# identity (/docs/query/identity)

**Category:** Identity & commitments

## Parameters [#parameters]

| Parameter      | Type   | Description                     |
| -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------- |
| `coldkey_ss58` | string | Coldkey whose identity to read. |

## CLI [#cli]

```bash
btcli query identity --coldkey <ss58|name> --json
```

## Python [#python]

```python
import bittensor as sub

async with sub.Client("finney") as client:
    result = await client.read("identity", coldkey_ss58="5F...")
```