spotSend

Transfer spot tokens (like HYPE) to another Hyperliquid address. This action moves assets directly between accounts on the L1.

Sample Data#

{
  "signature": {
    "r": "0x3054da3f8b58c8eb22dbb4da6c010bd6eeda1681122fca4230e8853ea0836119",
    "s": "0x638265740adb334844d7825bb267a1fec5d0e45ba27ae73b09197b5f49b5148",
    "v": 27
  },
  "action": {
    "type": "spotSend",
    "signatureChainId": "0x66eee",
    "hyperliquidChain": "Mainnet",
    "destination": "0xE2a0cC663aCFE5D7A9Cb82A743383297597A8fF3",
    "token": "USDC:0x6d1e7cde53ba9467b783cb7c530ce054",
    "amount": "98.43",
    "time": 1768146929220
  },
  "nonce": 1768146929220
}

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Field Reference#

Action Fields#

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	Always `"spotSend"`
`signatureChainId`	string	Chain ID for EIP-712 signing
`hyperliquidChain`	string	Target chain: `"Mainnet"` or `"Testnet"`
`destination`	string	Recipient's Ethereum address
`token`	string	Token identifier (symbol:contract format)
`amount`	string	Amount to transfer (human-readable decimals)
`time`	number	Transaction timestamp

Token Identifier Format#

Tokens are identified using the format SYMBOL:CONTRACT_HASH:

HYPE:0x0d01dc56dcaaca66ad901c959b4011ec - HYPE token
Other spot tokens follow the same pattern

Use Cases#

Token Flow Analysis#

Track spot token movements across the network:

def process_spotSend_action(action):
    destination = action.get('destination')
    token = action.get('token')
    amount = action.get('amount')

    token_symbol = token.split(':')[0]
    print(f"Spot transfer: {amount} {token_symbol} to {destination[:10]}...")

Whale Tracking#

Monitor large token transfers to identify significant market participants.

Exchange Flow Monitoring#

Track token deposits and withdrawals from exchange-related addresses.

usdSend - Transfer USD between accounts
sendAsset - Generic asset transfer
subAccountSpotTransfer - Transfer spot to sub-accounts