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# Get Validator Status for an Address

Returns a status object for a Validator address.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
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    "title": "Staking Reporting API",
    "description": "### Protocols \nThe following protocols are currently supported:\n* Cardano\n* Cosmos\n* Ethereum\n* NEAR\n* Polkadot\n* Polygon \n* Solana \n",
    "contact": {
      "name": "Blockdaemon",
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    "/v2/ethereum/{network}/validator/status/{address}": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Get Validator Status for an Address",
        "description": "Returns a status object for a Validator address.",
        "tags": [
          "Ethereum Staking Reporting"
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        "operationId": "getStatus2",
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            "name": "network",
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            "description": "The network to look up against.",
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            }
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          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "address",
            "required": true,
            "description": "The address to look up rewards for.",
            "example": "0xaf3cfa981e084985c88928ae2fc7802790195d5d4e297fb384230b6b8e4540b2654a50a17dfeccc73f550461bd794563",
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                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/StatusResponse1"
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          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request",
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              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse1"
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            }
          },
          "422": {
            "description": "Validation Error",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse1"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
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        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "X-API-Key",
        "description": "Unlock higher TPS - Create your own API key in the [Blockdaemon App](https://app.blockdaemon.com).\n",
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        "description": "[Legacy Auth] Unlock higher TPS - Create your own API key in the [Blockdaemon App](https://app.blockdaemon.com).\n",
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    "schemas": {
      "StatusResponse1": {
        "properties": {
          "address": {
            "description": "The validator address associated with the status.",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "0x821dcb238db02d80a16f20c585027dd8e2390de32062f8e14f41d5236c4e520acf6e920e05435bc144c6d84b8b6debef"
          },
          "status": {
            "description": "The current status of a validator, which maps from on-chain statuses. See reference [here](https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/ethereum-api-v2-overview#%EF%B8%8F-get-a-validator-status).",
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "UNKNOWN",
              "PENDING",
              "ACTIVE",
              "EXITED",
              "WITHDRAWAL",
              "DEPOSITED"
            ],
            "example": "ACTIVE"
          },
          "timestamp": {
            "description": "The epoch second timestamp that the status was recorded at.",
            "type": "number",
            "example": 1730818391
          },
          "metadata": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/StatusMetadata"
          }
        }
      },
      "StatusMetadata": {
        "properties": {
          "rawStatus": {
            "description": "The on-chain status of the validator. See reference [here](https://docs.blockdaemon.com/reference/ethereum-api-v2-overview#%EF%B8%8F-get-a-validator-status).",
            "type": "string",
            "format": "string",
            "example": "active_ongoing"
          },
          "balance": {
            "description": "The current balance.",
            "type": "string",
            "format": "number",
            "example": "32011887937"
          },
          "index": {
            "description": "The current index.",
            "type": "string",
            "format": "number",
            "example": "1111111"
          },
          "withdrawalCredentials": {
            "description": "Withdrawal credentials for the address.",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "0x01000000000000000000000080e163f67ab78222b1ac109e8db63801cb34b682"
          },
          "effectiveBalance": {
            "description": "The effective balance of the validator.",
            "type": "string",
            "format": "number",
            "example": "32000000000"
          },
          "slashed": {
            "description": "Indicates whether the validator is slashed.",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "false"
          },
          "activationEligibilityEpoch": {
            "description": "The epoch at which the validator became eligible for activation.",
            "type": "string",
            "format": "number",
            "example": "253795"
          },
          "activationEpoch": {
            "description": "The epoch at which the validator was activated.",
            "type": "string",
            "format": "number",
            "example": "253861"
          },
          "exitEpoch": {
            "description": "The epoch at which the validator is scheduled to exit.",
            "type": "string",
            "format": "number",
            "example": "18446744073709551615"
          },
          "withdrawableEpoch": {
            "description": "The epoch at which the validator becomes withdrawable.",
            "type": "string",
            "format": "number",
            "example": "18446744073709551615"
          }
        }
      },
      "ErrorResponse1": {
        "properties": {
          "timestamp": {
            "description": "The timestamp of the error in ISO-8601 format.",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "path": {
            "description": "The path called when the error occurred.",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "/v2/ethereum/mainnet/validator"
          },
          "status": {
            "description": "the http status code",
            "type": "number",
            "example": 400
          },
          "error": {
            "description": "A useful description of the error that occurred.",
            "type": "string",
            "example": "[endTime should be in unix epoch seconds]"
          }
        }
      },
      "Network": {
        "description": "Network",
        "type": "string",
        "default": "mainnet",
        "enum": [
          "mainnet",
          "holesky",
          "hoodi"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
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  }
}
```