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# Ripple Data API v2

**Warning:** The Ripple Data API v2 is deprecated with no ongoing support. Please use the native [XRP Ledger HTTP APIs](http-websocket-apis.html) instead.

For information on the old Data API, see the [rippled-historical-database repository](https://github.com/ripple/rippled-historical-database).

## Alternatives

For most common operations, like requesting account balances or transaction history, you can query a self-hosted or [public XRP Ledger server](public-servers.html) using a [WebSocket connection](get-started-using-http-websocket-apis.html#websocket-api) or [JSON-RPC (HTTP POST)](get-started-using-http-websocket-apis.html#json-rpc).

See the [Get Started Using HTTP / WebSocket APIs](get-started-using-http-websocket-apis.html) page for more information.