# TooManyStakingHotkeys (/docs/errors/chain/TooManyStakingHotkeys)

The coldkey already stakes through the maximum number of hotkeys, either its own cap or the smaller cap that third-party stake transfers may fill. Stake to a hotkey the coldkey already stakes through, or unstake from unused hotkeys first.

Declared by the `SubtensorModule` pallet; it classifies to the semantic code [`limit_exceeded`](/docs/errors/limit-exceeded).

Declared at [`pallets/subtensor/src/macros/errors.rs#L381`](/code/pallets/subtensor/src/macros/errors.rs#L381).

## Remediation [#remediation]

A chain-side capacity limit was hit; reduce the size or count of the request

The same explanation is available in the terminal: `btcli explain TooManyStakingHotkeys`.