ledger_current - XRPL

Example code for the ledger_current JSON RPC method. Сomplete guide on how to use ledger_current JSON RPC in GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method returns the unique identifiers of the current in-progress ledger. This command is mostly useful for testing, because the ledger returned is still in flux.

Parameters

• None

Request Example

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>/ \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "ledger_current",
    "params": [{}],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

JavaScript (Axios)

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>/';
const headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};

const payload = {
    jsonrpc: '2.0',
    method: 'ledger_current',
    params: [{}],
    id: 'getblock.io'
};

axios.post(url, payload, { headers })
    .then(response => console.log(response.data))
    .catch(error => console.error(error));

Python

import requests

url = "https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>/"
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "ledger_current",
    "params": [{}],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
print(response.json())

Rust

use reqwest::Client;
use serde_json::json;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();
    
    let payload = json!({
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "ledger_current",
        "params": [{}],
        "id": "getblock.io"
    });

    let response = client
        .post("https://go.getblock.io/<ACCESS_TOKEN>/")
        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
        .json(&payload)
        .send()
        .await?;

    let result: serde_json::Value = response.json().await?;
    println!("{:#?}", result);
    
    Ok(())
}

Response Example

{
    "result": {
        "ledger_current_index": 102024660,
        "status": "success"
    }
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ledger_current_index	number	Current ledger sequence

Use Cases

• Get current ledger

• Testing purposes

• Monitor network state

Error Handling

Error Code	Description
noNetwork	Not connected

SDK Integration

xrpl.js

const xrpl = require('xrpl');

async function getCurrentLedger() {
    const client = new xrpl.Client('wss://xrplcluster.com');
    await client.connect();
    
    const response = await client.request({
        command: 'ledger_current'
    });
    
    console.log('Current ledger:', response.result.ledger_current_index);
    await client.disconnect();
}

getCurrentLedger();

xrpl-py

from xrpl.clients import JsonRpcClient
from xrpl.models.requests import LedgerCurrent

client = JsonRpcClient("https://xrp.getblock.io/mainnet/")
request = LedgerCurrent()
response = client.request(request)
print(response.result)