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html: json.html
parent: utility-methods.html
blurb: Pass JSON through the commandline.
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# json

The `json` method is a proxy to running other commands, and accepts the parameters for the command as a JSON value. It is *exclusive to the Commandline client*, and intended for cases where the commandline syntax for specifying parameters is inadequate or undesirable.

## Request Format
An example of the request format:

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*Commandline*

```sh
# Syntax: json method json_stanza
rippled -q json ledger_closed '{}'
```

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## Response Format

An example of a successful response:

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*WebSocket*

```json
{
   "result" : {
      "ledger_hash" : "8047C3ECF1FA66326C1E57694F6814A1C32867C04D3D68A851367EE2F89BBEF3",
      "ledger_index" : 390308,
      "status" : "success"
   }
}
```

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The response follows the [standard format][], with whichever fields are appropriate to the type of command made.


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