# children (/docs/query/children)

Proportions are u64-normalized fractions of the parent's stake, where
u64::MAX means 100%.

**Category:** Delegation

## Parameters [#parameters]

| Parameter     | Type    | Description                           |
| ------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `hotkey_ss58` | string  | Parent hotkey whose children to list. |
| `netuid`      | integer | Subnet to query.                      |

## CLI [#cli]

```bash
btcli query children --hotkey <ss58|name> --netuid <integer> --json
```

## Python [#python]

```python
import bittensor as sub

async with sub.Client("finney") as client:
    result = await client.read("children", hotkey_ss58="5F...", netuid=1)
```