random
The random
command provides a random number to be used as a source of entropy for random number generation by clients.
Request Format
An example of the request format:
curl --location 'https://xrp.nownodes.io' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'api-key: API_KEY' \
--data '{
"method": "random",
"params": [
{}
]
}'
The request includes no parameters.
Response Format
An example of a successful response:
{
"id": 1,
"result": {
"random": "8ED765AEBBD6767603C2C9375B2679AEC76E6A8133EF59F04F9FC1AAA70E41AF"
},
"status": "success",
"type": "response"
}
200 OK
{
"result": {
"random": "4E57146AA47BC6E88FDFE8BAA235B900126C916B6CC521550996F590487B837A",
"status": "success"
}
}
{
"result" : {
"random" : "DB7C23C7F224CD410912E68A997BE0FD0FA7175A4C74B829BE5A80ED0DBAA0C5",
"status" : "success"
}
}
The response follows the [standard format][], with a successful result containing the following field:
Field
Type
Description
random
String
Random 256-bit hex value.
Possible Errors
Any of the [universal error types][].
internal
- Some internal error occurred, possibly relating to the random number generator.
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