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html: get-started-using-php.html
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parent: php.html
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funnel: Build
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doc_type: Tutorials
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category: Get Started
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blurb: Build a PHP app that interacts with the XRP Ledger.
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cta_text: Build an XRP Ledger-connected app
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top_nav_name: PHP
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top_nav_grouping: Get Started
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labels:
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- Development
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showcase_icon: assets/img/logos/java.svg
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---
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# Get Started Using PHP
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This tutorial walks you through the basics of building an XRP Ledger-connected application using [`XRPL_PHP`](https://github.com/AlexanderBuzz/xrpl-php), a PHP library built to interact with the XRP Ledger.
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This tutorial is intended for beginners and should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete.
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## Learning Goals
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In this tutorial, you'll learn:
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* The basic building blocks of XRP Ledger-based applications.
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* How to connect to the XRP Ledger using `XRPL_PHP`.
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* How to get an account on the [Testnet](xrp-testnet-faucet.html) using `XRPL_PHP`.
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* How to use the `XRPL_PHP` library to look up information about an account on the XRP Ledger.
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* How to put these steps together to create a simple application.
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## Requirements
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* `XRPL_PHP` requires PHP 8.1 and the PHP extension [GMP](http://php.net/manual/en/book.gmp.php).
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* Recommended for increased performance is the PHP extensions [BCMATH](https://www.php.net/manual/de/book.bc.php)
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## Installation
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`XRPL_PHP` can be installed via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md):
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```console
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composer require hardcastle/xrpl_php
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```
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## Start Building
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When you're working with the XRP Ledger, there are a few things you'll need to manage, whether you're adding XRP to your [account](accounts.html), integrating with the [decentralized exchange](decentralized-exchange.html), or [issuing tokens](tokens.html). This tutorial walks you through basic patterns common to getting started with all of these use cases and provides sample code for implementing them.
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Here are the basic steps you'll need to cover for almost any XRP Ledger project:
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1. [Connect to the XRP Ledger.](#1-connect-to-the-xrp-ledger)
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1. [Get an account.](#2-get-account)
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1. [Query the XRP Ledger.](#3-query-the-xrp-ledger)
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### 1. Connect to the XRP Ledger
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To make queries and submit transactions, you need to connect to the XRP Ledger. To do this with `XRPL_PHP`, you can use the [`JsonRpcClient`](https://alexanderbuzz.github.io/xrpl-php-docs/client.html):
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```php
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<?php
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// Use the Composer autoloader
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require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
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// Imports
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use XRPL_PHP\Client\JsonRpcClient;
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// Create a Client using the Testnet
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$client = new JsonRpcClient("https://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51234");
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```
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Note that PHP has no native support for WebSockets, so the Client does not establish a permanent connection.
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#### Connect to the production XRP Ledger
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The sample code in the previous section shows you how to connect to the Testnet, which is one of the available [parallel networks](parallel-networks.html). When you're ready to integrate with the production XRP Ledger, you'll need to connect to the Mainnet. You can do that in two ways:
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* By [installing the core server](install-rippled.html) (`rippled`) and running a node yourself. The core server connects to the Mainnet by default, but you can [change the configuration to use Testnet or Devnet](connect-your-rippled-to-the-xrp-test-net.html). [There are good reasons to run your own core server](networks-and-servers.html#reasons-to-run-your-own-server). If you run your own server, you can connect to it like so:
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use XRPL_PHP\Client\JsonRpcClient;
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const LOCAL_JSON_RPC_URL = "http://localhost:5005/";
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$client = new JsonRpcClient("LOCAL_JSON_RPC_URL");
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See the example [core server config file](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/blob/c0a0b79d2d483b318ce1d82e526bd53df83a4a2c/cfg/rippled-example.cfg#L1562) for more information about default values.
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* By using one of the available [public servers][]:
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use XRPL_PHP\Client\JsonRpcClient;
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const MAINNET_JSON_RPC_URL = "https://s2.ripple.com:51234/";
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$client = new JsonRpcClient("MAINNET_JSON_RPC_URL");
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### 2. Get account
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To store value and execute transactions on the XRP Ledger, you need to get an account: a [set of keys](cryptographic-keys.html#key-components) and an [address](addresses.html) that's been [funded with enough XRP](accounts.html#creating-accounts) to meet the [account reserve](reserves.html). The address is the identifier of your account and you use the [private key](cryptographic-keys.html#private-key) to sign transactions that you submit to the XRP Ledger. For production purposes, you should take care to store your keys and set up a [secure signing method](secure-signing.html).
