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# Quickstart: submit through Hofund

> Read the live tip configuration, submit one transaction on the fast lane, and check its status.

In about five minutes you will discover Hofund's tip accounts, submit a transaction through `/hofund`, and look up what happened to it.

## Before you start

You need an access whose **Private TX** panel lists Hofund routes for a location, and a way to sign a Solana transaction. Copy the **Hofund** and **Hofund status** route URLs from **Endpoints → Private TX**.

```bash theme={null}
export HOFUND_URL='<HOFUND_URL_COPIED_FROM_DASHBOARD>'
export HOFUND_STATUS_URL='<HOFUND_STATUS_URL_COPIED_FROM_DASHBOARD>'
```

<Steps>
  <Step title="Read the tip configuration">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl --fail-with-body "$HOFUND_STATUS_URL" \
      --header 'content-type: application/json' \
      --data '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "getFastTipConfig", "params": [] }'
    ```

    The result lists `thorTipAccounts` and `thorMinTipLamports`. Add a System Program transfer of at least that many lamports from the fee payer to one of those accounts, then sign and base64-encode the transaction.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit on the fast lane">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl --fail-with-body --include "$HOFUND_URL" \
      --header 'content-type: application/json' \
      --data '{
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "id": 1,
        "method": "sendTransaction",
        "params": ["<BASE64_SIGNED_TRANSACTION>", { "encoding": "base64", "skipPreflight": true }]
      }'
    ```

    The response carries the signature and an `X-Hofund-Submission-ID` header:

    ```text theme={null}
    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    X-Hofund-Submission-ID: <SUBMISSION_ID>

    {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":"<TRANSACTION_SIGNATURE>"}
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check the status">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl --fail-with-body "$HOFUND_STATUS_URL" \
      --header 'content-type: application/json' \
      --data '{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "getHofundSubmissionStatus", "params": ["<SUBMISSION_ID>"] }'
    ```

    `result.status` moves from `pending` to `processed`, `confirmed`, or `finalized` as the transaction lands, or to `failed` or `expired`.
  </Step>
</Steps>

An error with `"kind": "tip_too_low"` means the transfer is missing or below `thorMinTipLamports`. Add `{ "mevProtect": true }` as a third parameter to send the same request through Jito; that path also needs a Jito tip (`getThorTipConfig`).

## Next steps

* [`sendTransaction` options and lane routes](/api-reference/hofund/sendtransaction)
* [Status fields and tip configuration](/api-reference/hofund/status-and-tips)
* [Choose a lane](/products/bifrost-transaction-routes/hofund#choose-a-lane)