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# Unstake or update your stake

Unstake your STX, extend or add to your STX-only stake, or switch pools on app.leather.io/staking.

Open "Your staking" from [app.leather.io/staking/status](https://app.leather.io/staking/status). Both actions are closed in the last 100 Bitcoin blocks of every cycle.

## Unstake

1. Click "Unstake".
2. Click "Confirm unstake" and approve the transaction in Leather.

Unstaking takes out your whole stake. Your STX unlocks at the end of the current cycle.

## Update your stake

Click "Update stake". On "Update staking" you can:

* **Extend:** enter "Cycles to extend". The total stays within 96 cycles.
* **Add STX:** enter "Additional STX to lock (optional)".
* **Switch pool:** pick another pool under "Signer manager". Your whole position moves at the start of the next cycle, in one transaction, without unstaking.
* **Change payout:** update the rewards payout settings. They apply to every future claim.

Confirm with "Confirm update", or "Confirm switch" when you change the pool, and approve in Leather.

To take out part of your STX, unstake and stake again.

## At the scheduled end

Your STX unlocks at the scheduled end. To keep earning, extend your stake before then.

## Liquid staking

Redeem a liquid staking token in the provider's app.

## Related

* [Track your STX-only staking rewards](/stacking/track-stacking-rewards.md)
* [Staking duration](/stacking-and-sbtc-reference/stacking-duration.md)