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To generate a new account, `PHP_XRPL` provides the static `generate()` method in the `Wallet` class:
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```php
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<?php
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// Use the Composer autoloader
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require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
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// Imports
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use XRPL_PHP\Wallet\Wallet;
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// Create a new wallet
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$wallet = Wallet::generate();
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```
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The result returns a `Wallet` instance:
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```php
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// print wallet properties
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print_r([
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'publicKey' => $wallet->getPublicKey(),
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'privateKey' => $wallet->getPrivateKey(),
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'classicAddress' => $wallet->getAddress(),
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'seed' => $wallet->getSeed()
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]);
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// output
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// Array
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// (
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// [publicKey] => ED2C4CE69F663254840905AEF5FB8596FC243EDEBE0295A6ECEE86CE8EB8F76210
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// [privateKey] => -HIDDEN-
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// [classicAddress] => rBi9u1P3ofRKTFPFTgrguANz2wRqsdKHvm
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// [seed] => -HIDDEN-
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//)
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```
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For testing and development purposes, you can use the `fundWallet()` helper function on the XRP Ledger [Testnet](parallel-networks.html):
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{{ include_code("_code-samples/get-started/php/get-account-info.php", start_with="<?php", end_before="// Create an AccountInfoRequest", language="php") }}
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### 3. Query the XRP Ledger
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You can query the XRP Ledger to get information about [a specific account](account-methods.html), [a specific transaction](tx.html), the state of a [current or a historical ledger](ledger-methods.html), and [the XRP Ledger's decentralized exchange](path-and-order-book-methods.html). You need to make these queries, among other reasons, to look up account info to follow best practices for [reliable transaction submission](reliable-transaction-submission.html).
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Here, we'll use the [`JsonRpcClient` we constructed](#1-connect-to-the-xrp-ledger) to look up information about the [account we got](#2-get-account) in the previous step.
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{{ include_code("_code-samples/get-started/php/get-account-info.php", language="php", start_with="// Create an AccountInfoRequest") }}
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### 4. Starting the script
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Now, we have a simple application that:
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1. Creates an account on the Testnet.
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2. Connects to the XRP Ledger.
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3. Looks up and prints information about the account you created.
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To run the app, you can copy the code from [this website's GitHub Repository]({{target.github_forkurl}}/tree/{{target.github_branch}}/content/_code-samples/get-started/php/) and run it from the command line:
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```console
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composer require hardcastle/xrpl_php
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php get-account-info.php
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```
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You should see output similar to this example:
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```console
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XRPL_PHP\Models\Account\AccountInfoResponse Object
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[id:protected] =>
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[result:protected] => Array
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[account_data] => Array
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[Account] => rDTRjR6sWrRmGe18KMVwBuL212gLpArVLy
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[Balance] => 10000000000
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[Flags] => 0
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[LedgerEntryType] => AccountRoot
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[OwnerCount] => 0
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[PreviousTxnID] => AE18C0B30DE740490E66E92D9F45162C8860A6D9FCF279CF7A51FAFE05F573FB
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[PreviousTxnLgrSeq] => 42719256
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[Sequence] => 42719256
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[index] => 4DD9F7FAE7365B7A917932D6453DBA9B223AA4FF7193691EF6E5EE230519F4CA
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)
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[account_flags] => Array
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(
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[defaultRipple] =>
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[depositAuth] =>
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[disableMasterKey] =>
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[disallowIncomingCheck] =>
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[disallowIncomingNFTokenOffer] =>
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[disallowIncomingPayChan] =>
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[disallowIncomingTrustline] =>
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[disallowIncomingXRP] =>
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[globalFreeze] =>
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[noFreeze] =>
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[passwordSpent] =>
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[requireAuthorization] =>
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[requireDestinationTag] =>
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)
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[ledger_hash] => 57F0CB8311CDEAE9AC60854CC482990CE971D1FD36DB1CC215B7A6634E27E739
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[ledger_index] => 42719256
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[status] => success
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[validated] => 1
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)
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[warnings:protected] =>
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[status:protected] => success
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[type:protected] => response
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)
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```
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#### Interpreting the response
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The response fields contained in `AccountInfoResponse` that you want to inspect in most cases are:
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* `['account_data']['Sequence']` — This is the sequence number of the next valid transaction for the account. You need to specify the sequence number when you prepare transactions.
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* `['account_data']['Balance']` — This is the account's balance of XRP, in drops. You can use this to confirm that you have enough XRP to send (if you're making a payment) and to meet the [current transaction cost](transaction-cost.html#current-transaction-cost) for a given transaction.
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* `['validated']` — Indicates whether the returned data is from a [validated ledger](open-closed-validated-ledgers.html). When inspecting transactions, it's important to confirm that [the results are final](finality-of-results.html) before further processing the transaction. If `validated` is `true` then you know for sure the results won't change. For more information about best practices for transaction processing, see [Reliable Transaction Submission](reliable-transaction-submission.html).
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For a detailed description of every response field, see [account_info](account_info.html#response-format).
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## Keep on building
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Now that you know how to use `XRPL_PHP` to connect to the XRP Ledger, get an account, and look up information about it, you can also use `XRPL_PHP` to:
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* [Send XRP](send-xrp.html).
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* [Set up secure signing](secure-signing.html) for your account.
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<!--{# common link defs #}-->
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{% include '_snippets/rippled-api-links.md' %}
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{% include '_snippets/tx-type-links.md' %}
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{% include '_snippets/rippled_versions.md' %}
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