usdClassTransfer

Transfer USD-class assets between perpetual and spot margin modes. This allows traders to reallocate capital between different trading modes.

Sample Data#

{
  "signature": {
    "r": "0xb6fb726ec034a9a8d5125cc9031012a58ba10f39c380a80566b56363a2a7cabf",
    "s": "0x6d4bc0977c2a7cb99c5ae1a5a9fd54fd219598661c12a36e344f52b3bdb6bc6b",
    "v": 28
  },
  "action": {
    "type": "usdClassTransfer",
    "signatureChainId": "0x66eee",
    "hyperliquidChain": "Mainnet",
    "amount": "55.00000001000001",
    "toPerp": true,
    "nonce": 1768146939642
  },
  "nonce": 1768146939642
}

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Field Reference#

Action Fields#

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	Always `"usdClassTransfer"`
`signatureChainId`	string	Chain ID for EIP-712 signing
`hyperliquidChain`	string	Target chain: `"Mainnet"` or `"Testnet"`
`amount`	string	Amount to transfer (human-readable USD)
`toPerp`	boolean	`true` to transfer to perp margin, `false` to spot margin
`nonce`	number	Transaction nonce

Transfer Direction#

`toPerp` Value	Direction
`true`	Spot margin → Perp margin
`false`	Perp margin → Spot margin

Use Cases#

Capital Flow Analysis#

Track how traders allocate between perp and spot:

def process_usdClassTransfer_action(action):
    amount = action.get('amount')
    to_perp = action.get('toPerp')

    direction = 'spot → perp' if to_perp else 'perp → spot'
    print(f"Margin transfer: ${amount} ({direction})")

Market Mode Preference#

Monitor aggregate flows to understand market preferences between spot and perp trading.

Arbitrage Detection#

Large transfers may indicate arbitrage opportunities between markets.

usdSend - Send USD to another address
spotSend - Transfer spot tokens
subAccountTransfer - Sub-account transfers