How to Access XRP API

Learn how to access XRP API.

Step 1: To access XRP, use the following native access endpoint:

  • Network: XRP Mainnet
  • Request Type: POST
https://svc.blockdaemon.com/xrp/mainnet/native

Step 2: You should authorize your request. Learn more: Authentication Guide

Step 3: Specify an XRP method in the request body:

{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "YOUR_METHOD",
    "params": []
}

Example Request

Here is a cURL example for using ledger_current to get the unique identifier of the current in-progress ledger in XRP Mainnet:

curl -X POST \
https://svc.blockdaemon.com/xrp/mainnet/native \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "ledger_current", "params": []}'

The following is a typical response you will get:

{
    "result": {
        "ledger_current_index": 73876024,
        "status": "success"
    }
}

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