# Overview

GetBlock Tron Energy is a service that lets you rent TRON Energy and Bandwidth via a simple API or dashboard UI. Instead of locking up large amounts of TRX to stake, you pay in USD and receive delegated resources instantly.

### Key Benefits

* Save up to 68% compared to burning TRX for fees
* Pay in USD: no need to hold or stake TRX
* Instant delegation: resources are available immediately
* Flexible durations: 1 hour to 14 days
* RESTful API for automation: ideal for exchanges and payment services
* Dashboard UI for manual operations and monitoring
* Rate limit: 30 requests/min per API key

### **How It Works**

1. **You top up** your GetBlock account with USD (card or crypto)
2. **You request delegation** via API or dashboard — specifying target address, Energy amount, and duration
3. **GetBlock delegates Energy** from their staked TRX pool to your target address instantly
4. **Your target address transacts** using the delegated Energy (no TRX burning)
5. **Energy recovers** over 24 hours if partially used
6. **Delegation expires** at the end of the rental period — resources return to GetBlock

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#### Available Operations

| Operation          | Description                                                                                    |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Delegate Energy    | Delegate 30,000–5,000,000 Energy for 1h–14d to any TRON address                                |
| Delegate Bandwidth | Delegate 1,000–200,000 Bandwidth for 1 hour to any TRON address                                |
| Activate Address   | Activate a new TRON address on the blockchain (required before delegation to unused addresses) |
| Check Price        | Get a real-time price estimate for Energy delegation                                           |
| Check Order Status | Retrieve details of a previously placed order                                                  |

### Next Steps

1. [Getting started](https://docs.getblock.io/tron-energy/getting-started)
2. [Tron Fee Model](https://docs.getblock.io/tron-energy/tron-fee-model)
3. [Pricing](https://docs.getblock.io/tron-energy/api-reference)
4. [API Reference](https://docs.getblock.io/tron-energy/api-reference)


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