom Token\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"nonce\": 1705234567890,\n  \"signature\": {\n    \"r\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n    \"s\": \"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\",\n    \"v\": 27\n  },\n  \"vaultAddress\": null\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

200

{
  "status": "<string>",
  "response": {}
}

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.

Deploys a new spot token on Hyperliquid. Requires winning the spot pair deployment auction.

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Parameters

Required parameters

• action (object, required) — The action object containing:
  • type (string) — Must be "spotDeploy"
  • config (object) — Spot token deployment configuration
• nonce (number, required) — Current timestamp in milliseconds (must be recent)
• signature (object, required) — EIP-712 signature of the action

Optional parameters

• vaultAddress (string, optional) — Address when trading on behalf of a vault or subaccount

Returns

Returns an object with the action status:

• status — "ok" if request processed
• response — Contains action result data

Example request

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action": {"type": "spotDeploy"},
    "nonce": 1234567890123,
    "signature": {...}
  }'

import eth_account
from hyperliquid.exchange import Exchange
from hyperliquid.utils import constants

# Public Hyperliquid mainnet — this method is not served by Chainstack
wallet = eth_account.Account.from_key("0xYOUR_PRIVATE_KEY")
exchange = Exchange(wallet, constants.MAINNET_API_URL)

# Step 1 of the spot deploy flow: register the token (registerToken2)
result = exchange.spot_deploy_register_token(
    token_name="USDC",
    sz_decimals=8,
    wei_decimals=8,
    max_gas=1000000,
    full_name="USD Coin",
)
print(result)

import * as hl from "@nktkas/hyperliquid";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

const wallet = privateKeyToAccount("0xYOUR_PRIVATE_KEY"); // viem or ethers

// Public Hyperliquid mainnet — this method is not served by Chainstack
const transport = new hl.HttpTransport();
const client = new hl.ExchangeClient({ transport, wallet });

// Step 1 of the spot deploy flow: register the token (registerToken2)
const result = await client.spotDeploy({
  registerToken2: {
    spec: {
      name: "USDC",
      szDecimals: 8,
      weiDecimals: 8,
    },
    maxGas: 1000000,
    fullName: "USD Coin",
  },
});
console.log(result);

Use case

• Spot deploy — Deploys a new spot token on Hyperliquid. Requires winning the spot pair deployment auction.

Always ensure your system clock is synchronized. Nonce must be within a reasonable time window of the current server time or the request will be rejected.

Body

application/json

action · object · required

Show child attributes

nonce · integer · required

Current timestamp in milliseconds

signature · object · required

EIP-712 signature of the action with r, s, v components

Show child attributes

vaultAddress · string | null

Address when trading on behalf of a vault or subaccount (optional)

Response

200 - application/json

Action result

status · string

Request status

response · object

Action response data