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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

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