# block-time (/docs/query/block-time)

**Category:** Chain

## Parameters [#parameters]

This read takes no parameters.

## CLI [#cli]

```bash
btcli query block-time --json
```

## Python [#python]

```python
import bittensor as sub

async with sub.Client("finney") as client:
    result = await client.read("block_time")
```