Overview

Creates a strategy in pending_setup and returns it wrapped in a strategy object (201). Body is a SignedRequest, action strategy.create; the signed payload is the body minus siwe. The recovered wallet owns the strategy; any wallet field in the body is ignored.

Optional idempotencyKey (string, 1-128 chars, else 400) rides inside the signed payload and is scoped per wallet. A repeated key returns the original stored response verbatim, so do not reuse a key across different requests.

Endpoint

POST https://earn-api.quicknode.dev/functions/v1/api/v1/strategies

Authorization

Include the published apikey header and a valid Sign-In with Ethereum (SIWE) proof in the request body. The SIWE message binds the wallet to this action, payload, and request path.

Request body

All fields except siwe are part of the signed payload. Name regex ^[a-zA-Z0-9 _\-.]{1,50}$. chain_ids is an ARRAY of chain ids on input (stored and returned as a CSV string); a missing/invalid chain silently falls back to the first supported chain.

Field	Type	Required	Description
siwe	object	Yes	A Sign-In-With-Ethereum proof binding the wallet to (action, payload, issuedAt, expirationTime).
siwe.message	string	Yes	SIWE message for action `strategy.create`, including the payload hash and `/strategies` path resource.
siwe.signature	string	Yes	Wallet signature over `siwe.message`.
name	string	Yes	Strategy name. Maximum 50 characters; letters, numbers, spaces, underscores, hyphens, and periods are supported.
capital_usdc	number	Yes	Capital in decimal dollars.
delta_pct	number	No	Same-network APY-gap threshold (percentage points). Optional: when omitted it defaults to the same-network floor. Minimum 3, or 5 when the strategy's networks include Ethereum (chain id 1) — a present value below the floor is rejected with a 400.
cross_chain_delta_pct	number	No	APY-gap threshold (percentage points) required when the source and destination vaults are on different chains. When omitted, defaults to 0 (inherit delta_pct), so integrations that predate this field keep single-threshold behaviour: one bar gates every move, and later delta_pct updates move both. A split bar is always an explicit opt-in. For a multi-network strategy the EFFECTIVE cross bar (this value when > 0, else the inherited delta_pct) must be >= 5, or >= 7 when the networks include Ethereum — requests below the floor are rejected with a 400.
delta_confirmations	integer	No	Number of consecutive qualifying APY observations required before rebalancing.
max_positions	integer	Yes	Maximum number of vault positions. Must be at least 1.
min_tvl_usd	number	No	Minimum vault TVL in decimal US dollars.
min_liquidity_usd	number	No	Minimum vault liquidity in decimal US dollars.
min_liquidity_entry_multiplier	number	No	Multiplier on min_liquidity_usd for the non-held entry threshold. Defaults to 2 when omitted.
chain_id	integer	No	Optional primary chain id; defaults to the first supported chain.
chain_ids	array<integer>	No	Chain ids to span. Omit for a single-chain strategy on `chain_id`.
apy_smoothing_minutes	integer	No	Defaults to 30 when omitted.
covered	boolean	No	Opt the strategy into OpenCover coverage. Set once at create and immutable thereafter. When true the strategy is forced Base-only (`chain_ids` → "8453") and the wallet MUST be on the covered-access allowlist AND have acknowledged OpenCover's terms, else the create is a 403 (`covered_not_allowed` / `covered_terms_required`). Defaults to false (uncovered).
hidden_vault_keys	array<string>	No	Vault keys to exclude, formatted as `chainId:0xaddress`.
idempotencyKey	string	No	Optional dedupe key (part of the signed payload). A repeat returns the ORIGINAL stored response verbatim, so never reuse a key across logically different requests. Malformed values are 400 `invalid_request`.

Example request

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://earn-api.quicknode.dev/functions/v1/api/v1/strategies' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'apikey: <EARN_PUBLIC_API_KEY>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "name": "My USDC auto-pilot",
  "capital_usdc": 1000,
  "delta_pct": 3,
  "cross_chain_delta_pct": 5,
  "delta_confirmations": 2,
  "max_positions": 2,
  "min_tvl_usd": 1000000,
  "min_liquidity_usd": 50000,
  "chain_ids": [
    8453,
    42161
  ],
  "apy_smoothing_minutes": 30,
  "hidden_vault_keys": [],
  "idempotencyKey": "b3d1c2e4-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "siwe": {
    "message": "earn.quicknode.com wants you to sign in with your Ethereum account:\n0x1234...\n\nAuthorize strategy.create\n\nURI: https://earn.quicknode.com\nVersion: 1\nChain ID: 8453\nNonce: 5c6d...\nIssued At: 2026-07-07T18:00:00.000Z\nExpiration Time: 2026-07-07T18:05:00.000Z\nResources:\n- sha256:<hex>\n- path:/strategies",
    "signature": "0xabcd..."
  }
}'

