ledger_data - XRPL

Example code for the ledger_data JSON RPC method. Complete guide to using ledger_data JSON-RPC in the GetBlock Web3 documentation.

This method retrieves contents of the specified ledger. You can iterate through several calls to retrieve the entire contents of a single ledger version.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
ledger_hash	string	No	Ledger hash
ledger_index	string/number	No	Ledger index or shortcut
binary	boolean	No	Return binary format
limit	number	No	Maximum results (10-400)
marker	object	No	Pagination marker

Request Example

cURL

curl --location --request POST 'https://xrp.getblock.io/mainnet/' \
--header 'x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "ledger_data",
    "params": [{
        "ledger_index": "validated",
        "limit": 10
    }],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

Request

Rust

Response Example

{
    "result": {
        "ledger": {
            "closed": false,
            "ledger_index": "63632030"
        },
        "ledger_current_index": 63632030,
        "ledger_hash": "3A0B41C31B13436610C5961E2C914529CAD3CCC4A7859ED6AABFCD0700847BC1",
        "ledger_index": 63632030,
        "marker": "0003EDC64561B6DBB6CF257EC0F7C0A0A08B88DEAD1D59C14794256E3BACAEA5",
        "state": [
            {
                "Account": "rMj5DFATVxw91PDy3AM2wu7Uu1kgrhWypE",
                "Balance": "20722989",
                "LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot"
            }
        ],
        "status": "success"
    }
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
state	array	Ledger entries
marker	object	Continue pagination

Field	Type	Description
ledger_index	number	Ledger index
ledger_hash	string	Ledger hash
state	array	Ledger entries
marker	object	Pagination marker

Use Cases

• Iterate ledger contents

• Full ledger analysis

• State snapshots

Error Handling

Error Code	Description
lgrNotFound	Ledger not found
invalidParams	Invalid parameters

SDK Integration

xrpl.js

xrpl.js example

const xrpl = require('xrpl');

async function getLedgerData() {
    const client = new xrpl.Client('wss://xrplcluster.com');
    await client.connect();
    
    const response = await client.request({
        command: 'ledger_data',
        ledger_index: 'validated',
        limit: 10
    });
    
    console.log('Entries:', response.result.state.length);
    await client.disconnect();
}

getLedgerData();

xrpl.py