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# Delegating To A Validator

You can delegate tokens to a validator using the following command:

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{% tab title="Mainnet" %}

```bash
./hmy --node="https://api.s0.t.hmny.io" staking delegate \
    --delegator-addr [ONE ADDRESS] --validator-addr [ONE ADDRESS] \
    --amount [AMOUNT] --passphrase
```

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{% tab title="Testnet" %}

```bash
./hmy --node="https://api.s0.b.hmny.io" staking delegate \
    --delegator-addr [ONE ADDRESS] --validator-addr [ONE ADDRESS] \
    --amount [AMOUNT] --passphrase
```

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{% endtabs %}

## Example:

```bash
./hmy --node="https://api.s0.t.hmny.io" staking delegate \
    --delegator-addr one1km7xg8e3xjys7azp9f4xp8hkw79vm2h3f2lade --validator-addr one1km7xg8e3xjys7azp9f4xp8hkw79vm2h3f2lade \
    --amount 10000 --passphrase
```

The CLI will ask for the passphrase for the `delegator-addr` keystore file.

`--delegator-addr` is the ONE address of the delegator **(string)**

`--validator-addr` is the ONE address of the validator **(string)**

`--amount` is the number of ONE tokens to delegate to the validator **(float)**

{% hint style="info" %}
As a validator, if you want to increase your stake, you will have to delegate to yourself. For delegating to your own validator, `delegator-addr` and `validator-addr` will be the same.
{% endhint %}