---
html: transaction_entry.html
parent: transaction-methods.html
seo:
description: Retrieve info about a transaction from a particular ledger version.
labels:
- Transaction Sending
---
# transaction_entry
[[Source]](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/blob/master/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/TransactionEntry.cpp "Source")
The `transaction_entry` method retrieves information on a single transaction from a specific ledger version. (The [tx method][], by contrast, searches all ledgers for the specified transaction. We recommend using that method instead.)
## Request Format
An example of the request format:
{% tabs %}
{% tab label="WebSocket" %}
```json
{
"id": 4,
"command": "transaction_entry",
"tx_hash": "C53ECF838647FA5A4C780377025FEC7999AB4182590510CA461444B207AB74A9",
"ledger_index": 56865245
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% tab label="JSON-RPC" %}
```json
{
"method": "transaction_entry",
"params": [
{
"tx_hash": "C53ECF838647FA5A4C780377025FEC7999AB4182590510CA461444B207AB74A9",
"ledger_index": 56865245
}
]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% tab label="Commandline" %}
```sh
#Syntax: transaction_entry transaction_hash ledger_index|ledger_hash
rippled transaction_entry C53ECF838647FA5A4C780377025FEC7999AB4182590510CA461444B207AB74A9 56865245
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
[Try it! >](/resources/dev-tools/websocket-api-tool#transaction_entry)
The request includes the following parameters:
| `Field` | Type | Description |
|:---------------|:---------------------------|:-------------------------------|
| `ledger_hash` | String | _(Optional)_ A 20-byte hex string for the ledger version to use. (See [Specifying Ledgers][]) |
| `ledger_index` | String or Unsigned Integer | _(Optional)_ The [ledger index][] of the ledger to use, or a shortcut string to choose a ledger automatically. (See [Specifying Ledgers][]) |
| `tx_hash` | String | Unique hash of the transaction you are looking up |
{% admonition type="info" name="Note" %}This method does not support retrieving information from the current in-progress ledger. You must specify a ledger version in either `ledger_index` or `ledger_hash`.{% /admonition %}
## Response Format
An example of a successful response:
{% tabs %}
{% tab label="WebSocket" %}
```json
{
"id": 4,
"result": {
"ledger_hash": "793E56131D8D4ABFB27FA383BFC44F2978B046E023FF46C588D7E0C874C2472A",
"ledger_index": 56865245,
"meta": {
"AffectedNodes": [
{
"ModifiedNode": {
"FinalFields": {
"ExchangeRate": "4F04C66806CF7400",
"Flags": 0,
"RootIndex": "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400",
"TakerGetsCurrency": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"TakerGetsIssuer": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"TakerPaysCurrency": "000000000000000000000000434E590000000000",
"TakerPaysIssuer": "CED6E99370D5C00EF4EBF72567DA99F5661BFB3A"
},
"LedgerEntryType": "DirectoryNode",
"LedgerIndex": "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400"
}
},
{
"ModifiedNode": {
"FinalFields": {
"Account": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"Balance": "10404767991",
"Flags": 0,
"OwnerCount": 3,
"Sequence": 5037711
},
"LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot",
"LedgerIndex": "1DECD9844E95FFBA273F1B94BA0BF2564DDF69F2804497A6D7837B52050174A2",
"PreviousFields": {
"Balance": "10404768003",
"Sequence": 5037710
},
"PreviousTxnID": "4DC47B246B5EB9CCE92ABA8C482479E3BF1F946CABBEF74CA4DE36521D5F9008",
"PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 56865244
}
},
{
"DeletedNode": {
"FinalFields": {
"Account": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"BookDirectory": "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400",
"BookNode": "0000000000000000",
"Flags": 0,
"OwnerNode": "0000000000000000",
"PreviousTxnID": "8F5FF57B404827F12BDA7561876A13C3E3B3095CBF75334DBFB5F227391A660C",
"PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 56865244,
