Sub-account modify | Hyperliquid exchange

Rename a sub-account under your master account on Hyperliquid. On Hyperliquid exchange.

POST /exchange

Modify a sub-account

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "action": {
    "type": "subAccountModify",
    "subAccountUser": "0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568",
    "name": "Strategy A"
  },
  "nonce": 1705234567890,
  "signature": {
    "r": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
    "s": "0xfedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321fedcba0987654321",
    "v": 27
  }
}
'

import requests

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

payload = {
    "action": {
        "type": "subAccountModify",
        "subAccountUser": "0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568",
        "name": "Strategy A"
    },
    "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: 'subAccountModify',
      subAccountUser: '0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568',
      name: 'Strategy A'
    },
    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' => 'subAccountModify',
        'subAccountUser' => '0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568',
        'name' => 'Strategy A'
    ],
    '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\": \"subAccountModify\",\n    \"subAccountUser\": \"0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568\",\n    \"name\": \"Strategy A\"\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\": \"subAccountModify\",\n    \"subAccountUser\": \"0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568\",\n    \"name\": \"Strategy A\"\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\": \"subAccountModify\",\n    \"subAccountUser\": \"0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568\",\n    \"name\": \"Strategy A\"\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

200

{
  "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.

The subAccountModify action renames a sub-account under your master account.

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Parameters

Required parameters

• action (object, required) — The sub-account-modify action:
  • type (string) — Must be "subAccountModify".
  • subAccountUser (string) — The sub-account address to modify.
  • name (string) — The new sub-account name (1-16 characters).
• 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, with type "default".

Example request

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/exchange \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action": {
      "type": "subAccountModify",
      "subAccountUser": "0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568",
      "name": "Strategy A"
    },
    "nonce": 1234567890123,
    "signature": {...}
  }'

# Note: the official hyperliquid-python-sdk does not expose a subAccountModify
# 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": "subAccountModify",
    "subAccountUser": "0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568",
    "name": "Strategy A",
}
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.subAccountModify({
  subAccountUser: "0x1442ad477ded1b0028b57621aa7b6f7eadb8f568",
  name: "Strategy A",
});

console.log(result);

Response example

{
  "status": "ok",
  "response": {
    "type": "default"
  }
}

Use cases

• Organize sub-accounts — Give sub-accounts meaningful names
• Strategy labeling — Name sub-accounts by strategy or desk
• Account management — Maintain a clear sub-account structure

Body

application/json

action · object · required

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nonce · integer · required

Current timestamp in milliseconds

signature · object · required

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

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expiresAfter · integer

Timestamp in milliseconds after which the request is rejected (optional)

Response

200 - application/json

Sub-account modify result

status · string

Request status

response · object

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