> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Distribution module

> The distribution precompile surfaces staking rewards (withdraw addresses, reward queries, and commission management) to EVM contracts.

The `x/distribution` module handles staking-reward accrual and withdrawal for delegators and validators. Its precompile bridges this behavior into the EVM so a Solidity contract can claim rewards, set withdraw addresses, and query outstanding rewards without interacting with the Cosmos SDK directly.

## What it exposes

* **Set withdraw address**: a delegator designates which address receives their rewards. By default, rewards go to the delegator's own address; setting a withdraw address routes them elsewhere (useful for contract-managed staking).
* **Withdraw delegator rewards**: claims all outstanding rewards from a single validator in one call.
* **Withdraw validator commission**: a validator claims their accumulated commission from delegators' rewards.
* **Query methods**: read reward balances, commission rates, and community-pool state without a transaction.

## Authorization semantics

The precompile checks that the caller is the delegator (or validator) whose state is being modified. You cannot claim someone else's rewards or change their withdraw address.

## When to use it

* A vault or staking aggregator claims rewards on a schedule: call `withdrawDelegatorRewards` directly.
* A DAO routes staking rewards to a treasury address: set a withdraw address once, then rewards flow automatically.
* A front-end displays current reward balances: use the query methods (no transaction needed).

## Where to find the ABI

Full method signatures, input/output types, and emitted events are in the [Distribution precompile reference](/en/reference/distribution-module-api).

## Next recommended

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  <Card title="Distribution precompile reference" icon="code" href="/en/reference/distribution-module-api">
    Call `withdrawDelegatorRewards`, set withdraw addresses, and read reward balances.
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  <Card title="Staking module" icon="lock" href="/en/explanation/staking-module">
    See how delegation (the source of these rewards) works.
  </Card>

  <Card title="System transactions" icon="activity" href="/en/explanation/system-transactions">
    Learn how unbonding completions reach the EVM as events.
  </Card>
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