"Sequence": 5037708,
"TakerGets": "15000000000",
"TakerPays": {
"currency": "CNY",
"issuer": "rKiCet8SdvWxPXnAgYarFUXMh1zCPz432Y",
"value": "20160.75"
}
},
"LedgerEntryType": "Offer",
"LedgerIndex": "26AAE6CA8D29E28A47C92ADF22D5D96A0216F0551E16936856DDC8CB1AAEE93B"
}
},
{
"ModifiedNode": {
"FinalFields": {
"Flags": 0,
"IndexNext": "0000000000000000",
"IndexPrevious": "0000000000000000",
"Owner": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"RootIndex": "47FAF5D102D8CE655574F440CDB97AC67C5A11068BB3759E87C2B9745EE94548"
},
"LedgerEntryType": "DirectoryNode",
"LedgerIndex": "47FAF5D102D8CE655574F440CDB97AC67C5A11068BB3759E87C2B9745EE94548"
}
},
{
"CreatedNode": {
"LedgerEntryType": "Offer",
"LedgerIndex": "8BAEE3C7DE04A568E96007420FA11ABD0BC9AE44D35932BB5640E9C3FB46BC9B",
"NewFields": {
"Account": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"BookDirectory": "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400",
"Sequence": 5037710,
"TakerGets": "15000000000",
"TakerPays": {
"currency": "CNY",
"issuer": "rKiCet8SdvWxPXnAgYarFUXMh1zCPz432Y",
"value": "20160.75"
}
}
}
}
],
"TransactionIndex": 0,
"TransactionResult": "tesSUCCESS"
},
"tx_json": {
"Account": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"Fee": "12",
"Flags": 0,
"LastLedgerSequence": 56865248,
"OfferSequence": 5037708,
"Sequence": 5037710,
"SigningPubKey": "03B51A3EDF70E4098DA7FB053A01C5A6A0A163A30ED1445F14F87C7C3295FCB3BE",
"TakerGets": "15000000000",
"TakerPays": {
"currency": "CNY",
"issuer": "rKiCet8SdvWxPXnAgYarFUXMh1zCPz432Y",
"value": "20160.75"
},
"TransactionType": "OfferCreate",
"TxnSignature": "3045022100A5023A0E64923616FCDB6D664F569644C7C9D1895772F986CD6B981B515B02A00220530C973E9A8395BC6FE2484948D2751F6B030FC7FB8575D1BFB406368AD554D9",
"hash": "C53ECF838647FA5A4C780377025FEC7999AB4182590510CA461444B207AB74A9"
},
"validated": true
},
"status": "success",
"type": "response"
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% tab label="JSON-RPC" %}
```json
{
"result": {
"ledger_hash": "793E56131D8D4ABFB27FA383BFC44F2978B046E023FF46C588D7E0C874C2472A",
"ledger_index": 56865245,
"meta": {
"AffectedNodes": [
{
"ModifiedNode": {
"FinalFields": {
"ExchangeRate": "4F04C66806CF7400",
"Flags": 0,
"RootIndex": "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400",
"TakerGetsCurrency": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"TakerGetsIssuer": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"TakerPaysCurrency": "000000000000000000000000434E590000000000",
"TakerPaysIssuer": "CED6E99370D5C00EF4EBF72567DA99F5661BFB3A"
},
"LedgerEntryType": "DirectoryNode",
"LedgerIndex": "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400"
}
},
{
"ModifiedNode": {
"FinalFields": {
"Account": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"Balance": "10404767991",
"Flags": 0,
"OwnerCount": 3,
"Sequence": 5037711
},
"LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot",
"LedgerIndex": "1DECD9844E95FFBA273F1B94BA0BF2564DDF69F2804497A6D7837B52050174A2",
"PreviousFields": {
"Balance": "10404768003",
"Sequence": 5037710
},
"PreviousTxnID": "4DC47B246B5EB9CCE92ABA8C482479E3BF1F946CABBEF74CA4DE36521D5F9008",
"PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 56865244
}
},
{
"DeletedNode": {
"FinalFields": {
"Account": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"BookDirectory": "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400",
"BookNode": "0000000000000000",
"Flags": 0,
"OwnerNode": "0000000000000000",
"PreviousTxnID": "8F5FF57B404827F12BDA7561876A13C3E3B3095CBF75334DBFB5F227391A660C",
"PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 56865244,
"Sequence": 5037708,
"TakerGets": "15000000000",
"TakerPays": {
"currency": "CNY",
"issuer": "rKiCet8SdvWxPXnAgYarFUXMh1zCPz432Y",
"value": "20160.75"
}
},
"LedgerEntryType": "Offer",
"LedgerIndex": "26AAE6CA8D29E28A47C92ADF22D5D96A0216F0551E16936856DDC8CB1AAEE93B"
}
},
{
"ModifiedNode": {
"FinalFields": {
"Flags": 0,
"IndexNext": "0000000000000000",
