# delegate-take (/docs/query/delegate-take)

`take`, `min`, and `max` are fractions in 0..1; `take_u16` is the raw
on-chain u16 value.

**Category:** Delegation

## Parameters [#parameters]

| Parameter     | Type   | Description                         |
| ------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------- |
| `hotkey_ss58` | string | Delegate hotkey whose take to read. |

## CLI [#cli]

```bash
btcli query delegate-take --hotkey <ss58|name> --json
```

## Python [#python]

```python
import bittensor as sub

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