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

**Category:** Delegation

## Parameters [#parameters]

| Parameter     | Type   | Description                          |
| ------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------ |
| `hotkey_ss58` | string | Hotkey to check for delegate status. |

## CLI [#cli]

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

## Python [#python]

```python
import bittensor as sub

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