"IndexPrevious": "0000000000000000",
"Owner": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"RootIndex": "47FAF5D102D8CE655574F440CDB97AC67C5A11068BB3759E87C2B9745EE94548"
},
"LedgerEntryType": "DirectoryNode",
"LedgerIndex": "47FAF5D102D8CE655574F440CDB97AC67C5A11068BB3759E87C2B9745EE94548"
}
},
{
"CreatedNode": {
"LedgerEntryType": "Offer",
"LedgerIndex": "8BAEE3C7DE04A568E96007420FA11ABD0BC9AE44D35932BB5640E9C3FB46BC9B",
"NewFields": {
"Account": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"BookDirectory": "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400",
"Sequence": 5037710,
"TakerGets": "15000000000",
"TakerPays": {
"currency": "CNY",
"issuer": "rKiCet8SdvWxPXnAgYarFUXMh1zCPz432Y",
"value": "20160.75"
}
}
}
}
],
"TransactionIndex": 0,
"TransactionResult": "tesSUCCESS"
},
"status": "success",
"tx_json": {
"Account": "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"Fee": "12",
"Flags": 0,
"LastLedgerSequence": 56865248,
"OfferSequence": 5037708,
"Sequence": 5037710,
"SigningPubKey": "03B51A3EDF70E4098DA7FB053A01C5A6A0A163A30ED1445F14F87C7C3295FCB3BE",
"TakerGets": "15000000000",
"TakerPays": {
"currency": "CNY",
"issuer": "rKiCet8SdvWxPXnAgYarFUXMh1zCPz432Y",
"value": "20160.75"
},
"TransactionType": "OfferCreate",
"TxnSignature": "3045022100A5023A0E64923616FCDB6D664F569644C7C9D1895772F986CD6B981B515B02A00220530C973E9A8395BC6FE2484948D2751F6B030FC7FB8575D1BFB406368AD554D9",
"hash": "C53ECF838647FA5A4C780377025FEC7999AB4182590510CA461444B207AB74A9"
},
"validated": true
}
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% tab label="Commandline" %}
```json
{
"result" : {
"ledger_hash" : "793E56131D8D4ABFB27FA383BFC44F2978B046E023FF46C588D7E0C874C2472A",
"ledger_index" : 56865245,
"meta" : {
"AffectedNodes" : [
{
"ModifiedNode" : {
"FinalFields" : {
"ExchangeRate" : "4F04C66806CF7400",
"Flags" : 0,
"RootIndex" : "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400",
"TakerGetsCurrency" : "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"TakerGetsIssuer" : "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"TakerPaysCurrency" : "000000000000000000000000434E590000000000",
"TakerPaysIssuer" : "CED6E99370D5C00EF4EBF72567DA99F5661BFB3A"
},
"LedgerEntryType" : "DirectoryNode",
"LedgerIndex" : "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400"
}
},
{
"ModifiedNode" : {
"FinalFields" : {
"Account" : "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"Balance" : "10404767991",
"Flags" : 0,
"OwnerCount" : 3,
"Sequence" : 5037711
},
"LedgerEntryType" : "AccountRoot",
"LedgerIndex" : "1DECD9844E95FFBA273F1B94BA0BF2564DDF69F2804497A6D7837B52050174A2",
"PreviousFields" : {
"Balance" : "10404768003",
"Sequence" : 5037710
},
"PreviousTxnID" : "4DC47B246B5EB9CCE92ABA8C482479E3BF1F946CABBEF74CA4DE36521D5F9008",
"PreviousTxnLgrSeq" : 56865244
}
},
{
"DeletedNode" : {
"FinalFields" : {
"Account" : "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"BookDirectory" : "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400",
"BookNode" : "0000000000000000",
"Flags" : 0,
"OwnerNode" : "0000000000000000",
"PreviousTxnID" : "8F5FF57B404827F12BDA7561876A13C3E3B3095CBF75334DBFB5F227391A660C",
"PreviousTxnLgrSeq" : 56865244,
"Sequence" : 5037708,
"TakerGets" : "15000000000",
"TakerPays" : {
"currency" : "CNY",
"issuer" : "rKiCet8SdvWxPXnAgYarFUXMh1zCPz432Y",
"value" : "20160.75"
}
},
"LedgerEntryType" : "Offer",
"LedgerIndex" : "26AAE6CA8D29E28A47C92ADF22D5D96A0216F0551E16936856DDC8CB1AAEE93B"
}
},
{
"ModifiedNode" : {
"FinalFields" : {
"Flags" : 0,
"IndexNext" : "0000000000000000",
"IndexPrevious" : "0000000000000000",
"Owner" : "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"RootIndex" : "47FAF5D102D8CE655574F440CDB97AC67C5A11068BB3759E87C2B9745EE94548"
},
"LedgerEntryType" : "DirectoryNode",
"LedgerIndex" : "47FAF5D102D8CE655574F440CDB97AC67C5A11068BB3759E87C2B9745EE94548"
}
},
{
"CreatedNode" : {
"LedgerEntryType" : "Offer",
"LedgerIndex" : "8BAEE3C7DE04A568E96007420FA11ABD0BC9AE44D35932BB5640E9C3FB46BC9B",
