---
title: validators
description: The page details the usage and parameters of two functions that work
  with 'validators' in the terra system. The 'validators' function provides terra
  validators details while the 'validators_chart' function sorts data and provides
  the option to export dataframe data.
keywords:
- validators
- terra validators
- terramoney_fcd_model
- openbb.crypto.defi
- votingPower
- voting Power
- terra validators details
- validators chart
- sorting data
- key by which to sort data
- terramoney_fcd_view
- export dataframe data
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Get information about terra validators [Source: https://fcd.terra.dev/swagger]

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/cryptocurrency/defi/terramoney_fcd_model.py#L155)]

```python
openbb.crypto.defi.validators(sortby: str = "votingPower", ascend: bool = True)
```

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## Parameters

This function does not take any parameters.

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## Returns

| Type | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| pd.DataFrame | terra validators details |
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Prints table showing information about terra validators [Source: https://fcd.terra.dev/swagger]

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/cryptocurrency/defi/terramoney_fcd_view.py#L64)]

```python
openbb.crypto.defi.validators_chart(limit: int = 10, sortby: str = "votingPower", ascend: bool = True, export: str = "")
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| limit | int | Number of records to display | 10 | True |
| sortby | str | Key by which to sort data. Choose from:<br/>validatorName, tokensAmount, votingPower, commissionRate, status, uptime | votingPower | True |
| ascend | bool | Flag to sort data descending | True | True |
| export | str | Export dataframe data to csv,json,xlsx file |  | True |


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## Returns

This function does not return anything

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