Response

Field	Type	Required	Description
strategy	object	Yes	The strategy row returned (inside `strategy`) by create and update: config fields plus cycle/gauge fields (`cycle_state`, `swap_signals`, `last_skip`, ...). No computed rollups.
strategy.id	string	Yes	Created strategy UUID.
strategy.wallet_address	string	Yes	Recovered SIWE wallet address.
strategy.name	string	Yes	Strategy name.
strategy.capital_usdc	number	Yes	Configured capital in decimal US dollars.
strategy.delta_pct	number	Yes	Same-chain APY threshold in percentage points.
strategy.cross_chain_delta_pct	number	No	Cross-chain APY threshold; `0` inherits `delta_pct`.
strategy.delta_confirmations	integer	Yes	Required consecutive threshold confirmations.
strategy.max_positions	integer	Yes	Maximum vault positions.
strategy.min_tvl_usd	number	Yes	Minimum vault TVL in decimal US dollars.
strategy.min_liquidity_usd	number	Yes	Minimum vault liquidity in decimal US dollars.
strategy.min_liquidity_entry_multiplier	number	Yes	Liquidity multiplier for new entries.
strategy.chain_id	integer	Yes	Legacy primary chain ID.
strategy.chain_ids	string | null	Yes	Stored comma-separated chain IDs.
strategy.apy_smoothing_minutes	integer	Yes	APY smoothing window in minutes.
strategy.hidden_vault_keys	array<string>	Yes	Strategy-level hidden vault keys.
strategy.status	string	Yes	Initial status, `pending_setup`.
strategy.active	boolean	Yes	Whether the strategy is active.
strategy.created_at	string	Yes	Creation timestamp.
strategy.updated_at	string	Yes	Last-update timestamp.
strategy.first_deposit_at	string | null	Yes	First-deposit timestamp.
strategy.deactivated_at	string | null	Yes	Deactivation timestamp.
strategy.final_value_usdc	number | null	Yes	Final value for a closed strategy.
strategy.final_realized_apy	number | null	Yes	Final realized APY percentage.
strategy.last_cycle_at	string | null	Yes	Most recent strategy-cycle timestamp.
strategy.cycle_state	string | null	Yes	Current strategy cycle state.
strategy.last_error	string | null	Yes	Most recent cycle error.
strategy.swap_signals	array<object> | null	Yes	Opaque internal swap signals.
strategy.unmatched_exits	array<object> | null	Yes	Exit records not matched to positions.
strategy.last_skip	object | null	Yes	Most recent skipped-cycle details.

Example response

The API returns the stored strategy row. The exact UUID and timestamps are generated at creation.

{
	"strategy": {
		"id": "b7c1e2d3-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
		"wallet_address": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
		"name": "My USDC auto-pilot",
		"capital_usdc": 1000,
		"delta_pct": 3,
		"cross_chain_delta_pct": 5,
		"delta_confirmations": 2,
		"max_positions": 2,
		"chain_ids": "8453,42161",
		"apy_smoothing_minutes": 30,
		"hidden_vault_keys": [],
		"status": "pending_setup",
		"cycle_state": null
	}
}

HTTP responses

Status	Description
201	The created strategy, wrapped in a `strategy` object.
400	Malformed request or SIWE block. `code` is one of: `invalid_request`, `siwe_missing` (no `siwe` block), `siwe_shape` (message/signature not strings), `siwe_parse` (message does not match the documented line format).
401	SIWE verification failed. `code` is one of: `siwe_domain` (message domain not allowlisted), `siwe_action` (statement/action mismatch), `siwe_stale` (expired or validity window out of bounds), `siwe_payload` (payload hash or resource mismatch — canonicalization drift, a re-serialized body, or a `- path:` entry that does not match the request path), `siwe_chain` (bad chain id), `siwe_recover` (signature does not match the claimed address), `siwe_replay` (nonce already used — sign a fresh request).
403	Covered-access gate (only when the signed payload has `covered: true`). `covered_not_allowed`: the recovered wallet is not on the covered-access allowlist (`approved_wallets`). `covered_terms_required`: the wallet has not acknowledged OpenCover's terms (`POST /v1/wallets/{addr}/opencover-terms`). Both are checked BEFORE any insert; uncovered creates never hit this gate. A failed lookup during the check is a 503 `covered_access_lookup_failed` (fails closed — the boundary never falls through to an insert).
409	`hide_floor_violated`: the supplied `hidden_vault_keys` would leave fewer than `max_positions + 1` eligible vaults. Hiding vaults that were never eligible passes. A failed read of the wallet's global hide list is a 503 `hide_lookup_failed`.
429	Rate limit exceeded. `Retry-After` (seconds) tells you when to retry. Reads, feedback, and push writes are keyed per IP; create/update/delete are keyed per wallet+IP; deposit/withdraw/claim calldata is keyed per strategy+IP.
500	Internal server error.
503	Signature verification could not reach the chain to validate a contract (ERC-1271) wallet. Transient — retry. Only occurs for smart-wallet signers.

OpenAPI source

This page is based on operation createStrategy in the Earn OpenAPI 3.1 specification.