"NewFields" : {
"Account" : "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"BookDirectory" : "02BAAC1E67C1CE0E96F0FA2E8061020536CEDD043FEB0FF54F04C66806CF7400",
"Sequence" : 5037710,
"TakerGets" : "15000000000",
"TakerPays" : {
"currency" : "CNY",
"issuer" : "rKiCet8SdvWxPXnAgYarFUXMh1zCPz432Y",
"value" : "20160.75"
}
}
}
}
],
"TransactionIndex" : 0,
"TransactionResult" : "tesSUCCESS"
},
"status" : "success",
"tx_json" : {
"Account" : "rhhh49pFH96roGyuC4E5P4CHaNjS1k8gzM",
"Fee" : "12",
"Flags" : 0,
"LastLedgerSequence" : 56865248,
"OfferSequence" : 5037708,
"Sequence" : 5037710,
"SigningPubKey" : "03B51A3EDF70E4098DA7FB053A01C5A6A0A163A30ED1445F14F87C7C3295FCB3BE",
"TakerGets" : "15000000000",
"TakerPays" : {
"currency" : "CNY",
"issuer" : "rKiCet8SdvWxPXnAgYarFUXMh1zCPz432Y",
"value" : "20160.75"
},
"TransactionType" : "OfferCreate",
"TxnSignature" : "3045022100A5023A0E64923616FCDB6D664F569644C7C9D1895772F986CD6B981B515B02A00220530C973E9A8395BC6FE2484948D2751F6B030FC7FB8575D1BFB406368AD554D9",
"hash" : "C53ECF838647FA5A4C780377025FEC7999AB4182590510CA461444B207AB74A9"
},
"validated" : true
}
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
The response follows the [standard format][], with a successful result containing the following fields:
{% tabs %}
{% tab label="API v2" %}
| `Field` | Type | Description |
|:-----------------|:--------------------------|:--------------------------------|
| `close_time_iso` | String | The ledger close time represented in ISO 8601 time format. |
| `hash` | String | The unique hash identifier of the transaction. |
| `ledger_index` | Number - [Ledger Index][] | The ledger index of the ledger version the transaction was found in; this is the same as the one from the request. |
| `ledger_hash` | String - [Hash][] | _(May be omitted)_ The identifying hash of the ledger version the transaction was found in; this is the same as the one from the request. |
| `meta` | Object | The [transaction metadata](../../../protocol/transactions/metadata.md), which shows the exact results of the transaction in detail. |
| `tx_json` | Object | JSON representation of the [Transaction object](../../../protocol/transactions/index.md) |
{% /tab %}
{% tab label="API v1" %}
| `Field` | Type | Description |
|:---------------|:--------------------------|:--------------------------------|
| `ledger_index` | Number - [Ledger Index][] | The ledger index of the ledger version the transaction was found in; this is the same as the one from the request. |
| `ledger_hash` | String - [Hash][] | _(May be omitted)_ The identifying hash of the ledger version the transaction was found in; this is the same as the one from the request. |
| `metadata` | Object | The [transaction metadata](../../../protocol/transactions/metadata.md), which shows the exact results of the transaction in detail. |
| `tx_json` | Object | JSON representation of the [Transaction object](../../../protocol/transactions/index.md) |
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
There are a couple possible reasons the server may fail to find the transaction:
* The transaction does not exist
* The transaction exists, but not in the specified ledger version
* The server does not have the specified ledger version available. Another server that has the correct version on hand may have a different response.
## Possible Errors
* Any of the [universal error types][].
* `fieldNotFoundTransaction` - The `tx_hash` field was omitted from the request
* `notYetImplemented` - A ledger version was not specified in the request.
* `lgrNotFound` - The ledger specified by the `ledger_hash` or `ledger_index` does not exist, or it does exist but the server does not have it.
* `transactionNotFound` - The transaction specified in the request could not be found in the specified ledger. (It might be in a different ledger version, or it might not be available at all.)
{% raw-partial file="/docs/_snippets/common-links.md" /%}