# Pending reward. What do I do?

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/pending-reward-what-do-i-do/3390>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous\
**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/pending-reward-what-do-i-do/3390 "2023-07-11T11:52:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Loeki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Loeki](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/Loeki)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/pending-reward-what-do-i-do/3390/1 "2023-07-11T11:52:21Z")

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Hi,

I’m new to Polkadot eco system so forgive me if I’m asking a real simple question, but I was not able to find my answer in the FAQ’s.

I have staked my dot via [https://staking.polkadot.network/](https://staking.polkadot.network/) I see in the recent payouts some rewards but the show as pending. Is there something I must do to claim them? I don’t see an option for that. Or do I have to wait for an era before they are compounded again?

Thanks for your answer

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**Author:** ![cpiccard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@cpiccard](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/cpiccard)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/pending-reward-what-do-i-do/3390/2 "2023-07-11T16:25:26Z")

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Hi.  
You can trigger the payout here:  
[https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipns/dotapps.io/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot-public-rpc.blockops.network%2Fws#/staking/payout](https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipns/dotapps.io/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fpolkadot-public-rpc.blockops.network%2Fws#/staking/payout)

However usually that is not necessary. Maybe just check in a day or two if the payout is no longer pending.

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**Author:** ![shawntabrizi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/shawntabrizi/32/14_2.png) [@shawntabrizi](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/shawntabrizi)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/pending-reward-what-do-i-do/3390/3 "2023-07-11T21:38:53Z")

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When a validator requests their payout, they also trigger the payout of all nominators which have nominated that validator.

So as a normal nominator, you usually do not need to do anything to get your rewards, just wait.

As @cpiccard mentioned, if you do not want to wait, you (or anyone else) can trigger the payout by making a transaction to the relay chain, and you will trigger the payout for everyone under your validator.

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**Author:** ![mister\_cole](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/mister_cole/32/537_2.png) [@mister\_cole](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/mister_cole)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/pending-reward-what-do-i-do/3390/4 "2023-07-11T22:41:50Z")

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Worth noting that if you trigger the validator payout yourself rather than waiting for the validator to do so (they have 84 days, btw), then you will pay the fee.