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# Polkadot validator staking

> Nominate up to 16 Polkadot validators directly, with a 2-day unbonding period and auto-compounded rewards.

Nominate Polkadot validators directly with `polkadot-dot-validator-staking`. You choose which validators to back; rewards compound automatically each era.

## Yields

| Yield ID | Staking type | Provider | Validator selection |
| - | - | - | - |
| `polkadot-dot-validator-staking` | Native | yield.xyz | Required |

## Key facts

| | |
| - | - |
| Network ID | `polkadot` |
| Staked token | DOT |
| Unbonding | 2 days |
| Warmup | None |
| Minimum | Resolved on-chain per network at request time |
| Rewards | Auto-compounded each era |

## Enter and exit

Enter takes `amount` and a required `validatorAddresses` array, up to 16 validators. Exit takes `amount` and the same `validatorAddresses`; it unbonds the nominated amount, and after the 2-day unbonding period the balance is claimed with a pending action.

<Warning>
  Exits are subject to a 2-day unbonding period before withdrawal is available.
</Warning>

## Related

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  <Card title="Polkadot staking overview" icon="paper-plane" href="/documentation/earn/staking/non-evm/polkadot/index">
    Compare validator staking with pool staking.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Preferred validators" icon="server" href="/documentation/earn/staking/validators/preferred-validators">
    How to choose validators for this yield.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Actions" icon="arrow-right-arrow-left" href="/documentation/earn/core-concepts/actions">
    Enter, exit, and manage a position through the Yield API.
  </Card>
</Columns>


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