# Response Formatting

Responses from the `rippled` APIs is formatted slightly differently based on whether the method is called with the WebSocket, JSON-RPC, or Commandline interfaces. The Commandline and JSON-RPC interfaces use the same format because the Commandline interface calls JSON-RPC.

The fields of a successful response include:

| `Field`         | Type     | Description                                     |
|:----------------|:---------|:------------------------------------------------|
| `id`            | (Varies) | (WebSocket only) ID provided in the request that prompted this response |
| `status`        | String   | (WebSocket only) The value `success` indicates the request was successfully received and understood by the server. |
| `result.status` | String   | (JSON-RPC and Commandline) The value `success` indicates the request was successfully received and understood by the server. |
| `type`          | String   | (WebSocket only) The value `response` indicates a successful response to a command. [Asynchronous notifications](subscribe.html) use a different value such as `ledgerClosed` or `transaction`. |
| `result`        | Object   | The result of the query; contents vary depending on the command. |


## Example Successful Response

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*WebSocket*

```
{
  "id": 2,
  "status": "success",
  "type": "response",
  "result": {
    "account_data": {
      "Account": "r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59",
      "Balance": "27389517749",
      "Flags": 0,
      "LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot",
      "OwnerCount": 18,
      "PreviousTxnID": "B6B410172C0B65575D89E464AF5B99937CC568822929ABF87DA75CBD11911932",
      "PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 6592159,
      "Sequence": 1400,
      "index": "4F83A2CF7E70F77F79A307E6A472BFC2585B806A70833CCD1C26105BAE0D6E05"
    },
    "ledger_index": 6760970
  }
}
```

*JSON-RPC*

```
HTTP Status: 200 OK
{
    "result": {
        "account_data": {
            "Account": "r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59",
            "Balance": "27389517749",
            "Flags": 0,
            "LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot",
            "OwnerCount": 18,
            "PreviousTxnID": "B6B410172C0B65575D89E464AF5B99937CC568822929ABF87DA75CBD11911932",
            "PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 6592159,
            "Sequence": 1400,
            "index": "4F83A2CF7E70F77F79A307E6A472BFC2585B806A70833CCD1C26105BAE0D6E05"
        },
        "ledger_index": 6761012,
        "status": "success"
    }
}
```
*Commandline*

```
{
    "result": {
        "account_data": {
            "Account": "r9cZA1mLK5R5Am25ArfXFmqgNwjZgnfk59",
            "Balance": "27389517749",
            "Flags": 0,
            "LedgerEntryType": "AccountRoot",
            "OwnerCount": 18,
            "PreviousTxnID": "B6B410172C0B65575D89E464AF5B99937CC568822929ABF87DA75CBD11911932",
            "PreviousTxnLgrSeq": 6592159,
            "Sequence": 1400,
            "index": "4F83A2CF7E70F77F79A307E6A472BFC2585B806A70833CCD1C26105BAE0D6E05"
        },
        "ledger_index": 6761012,
        "status": "success"
    }
}
```

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