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# meta | Hyperliquid Info API

> Hyperliquid meta: fetch the perpetuals universe metadata without live market context.

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  <Card title="Credit Cost"> 1 per call</Card>
  <Card title="Processing"> Realtime</Card>
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The Hyperliquid info endpoint with `type: "meta"` is used to fetch the perpetuals universe metadata without live market context.

<Tip>
  Estimate your monthly cost for this API using the [Pricing Calculator](/pricing-calculator?endpoint=%2Fapi-reference%2Fhyperliquid-info%2Fmeta).
</Tip>

<Info>
  * Wire-equal to `POST api.hyperliquid.xyz/info` with `{"type": "meta"}`.
  * Use <a href="https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/hyperliquid-info/meta-and-asset-ctxs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">metaAndAssetCtxs</a> when you also need live per-asset mark price, funding, open interest, and day volume.
  * The optional `dex` field takes a perp DEX name. It defaults to the empty string which represents the first perp DEX.
  * For the spot equivalent, use <a href="https://goldrush.dev/docs/api-reference/hyperliquid-info/spot-meta" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spotMeta</a>.
</Info>

Returns the static metadata for the entire Hyperliquid perpetuals universe: every coin’s symbol, size-decimal precision, maximum leverage, and the margin-tier table it references. Unlike `metaAndAssetCtxs`, this payload carries no live market data, so it is cheap to cache and changes only when listings or margin parameters change.

## Endpoint

```
POST https://hypercore.goldrushdata.com/info
Authorization: Bearer <GOLDRUSH_API_KEY>
Content-Type: application/json
```

## Request

<ParamField body="type" type="string" required default="meta">
  Always `"meta"`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="dex" type="string">
  HIP-3 builder DEX identifier. Empty string (default) returns the canonical Hyperliquid perp universe. Pass a builder code (e.g. `"xyz"`) to query a HIP-3 deployer's universe.
</ParamField>

### Example

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  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://hypercore.goldrushdata.com/info \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $GOLDRUSH_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "type": "meta",
      "dex": ""
    }'
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch("https://hypercore.goldrushdata.com/info", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.GOLDRUSH_API_KEY}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      type: "meta",
      dex: "",
    }),
  });

  const meta = await response.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import os, requests

  response = requests.post(
      "https://hypercore.goldrushdata.com/info",
      headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['GOLDRUSH_API_KEY']}"},
      json={"type": "meta", "dex": ""},
  )

  meta = response.json()
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

A single JSON object describing the perp universe, the margin-tier tables it references, and the collateral token.

```json theme={null}
{
  "universe": [
    { "name": "BTC", "szDecimals": 5, "maxLeverage": 40, "marginTableId": 56 },
    { "name": "ETH", "szDecimals": 4, "maxLeverage": 25, "marginTableId": 55 },
    { "name": "MATIC", "szDecimals": 1, "maxLeverage": 20, "marginTableId": 20, "isDelisted": true }
  ],
  "marginTables": [
    [
      50,
      {
        "description": "",
        "marginTiers": [
          { "lowerBound": "0.0", "maxLeverage": 50 }
        ]
      }
    ]
  ],
  "collateralToken": 0
}
```

### Field descriptions

<ResponseField name="universe" type="array<object>">
  Array of perp asset metadata.

  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="name" type="string">Asset symbol - e.g. `"BTC"`, `"ETH"`. For HIP-3 markets, includes the deployer prefix.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="szDecimals" type="int">Number of decimals for size precision.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="maxLeverage" type="int">Maximum leverage for this asset.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="marginTableId" type="int">Identifier of the margin-tier table in `marginTables` that governs this asset.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="onlyIsolated" type="boolean">If true, the asset only supports isolated margin. Omitted when false.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="isDelisted" type="boolean">If true, the asset has been delisted and is no longer tradeable. Omitted when false.</ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="marginTables" type="array<array>">
  Margin-tier tables, each a `[id, table]` tuple. `id` matches a `universe[].marginTableId`; `table` holds a `description` and a `marginTiers` array of `{lowerBound, maxLeverage}` steps describing how max leverage decreases as position notional grows.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="collateralToken" type="int">
  Token index of the collateral asset backing the perp universe (USDC is `0`).
</ResponseField>

## Related endpoints

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  <Card title="metaAndAssetCtxs" href="/api-reference/hyperliquid-info/meta-and-asset-ctxs">fetch the full Hyperliquid perpetuals market universe with live per-asset trading context.</Card>
  <Card title="outcomeMeta" href="/api-reference/hyperliquid-info/outcome-meta">enumerate all active HIP-4 binary outcome markets on HyperCore.</Card>
  <Card title="spotMeta" href="/api-reference/hyperliquid-info/spot-meta">fetch the spot universe metadata and full token configuration without live market context.</Card>
  <Card title="spotMetaAndAssetCtxs" href="/api-reference/hyperliquid-info/spot-meta-and-asset-ctxs">fetch the spot universe metadata, token configuration, and live market data in a single call.</Card>
</CardGroup>

*Last reviewed: 2026-06-13*