# tx
[[Source]<br>](https://github.com/ripple/rippled/blob/master/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Tx.cpp "Source")

The `tx` method retrieves information on a single transaction.

## Request Format

An example of the request format:

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*WebSocket*

```
{
  "id": 1,
  "command": "tx",
  "transaction": "E08D6E9754025BA2534A78707605E0601F03ACE063687A0CA1BDDACFCD1698C7",
  "binary": false
}
```
*JSON-RPC*

```
{
    "method": "tx",
    "params": [
        {
            "transaction": "E08D6E9754025BA2534A78707605E0601F03ACE063687A0CA1BDDACFCD1698C7",
            "binary": false
        }
    ]
}
```
*Commandline*

```
#Syntax: tx transaction [binary]
rippled tx E08D6E9754025BA2534A78707605E0601F03ACE063687A0CA1BDDACFCD1698C7 false
```

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[Try it! >](websocket-api-tool.html#tx)

The request includes the following parameters:

| `Field`       | Type    | Description                                        |
|:--------------|:--------|:---------------------------------------------------|
| `transaction` | String  | The 256-bit hash of the transaction, as hex.       |
| `binary`      | Boolean | (Optional, defaults to false) If true, return transaction data and metadata as hex strings instead of JSON |

## Response Format

An example of a successful response:

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*WebSocket*

```
{
    "id": 1,
    "result": {
        "Account": "r3PDtZSa5LiYp1Ysn1vMuMzB59RzV3W9QH",
        "Amount": {
            "currency": "USD",
            "issuer": "r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59",
            "value": "1"
        },
        "Destination": "r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59",
        "Fee": "10",
        "Flags": 0,
        "Paths": [
            [
                {
                    "account": "r3kmLJN5D28dHuH8vZNUZpMC43pEHpaocV",
                    "currency": "USD",
                    "issuer": "r3kmLJN5D28dHuH8vZNUZpMC43pEHpaocV",
                    "type": 49,
                    "type_hex": "0000000000000031"
                }
            ],
            [
                {
                    "account": "rD1jovjQeEpvaDwn9wKaYokkXXrqo4D23x",
                    "currency": "USD",
                    "issuer": "rD1jovjQeEpvaDwn9wKaYokkXXrqo4D23x",
                    "type": 49,
                    "type_hex": "0000000000000031"
                },
                {
                    "account": "rB5TihdPbKgMrkFqrqUC3yLdE8hhv4BdeY",
                    "currency": "USD",
                    "issuer": "rB5TihdPbKgMrkFqrqUC3yLdE8hhv4BdeY",
                    "type": 49,
                    "type_hex": "0000000000000031"
                },
                {
                    "account": "r3kmLJN5D28dHuH8vZNUZpMC43pEHpaocV",
                    "currency": "USD",
                    "issuer": "r3kmLJN5D28dHuH8vZNUZpMC43pEHpaocV",
                    "type": 49,
                    "type_hex": "0000000000000031"
                }
            ]
        ],
        "SendMax": {
            "currency": "USD",
            "issuer": "r3PDtZSa5LiYp1Ysn1vMuMzB59RzV3W9QH",
            "value": "1.01"
        },
        "Sequence": 88,
        "SigningPubKey": "02EAE5DAB54DD8E1C49641D848D5B97D1B29149106174322EDF98A1B2CCE5D7F8E",
        "TransactionType": "Payment",
        "TxnSignature": "30440220791B6A3E036ECEFFE99E8D4957564E8C84D1548C8C3E80A87ED1AA646ECCFB16022037C5CAC97E34E3021EBB426479F2ACF3ACA75DB91DCC48D1BCFB4CF547CFEAA0",
        "hash": "E08D6E9754025BA2534A78707605E0601F03ACE063687A0CA1BDDACFCD1698C7",
        "inLedger": 348734,
        "ledger_index": 348734,
        "meta": {
            "AffectedNodes": [
                {
                    "ModifiedNode": {
                        "FinalFields": {
                            "Account": "r3PDtZSa5LiYp1Ysn1vMuMzB59RzV3W9QH",
                            "Balance": "59328999119",
                            "Flags": 0,
                            "OwnerCount": 11,
                            "Sequence": 89
                        },
                        "LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot",
                        "LedgerIndex": "E0D7BDE68B468FF0B8D948FD865576517DA987569833A05374ADB9A72E870A06",
                        "PreviousFields": {
                            "Balance": "59328999129",
                            "Sequence": 88
                        },
                        "PreviousTxnID": "C26AA6B4F7C3B9F55E17CD0D11F12032A1C7AD2757229FFD277C9447A8815E6E",
                        "PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 348700
                    }
                },
                {
                    "ModifiedNode": {
                        "FinalFields": {
                            "Balance": {
                                "currency": "USD",
                                "issuer": "rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrBZbvji",
                                "value": "-1"
                            },
                            "Flags": 131072,
                            "HighLimit": {
                                "currency": "USD",
                                "issuer": "r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59",
                                "value": "100"
                            },
                            "HighNode": "0000000000000000",
                            "LowLimit": {
                                "currency": "USD",
                                "issuer": "r3PDtZSa5LiYp1Ysn1vMuMzB59RzV3W9QH",
                                "value": "0"
                            },
                            "LowNode": "0000000000000000"
                        },
                        "LedgerEntryType": "RippleState",
                        "LedgerIndex": "EA4BF03B4700123CDFFB6EB09DC1D6E28D5CEB7F680FB00FC24BC1C3BB2DB959",
                        "PreviousFields": {
                            "Balance": {
                                "currency": "USD",
                                "issuer": "rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrBZbvji",
                                "value": "0"
                            }
                        },
                        "PreviousTxnID": "53354D84BAE8FDFC3F4DA879D984D24B929E7FEB9100D2AD9EFCD2E126BCCDC8",
                        "PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 343570
                    }
                }
            ],
            "TransactionIndex": 0,
            "TransactionResult": "tesSUCCESS"
        },
        "validated": true
    },
    "status": "success",
    "type": "response"
}
```

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The response follows the [standard format][], with a successful result containing the fields of the [Transaction object](transaction-formats.html) as well as the following additional fields:

| `Field`        | Type             | Description                              |
|:---------------|:-----------------|:-----------------------------------------|
| `hash`         | String           | The SHA-512 hash of the transaction      |
| `inLedger`     | Unsigned Integer | (Deprecated) Alias for `ledger_index`.   |
| `ledger_index` | Unsigned Integer | The sequence number of the ledger that includes this transaction. |
| `meta`         | Object           | Various metadata about the transaction.  |
| `validated`    | Boolean          | True if this data is from a validated ledger version; if omitted or set to false, this data is not final. |
| (Various)      | (Various)        | Other fields from the [Transaction object](transaction-formats.html) |

## Possible Errors

* Any of the [universal error types][].
* `invalidParams` - One or more fields are specified incorrectly, or one or more required fields are missing.
* `txnNotFound` - Either the transaction does not exist, or it was part of an older ledger version that `rippled` does not have available.


{% include '_snippets/rippled_versions.md' %}
{% include '_snippets/rippled-api-links.md' %}
