ledger_entry

The ledger_entry method returns a single ledger entry from the XRP Ledger in its raw format. See [ledger format][] for information on the different types of entries you can retrieve.

Request Format

This method can retrieve several different types of data. You can select which type of item to retrieve by passing the appropriate parameters, comprised of the general and type-specific fields listed below, and following the standard request formatting. (For example, a WebSocket request always has the command field and optionally an id field, and a JSON-RPC request uses the method and params fields.)

curl --location 'https://xrp.nownodes.io' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'api-key: API_KEY' \
--data '{
    "method": "ledger_entry",
    "params": [
        {
            "index": "7DB0788C020F02780A673DC74757F23823FA3014C1866E72CC4CD8B226CD6EF4",
            "ledger_index": "validated"
        }
    ]
}'

General Fields

Field	Type	Description
binary	Boolean	(Optional) If true, return the requested ledger entry's contents as a hex string in the XRP Ledger's binary format. Otherwise, return data in JSON format. The default is false.

The generator and ledger parameters are deprecated and may be removed without further notice.

In addition to the general fields above, you must specify exactly 1 of the following fields to indicate what type of entry to retrieve, along with its sub-fields as appropriate. The valid fields are:

• ledger_entry

  • Request Format

    • General Fields

    • Get Ledger Object by ID

    • Get AccountRoot Object

    • Get AMM Object

    • Get Bridge Object

    • Get DirectoryNode Object

    • Get Offer Object

    • Get RippleState Object

    • Get Check Object

    • Get Escrow Object

    • Get PayChannel Object

    • Get DepositPreauth Object

    • Get Ticket Object

    • Get NFT Page

  • Response Format

  • Possible Errors

Caution: If you specify more than 1 of these type-specific fields in a request, the server retrieves results for only 1 of them. It is not defined which one the server chooses, so you should avoid doing this.

Get Ledger Object by ID

Retrieve any type of ledger object by its unique ID.

Field	Type	Description
index	String	The ledger entry ID of a single entry to retrieve from the ledger, as a 64-character (256-bit) hexadecimal string.

curl --location 'https://xrp.nownodes.io' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'api-key: API_KEY' \
--data '{
    "method": "ledger_entry",
    "params": [
        {
            "index": "7DB0788C020F02780A673DC74757F23823FA3014C1866E72CC4CD8B226CD6EF4",
            "ledger_index": "validated"
        }
    ]
}'

You can use this type of request to get any singleton ledger entry, if it exists in the ledger data, because its ID is always the same. For example:

• Amendments - 7DB0788C020F02780A673DC74757F23823FA3014C1866E72CC4CD8B226CD6EF4

• FeeSettings - 4BC50C9B0D8515D3EAAE1E74B29A95804346C491EE1A95BF25E4AAB854A6A651

• Recent History LedgerHashes - B4979A36CDC7F3D3D5C31A4EAE2AC7D7209DDA877588B9AFC66799692AB0D66B

• NegativeUNL - 2E8A59AA9D3B5B186B0B9E0F62E6C02587CA74A4D778938E957B6357D364B244

Get AccountRoot Object

Retrieve an AccountRoot entry by its address. This is roughly equivalent to the [account_info method][].

Field	Type	Description
account_root	String - [Address][]	The classic address of the AccountRoot entry to retrieve.

{
    "method": "ledger_entry",
    "params": [
        {
            "account_root": "rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn",
            "ledger_index": "validated"
        }
    ]
}

Get AMM Object

(Requires the [AMM amendment][])

Retrieve an Automated Market-Maker (AMM) object from the ledger. This is similar to [amm_info method][], but the ledger_entry version returns only the ledger entry as stored.

Field	Type	Description
amm	Object or String	The AMM to retrieve. If you specify a string, it must be the object ID of the AMM, as hexadecimal. If you specify an object, it must contain asset and asset2 sub-fields.
amm.asset	Object	One of the two assets in this AMM's pool, as a currency object without an amount.
amm.asset2	Object	The other of the two assets in this AMM's pool, as a currency object without an amount.

