# Get Stake

Returns historical stake records for a coldkey, broken down by hotkey and block.

_Source: https://beta.taostats.io/docs/api-reference/stake/get-stake_

_Last reviewed: 2026-09-18_

```http
GET https://api.taostats.io/api/stake/v1
```

Requires an API key in the `Authorization` header.

> [!WARNING]
> This endpoint is deprecated and may be removed in a future version of the API.

Returns historical stake records for a coldkey, broken down by hotkey and block. Filter by hotkey or block and time ranges to inspect a particular delegation over time.

## Try it

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

### Code samples

**cURL**

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
  "https://api.taostats.io/api/stake/v1"
```

**JavaScript**

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

**Python**

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.taostats.io/api/stake/v1",
    headers={"Authorization": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"},
)
data = response.json()
```

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `coldkey` | query | `string` | Yes | SS58 or hex format |
| `hotkey` | query | `string` |  | SS58 or hex format |
| `block_start` | query | `integer (int32)` |  | Start of block range (inclusive) |
| `block_end` | query | `integer (int32)` |  | End of block range (inclusive) |
| `timestamp_start` | query | `integer (int64)` |  | Start of timestamp range in Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01) (inclusive) |
| `timestamp_end` | query | `integer (int64)` |  | End of timestamp range in Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01) (inclusive) |
| `page` | query | `integer (int32)` |  |  |
| `limit` | query | `integer (int32)` |  |  |
| `order` | query | `string` |  | One of `block_number_asc`, `block_number_desc`, `timestamp_asc`, `timestamp_desc`. |

## Responses

### `200` — Stakes retrieved successfully

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `data` | `array` | Yes |  |
| `data[].block_number` | `integer (int32)` | Yes |  |
| `data[].coldkey` | `object` | Yes |  |
| `data[].coldkey.hex` | `string` | Yes | The hex format of the hot key |
| `data[].coldkey.ss58` | `string` | Yes | The SS58 format of the hot key |
| `data[].hotkey` | `object` | Yes |  |
| `data[].hotkey.hex` | `string` | Yes | The hex format of the hot key |
| `data[].hotkey.ss58` | `string` | Yes | The SS58 format of the hot key |
| `data[].stake` | `string` | Yes |  |
| `data[].timestamp` | `string (date-time)` | Yes |  |
| `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": [
    {
      "block_number": 4202794,
      "coldkey": {
        "hex": "0x9289666bacb76d306cd32affc6f0237e3634280a8975054f88adc8a7db8c1117",
        "ss58": "5FNqfWE5DvzHiUZqyep3Bt4M9c5W3TTwu1PwDdbehYn17AwZ"
      },
      "hotkey": {
        "hex": "0xbc0e6b701243978c1fe73d721c7b157943a713fca9f3c88cad7a9f7799bc6b26",
        "ss58": "5GKH9FPPnWSUoeeTJp19wVtd84XqFW4pyK2ijV2GsFbhTrP1"
      },
      "stake": "2404415797",
      "timestamp": "2024-11-05T23:59:48.004Z"
    },
    {
      "block_number": 4195605,
      "coldkey": {
        "hex": "0x9289666bacb76d306cd32affc6f0237e3634280a8975054f88adc8a7db8c1117",
        "ss58": "5FNqfWE5DvzHiUZqyep3Bt4M9c5W3TTwu1PwDdbehYn17AwZ"
      },
      "hotkey": {
        "hex": "0xbc0e6b701243978c1fe73d721c7b157943a713fca9f3c88cad7a9f7799bc6b26",
        "ss58": "5GKH9FPPnWSUoeeTJp19wVtd84XqFW4pyK2ijV2GsFbhTrP1"
      },
      "stake": "2403386507",
      "timestamp": "2024-11-04T23:59:48.004Z"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "next_page": 2,
    "per_page": 2,
    "prev_page": null,
    "total_items": 110,
    "total_pages": 55
  }
}
```

### Other responses

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| `400` | Bad request |
| `404` | Stakes 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).