transaction_entry - XRPL

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

This method retrieves information on a single transaction from a specific ledger version. The tx Method is recommended instead, as it searches all ledgers.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
tx_hash	string	Yes	Transaction hash
ledger_hash	string	No	Ledger hash
ledger_index	string/number	No	Ledger index

Request Example

cURL

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": "transaction_entry",
    "params": [{
        "tx_hash": "C53ECF838647FA5A4C780377025FEC7999AB4182590510CA461444B207AB74A9",
        "ledger_index": 63632029
    }],
    "id": "getblock.io"
}'

Axios

Request

Rust

Response Example

{
    "result": {
        "ledger_index": 63632029,
        "metadata": {
            "TransactionResult": "tesSUCCESS"
        },
        "status": "success",
        "tx_json": {
            "Account": "rN7n7otQDd6FczFgLdSqtcsAUxDkw6fzRH",
            "TransactionType": "Payment"
        }
    }
}

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
tx_json	object	Transaction data
metadata	object	Transaction result
ledger_index	integer	Ledger containing tx

Use Cases

• Get transaction from specific ledger

• Historical analysis

• Ledger auditing

Error Handling

txnNotFound

Transaction not found

lgrNotFound

Ledger not found

SDK Integration

xrpl.js

xrpl.js

const xrpl = require('xrpl');

async function getTxEntry() {
    const client = new xrpl.Client('wss://xrplcluster.com');
    await client.connect();
    
    const response = await client.request({
        command: 'transaction_entry',
        tx_hash: 'C53ECF838647FA5A4C780377025FEC7999AB4182590510CA461444B207AB74A9',
        ledger_index: 63632029
    });
    
    console.log(response.result);
    await client.disconnect();
}

getTxEntry();

xrpl.py