{
    "method": "ledger_entry",
    "params": [
        {
          "amm": {
            "asset": {
              "currency": "XRP"
            },
            "asset2": {
              "currency" : "TST",
              "issuer" : "rP9jPyP5kyvFRb6ZiRghAGw5u8SGAmU4bd"
            }
          },
          "ledger_index": "validated"
        }
    ]
}

Get Bridge Object

Retrieve a Bridge entry, which represents a single cross-chain bridge that connects the XRP Ledger with another blockchain.

Field	Type	Description
bridge_account	String	The account that submitted the XChainCreateBridge transaction on the blockchain.
bridge	Object	The Bridge to retrieve. Includes the door accounts and assets on the issuing and locking chain.

{
    "method": "ledger_entry",
    "params": [
        {
            "bridge_account": "rnQAXXWoFNN6PEqwqsdTngCtFPCrmfuqFJ",
            "bridge": {
                "IssuingChainDoor": "rHb9CJAWyB4rj91VRWn96DkukG4bwdtyTh",
                "IssuingChainIssue": {
                    "currency": "XRP"
                },
                "LockingChainDoor": "rnQAXXWoFNN6PEqwqsdTngCtFPCrmfuqFJ",
                "LockingChainIssue": {
                    "currency": "XRP"
                }
            },
            "ledger_index": "validated"
        }
    ]
}

Get DirectoryNode Object

Retrieve a DirectoryNode, which contains a list of other ledger objects. Can be provided as string (object ID of the Directory) or as an object.

Field	Type	Description
directory	Object or String	The DirectoryNode to retrieve. If a string, must be the object ID of the directory, as hexadecimal. If an object, requires either dir_root or owner as a sub-field, plus optionally a sub_index sub-field.
directory.sub_index	Unsigned Integer	(Optional) If provided, jumps to a later "page" of the DirectoryNode.
directory.dir_root	String	(Optional) Unique index identifying the directory to retrieve, as a hex string.
directory.owner	String	(Optional) Unique address of the account associated with this directory.

{
    "method": "ledger_entry",
    "params": [
        {
            "directory": {
              "owner": "rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn",
              "sub_index": 0
            },
            "ledger_index": "validated"
        }
    ]
}

Get Offer Object

Retrieve an Offer entry, which defines an offer to exchange currency. Can be provided as string (unique index of the Offer) or as an object.

Field	Type	Description
offer	Object or String	If a string, interpret as ledger entry ID of the Offer to retrieve. If an object, requires the sub-fields account and seq to uniquely identify the offer.
offer.account	String - [Address][]	(Required if offer is specified as an object) The account that placed the offer.
offer.seq	Unsigned Integer	(Required if offer is specified as an object) The [Sequence Number][] of the transaction that created the Offer entry.

{
  "method": "ledger_entry",
  "params": [
    {
      "offer": {
        "account": "rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn",
        "seq": 359
      },
      "ledger_index": "validated"
    }
  ]
}

Get RippleState Object

Retrieve a [RippleState entry][], which tracks a (non-XRP) currency balance between two accounts.

Field	Type	Description
ripple_state	Object	Object specifying the RippleState (trust line) object to retrieve. The accounts and currency sub-fields are required to uniquely specify the RippleState entry to retrieve.
ripple_state.accounts	Array	(Required if ripple_state is specified) 2-length array of account [Address][]es, defining the two accounts linked by this RippleState entry.
ripple_state.currency	String	(Required if ripple_state is specified) [Currency Code][] of the RippleState entry to retrieve.

{
  "method": "ledger_entry",
  "params": [{
    "ripple_state": {
      "accounts": [
        "rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn",
        "rsA2LpzuawewSBQXkiju3YQTMzW13pAAdW"
      ],
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "ledger_index": "validated"
  }]
}

Get Check Object

Retrieve a Check entry, which is a potential payment that can be cashed by its recipient.

Field	Type	Description
check	String	The object ID of a Check entry to retrieve.

{
  "method": "ledger_entry",
  "params": [{
    "check": "C4A46CCD8F096E994C4B0DEAB6CE98E722FC17D7944C28B95127C2659C47CBEB",
    "ledger_index": "validated"
  }]
}

Get Escrow Object

Retrieve an Escrow entry, which holds XRP until a specific time or condition is met. Can be provided as string (object ID of the Escrow) or as an object.

