# Get On Chain Identity

Returns the latest account identities, including names, descriptions, images and contact links.

_Source: https://beta.taostats.io/docs/api-reference/identity/get-identity-latest_

_Last reviewed: 2026-09-18_

```http
GET https://api.taostats.io/api/identity/latest/v1
```

Requires an API key in the `Authorization` header.

Returns the latest account identities, including names, descriptions, images and contact links.

## Try it

Try this request in the browser on the HTML version of this page, or use the code samples below.

### Examples

Look up the on-chain identity (name, url, etc.) for a wallet

```text
https://api.taostats.io/api/identity/latest/v1?address=5GH2aUTMRUh1RprCgH4x3tRyCaKeUi5BfmYCfs1NARA8R54n
```

### Code samples

**cURL**

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
  "https://api.taostats.io/api/identity/latest/v1?address=5GH2aUTMRUh1RprCgH4x3tRyCaKeUi5BfmYCfs1NARA8R54n"
```

**JavaScript**

```js
const response = await fetch('https://api.taostats.io/api/identity/latest/v1?address=5GH2aUTMRUh1RprCgH4x3tRyCaKeUi5BfmYCfs1NARA8R54n', {
  headers: {
    Authorization: '<YOUR_API_KEY>',
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.taostats.io/api/identity/latest/v1?address=5GH2aUTMRUh1RprCgH4x3tRyCaKeUi5BfmYCfs1NARA8R54n",
    headers={"Authorization": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"},
)
data = response.json()
```

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `address` | query | `string` |  | SS58 or hex format |
| `validator_hotkey` | query | `string` |  | SS58 or hex format |
| `page` | query | `integer (int32)` |  | The page number of the response. |
| `limit` | query | `integer (int32)` |  | The number of responses. max is 200, |

## Responses

### `200` — Identity retrieved successfully

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `data` | `array` | Yes |  |
| `data[].additional` | `string, nullable` |  |  |
| `data[].address` | `object` | Yes |  |
| `data[].address.hex` | `string` | Yes | The hex format of the hot key |
| `data[].address.ss58` | `string` | Yes | The SS58 format of the hot key |
| `data[].description` | `string, nullable` |  |  |
| `data[].discord` | `string, nullable` |  |  |
| `data[].github_repo` | `string, nullable` |  |  |
| `data[].image` | `string, nullable` |  |  |
| `data[].name` | `string, nullable` |  |  |
| `data[].url` | `string, nullable` |  |  |
| `data[].validator_hotkey` | `object, nullable` |  |  |
| `data[].validator_hotkey.hex` | `string` | Yes | The hex format of the hot key |
| `data[].validator_hotkey.ss58` | `string` | Yes | The SS58 format of the hot key |
| `pagination` | `object` | Yes |  |
| `pagination.current_page` | `integer (int32)` | Yes |  |
| `pagination.next_page` | `integer (int32), nullable` |  |  |
| `pagination.per_page` | `integer (int32)` | Yes |  |
| `pagination.prev_page` | `integer (int32), nullable` |  |  |
| `pagination.total_items` | `integer (int32)` | Yes |  |
| `pagination.total_pages` | `integer (int32)` | Yes |  |

**Example response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "description": "Secure and maintain Bittensor",
      "hotkey": {
        "hex": "0x12dc421c6e53de8161d0b7a3d1f5377f9044d9f324f98249ca538e92dc90e27e",
        "ss58": "5CVS9d1NcQyWKUyadLevwGxg6LgBcF9Lik6NSnbe5q59jwhE"
      },
      "name": "Ary van der Touw",
      "signature": "809586931d4b28f180c98036a3eebc0d26b9e521f5217a6942b025069cb60807641737009713446eec8456e54ba753ae0b752c0693b942aefa0c4f76d82f8c89",
      "url": ""
    },
    {
      "description": "Premier Bittensor Multi-Subnet Validator from a company operating validating and mining infrastructure on various blockchain networks. We have been active on Bittensor since November 2022, with near zero down-time. More information at https://athenanodes.com/.",
      "hotkey": {
        "hex": "0x167e725947357c355af0f3e9e934db1045fb82bdfeee6a72061e81facf958462",
        "ss58": "5CaCUPsSSdKWcMJbmdmJdnWVa15fJQuz5HsSGgVdZffpHAUa"
      },
      "name": "Athena Nodes",
      "signature": "2ef54045de1d9b89988518c92e165edf704192f88f18022565f497b389c39206f621bb9bc6d2d33ac8a9cca05d6b2d8fc9f899b390451140968b15b8d9c13280",
      "url": "https://athenanodes.com"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "next_page": null,
    "per_page": 100,
    "prev_page": null,
    "total_items": 60,
    "total_pages": 1
  }
}
```

### Other responses

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `400` | Bad request |
| `404` | Identity not found |
| `500` | Internal server error |

Every request needs an `Authorization` header holding your API key — see [Getting started with the Taostats API](https://beta.taostats.io/docs/start-here/getting-started-with-taostats-api).