To Check Your Deposit for current window:

> curl localhost:13523/v1/bidder/get_deposit | jq
{
  "amount": "0",
  "windowNumber": 1
}

To Check Your Deposit for a specific window:

> curl localhost:13523/v1/bidder/get_deposit?window_number=1 | jq
{
  "amount": "0",
  "windowNumber": 1
}

Funding Your Node Account: First, retrieve the Ethereum account address of your node:

> curl localhost:13523/v1/debug/topology | jq
{
  "self": {
    "Addresses": [
      "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/13522",
      "/ip4/172.29.0.4/tcp/13522"
    ],
    "Ethereum Address": "0xB9286CB4782E43A202BfD426AbB72c8cb34f886c",
    "Peer Type": "bidder",
    "Underlay": "16Uiu2HAmDWZb4DxZQkS9yseXNukBFe6MhZdimSKuZcHFeJrF3jC9"
  },
  "connected_peers": {
    "providers": [
      "0x48ddc642514370bdafad81c91e23759b0302c915",
      "0x972eb4fc3c457da4c957306be7fa1976bb8f39a6",
      "0xa1e8fdb3bb6a0db7aa5db49a3512b01671686dcb"
    ]
  },
  "blocked_peers": null
}

To add funds to your account on the mev-commit chain, you may use the testnet faucet.

  • Adding to Your Deposit:

To increase your deposit for the current window, use the following command, specifying the desired amount:

> curl -X POST localhost/v1/bidder/deposit/YOUR_AMOUNT | jq

To increase your deposit for the specific window, use the following command, specifying the desired amount and window number:

> curl -X POST "localhost/v1/bidder/deposit/YOUR_AMOUNT" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "window_number": 1
  }' | jq

To increase your deposit for the specific L1 block number, use the following command, specifying the desired amount and L1 block number:

> curl -X POST "localhost/v1/bidder/deposit/YOUR_AMOUNT" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "block_number": 1,
  }' | jq

After successfully adding to your deposit, you are ready to send bids and receive preconfirmations on the network.

  • Withdrawing from Your Deposit:

To withdraw funds from your deposit, use the following command:

> curl -X POST localhost/v1/bidder/withdraw \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "window_number": 1
  }' | jq

If you don’t specify a window number, the current window will be used by default.

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Outcome of Preconfirmed Bids:

When a bid is preconfirmed by a provider, there are several possible outcomes:

Outcome MatrixProvider Wins Slot AuctionProvider Loses Slot Auction
Transaction in blockReward ProviderRefund Bid to Bidder
Transaction not in blockSlash Provider & Refund Bid To BidderRefund Bid to Bidder
Bidder APITools for Bid Submission