Field	Type	Description
escrow	Object or String	The Escrow to retrieve. If a string, must be the object ID of the Escrow, as hexadecimal. If an object, requires owner and seq sub-fields.
escrow.owner	String - [Address][]	(Required if escrow is specified as an object) The owner (sender) of the Escrow object.
escrow.seq	Unsigned Integer	(Required if escrow is specified as an object) The [Sequence Number][] of the transaction that created the Escrow object.

{
  "method": "ledger_entry",
  "params": [{
    "escrow": {
      "owner": "rL4fPHi2FWGwRGRQSH7gBcxkuo2b9NTjKK",
      "seq": 126
    },
    "ledger_index": "validated"
  }]
}

Get PayChannel Object

Retrieve a PayChannel entry, which holds XRP for asynchronous payments.

Field	Type	Description
payment_channel	String	The object ID of the PayChannel to retrieve.

{
  "method": "ledger_entry",
  "params": [{
    "payment_channel": "C7F634794B79DB40E87179A9D1BF05D05797AE7E92DF8E93FD6656E8C4BE3AE7",
    "ledger_index": "validated"
  }]
}

Get DepositPreauth Object

Retrieve a DepositPreauth entry, which tracks preauthorization for payments to accounts requiring Deposit Authorization.

Field	Type	Description
deposit_preauth	Object or String	Specify the DepositPreauth to retrieve. If a string, must be the ledger entry ID of the DepositPreauth entry, as hexadecimal. If an object, requires owner and authorized sub-fields.
deposit_preauth.owner	String - [Address][]	(Required if deposit_preauth is specified as an object) The account that provided the preauthorization.
deposit_preauth.authorized	String - [Address][]	(Required if deposit_preauth is specified as an object) The account that received the preauthorization.

{
  "method": "ledger_entry",
  "params": [{
    "deposit_preauth": {
      "owner": "rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn",
      "authorized": "ra5nK24KXen9AHvsdFTKHSANinZseWnPcX"
    },
    "ledger_index": "validated"
  }]
}

Get Ticket Object

Retrieve a Ticket entry, which represents a [sequence number][] set aside for future use.

Field	Type	Description
ticket	Object or String	The Ticket to retrieve. If a string, must be the ledger entry ID of the Ticket, as hexadecimal. If an object, the account and ticket_seq sub-fields are required to uniquely specify the Ticket entry.
ticket.account	String - [Address][]	(Required if ticket is specified as an object) The owner of the Ticket.
ticket.ticket_seq	Number	(Required if ticket is specified as an object) The Ticket Sequence number of the Ticket to retrieve.

{
  "method": "ledger_entry",
  "params": [{
    "ticket": {
      "account": "rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn",
      "ticket_seq": 389
    },
    "ledger_index": "validated"
  }]
}

Get NFT Page

Return an NFT Page in its raw ledger format.

Field	Type	Description
nft_page	String	The ledger entry ID of an NFT Page to retrieve.

{
  "method": "ledger_entry",
  "params": [{
    "nft_page": "255DD86DDF59D778081A06D02701E9B2C9F4F01DFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF",
    "ledger_index": "validated"
  }]
}

rippled json ledger_entry '{ "nft_page": "255DD86DDF59D778081A06D02701E9B2C9F4F01DFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF", "ledger_index": "validated" }'

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Response Format

The response follows the [standard format][], with a successful result containing the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
index	String	The unique ID of this ledger entry.
ledger_index	Unsigned Integer	The [ledger index][] of the ledger that was used when retrieving this data.
node	Object	(Omitted if "binary": true specified.) Object containing the data of this ledger entry, according to the [ledger format][].
node_binary	String	(Omitted unless "binary":true specified) The binary representation of the ledger object, as hexadecimal.

