# delegates (/docs/query/delegates)

**Category:** Delegation

## Parameters [#parameters]

This read takes no parameters.

## CLI [#cli]

```bash
btcli query delegates --json
```

## Python [#python]

Namespace method (autocomplete, signature help):

```python
import bittensor as bt

sub = bt.Subtensor()
result = sub.delegation.delegates()
```

Or dispatch by name, as an agent would:

```python
result = sub.read("delegates")
```

Async is the same surface awaited: `async with bt.Subtensor() as client:`.

## On-chain implementation [#on-chain-implementation]

* Runtime API [`DelegateInfoRuntimeApi.get_delegates`](/code/pallets/subtensor/src/rpc_info/delegate_info.rs#L147-L155)

Every file is browsable under [/code](/code) exactly as built into the runtime.