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# Verifying Stake Pool Operation

If you can successfully complete the following tasks, then your stake pool is registered on the blockchain:

* [Retrieving the Stake Pool ID](#poolid)
* [Querying Stakes](#stakes)
* [Finding Your Stake Pool Using a Block Explorer](#explorer)

## Retrieving the Stake Pool ID <a href="#poolid" id="poolid"></a>

Compute your stake pool ID using the following command:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="air-gapped offline machine" %}

```bash
cardano-cli conway stake-pool id --cold-verification-key-file $HOME/cold-keys/node.vkey --output-format hex > stakepoolid.txt
cat stakepoolid.txt
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

Copy **stakepoolid.txt** to your **hot environment.**

## Querying Stakes <a href="#stakes" id="stakes"></a>

Using your stake pool ID and the following command, you can query the Cardano blockchain at any time to display the stakes delegated to your pool:

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{% tab title="block producer node" %}

```bash
cardano-cli conway query stake-snapshot --stake-pool-id $(cat stakepoolid.txt) --mainnet 
```

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{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}
If the query returns results, then your stake pool is registered! :clap:
{% endhint %}

In the `pools` object in the JSON-formatted query results, the following keys display the stakes delegated to your pool, in Lovelace:

* `stakeGo` displays the total stakes delegated to your pool in the previous epoch
* `stakeSet` displays the total stakes delegated to your pool in the current epoch
* `stakeMark` displays the total stakes currently delegated to your pool for the next epoch

## Finding Your Stake Pool Using a Block Explorer <a href="#explorer" id="explorer"></a>

Using your stake pool ID, you can also find data for your pool on block explorers such as [https://pooltool.io/](https://pooltool.io)

## Conclusion

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Congratulations! Your stake pool is included in the Cardano network and is ready to produce blocks.
{% endhint %}

Currently, Input Output recommends the following stake pool configuration:

* At least two relay nodes that are registered on the blockchain
* One relay node that is NOT registered on the blockchain

When you finish testing that your stake pool successfully produces blocks, consider [future-proofing](/coins/overview-ada/guide-how-to-build-a-haskell-stakepool-node/part-i-installation/prerequisites.md#futureproof) your stake pool.