An example of a successful response:

{
  "id": "example_get_accountroot",
  "result": {
    "index": "13F1A95D7AAB7108D5CE7EEAF504B2894B8C674E6D68499076441C4837282BF8",
    "ledger_hash": "31850E8E48E76D1064651DF39DF4E9542E8C90A9A9B629F4DE339EB3FA74F726",
    "ledger_index": 61966146,
    "node": {
      "Account": "rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn",
      "AccountTxnID": "4E0AA11CBDD1760DE95B68DF2ABBE75C9698CEB548BEA9789053FCB3EBD444FB",
      "Balance": "424021949",
      "Domain": "6D64756F31332E636F6D",
      "EmailHash": "98B4375E1D753E5B91627516F6D70977",
      "Flags": 9568256,
      "LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot",
      "MessageKey": "0000000000000000000000070000000300",
      "OwnerCount": 12,
      "PreviousTxnID": "4E0AA11CBDD1760DE95B68DF2ABBE75C9698CEB548BEA9789053FCB3EBD444FB",
      "PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 61965653,
      "RegularKey": "rD9iJmieYHn8jTtPjwwkW2Wm9sVDvPXLoJ",
      "Sequence": 385,
      "TransferRate": 4294967295,
      "index": "13F1A95D7AAB7108D5CE7EEAF504B2894B8C674E6D68499076441C4837282BF8"
    },
    "validated": true
  },
  "status": "success",
  "type": "response"
}

200 OK

{
  "result": {
    "index": "13F1A95D7AAB7108D5CE7EEAF504B2894B8C674E6D68499076441C4837282BF8",
    "ledger_hash": "395946243EA36C5092AE58AF729D2875F659812409810A63096AC006C73E656E",
    "ledger_index": 61966165,
    "node": {
      "Account": "rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn",
      "AccountTxnID": "4E0AA11CBDD1760DE95B68DF2ABBE75C9698CEB548BEA9789053FCB3EBD444FB",
      "Balance": "424021949",
      "Domain": "6D64756F31332E636F6D",
      "EmailHash": "98B4375E1D753E5B91627516F6D70977",
      "Flags": 9568256,
      "LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot",
      "MessageKey": "0000000000000000000000070000000300",
      "OwnerCount": 12,
      "PreviousTxnID": "4E0AA11CBDD1760DE95B68DF2ABBE75C9698CEB548BEA9789053FCB3EBD444FB",
      "PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 61965653,
      "RegularKey": "rD9iJmieYHn8jTtPjwwkW2Wm9sVDvPXLoJ",
      "Sequence": 385,
      "TransferRate": 4294967295,
      "index": "13F1A95D7AAB7108D5CE7EEAF504B2894B8C674E6D68499076441C4837282BF8"
    },
    "status": "success",
    "validated": true
  }
}

{
  "result": {
    "index": "13F1A95D7AAB7108D5CE7EEAF504B2894B8C674E6D68499076441C4837282BF8",
    "ledger_hash": "395946243EA36C5092AE58AF729D2875F659812409810A63096AC006C73E656E",
    "ledger_index": 61966165,
    "node": {
      "Account": "rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn",
      "AccountTxnID": "4E0AA11CBDD1760DE95B68DF2ABBE75C9698CEB548BEA9789053FCB3EBD444FB",
      "Balance": "424021949",
      "Domain": "6D64756F31332E636F6D",
      "EmailHash": "98B4375E1D753E5B91627516F6D70977",
      "Flags": 9568256,
      "LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot",
      "MessageKey": "0000000000000000000000070000000300",
      "OwnerCount": 12,
      "PreviousTxnID": "4E0AA11CBDD1760DE95B68DF2ABBE75C9698CEB548BEA9789053FCB3EBD444FB",
      "PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 61965653,
      "RegularKey": "rD9iJmieYHn8jTtPjwwkW2Wm9sVDvPXLoJ",
      "Sequence": 385,
      "TransferRate": 4294967295,
      "index": "13F1A95D7AAB7108D5CE7EEAF504B2894B8C674E6D68499076441C4837282BF8"
    },
    "status": "success",
    "validated": true
  }
}

Possible Errors

• Any of the [universal error types][].

• deprecatedFeature - The request specified a removed field, such as generator.

• entryNotFound - The requested ledger entry does not exist in the ledger.

• invalidParams - One or more fields are specified incorrectly, or one or more required fields are missing.

• lgrNotFound - The ledger specified by the ledger_hash or ledger_index does not exist, or it does exist but the server does not have it.

• malformedAddress - The request improperly specified an [Address][] field.

• malformedCurrency - The request improperly specified a [Currency Code][] field.

• malformedOwner - The request improperly specified the escrow.owner sub-field.

• malformedRequest - The request provided an invalid combination of fields, or provided the wrong type for one or more fields.

• unknownOption - The fields provided in the request did not match any of the expected request formats.