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XRP Ledger

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is a decentralized, public blockchain with fast settlement and low transaction costs. It provides HTTP/WebSocket JSON-RPC APIs for querying accounts, transactions, ledgers, order books, payment channels, and network statistics. Developers can connect to community-run public servers on mainnet, testnet, and devnet without authentication for most operations.

XRP Ledger publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Blockchain, XRP, Cryptocurrency, DeFi, and Ledger.

XRP Ledger’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, changelog, engineering blog, and 11 more developer resources.

29.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
4 APIs
BlockchainXRPCryptocurrencyDeFiLedgerWeb3

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Composite quality — 29.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.5 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 8.2 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

XRPL JSON-RPC API (Mainnet)

JSON-RPC interface to the XRP Ledger mainnet for querying accounts, transactions, ledgers, order books, AMM pools, NFTs, and server info. Served by community-run public rippled ...

XRPL WebSocket API (Mainnet)

WebSocket interface to the XRP Ledger mainnet supporting all JSON-RPC methods plus real-time subscriptions for ledger closes, transactions, account activity, order book updates,...

XRPL JSON-RPC API (Testnet)

JSON-RPC interface to the XRP Ledger Altnet testnet for development and testing. Supports the same method set as mainnet. Testnet XRP has no monetary value and can be obtained v...

XRPL WebSocket API (Testnet)

WebSocket interface to the XRP Ledger Altnet testnet for development and testing. Supports real-time subscriptions identical to mainnet WebSocket API.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Xrpl Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
name: XRP Ledger
description: The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is a decentralized, public blockchain with fast settlement and low transaction costs. It
  provides HTTP/WebSocket JSON-RPC APIs for querying accounts, transactions, ledgers, order books, payment channels, and network
  statistics. Developers can connect to community-run public servers on mainnet, testnet, and devnet without authentication
  for most operations.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://xrpl.org/img/xrp-ledger-logo.svg
url: https://xrpl.org/
tags:
- Blockchain
- XRP
- Cryptocurrency
- DeFi
- Ledger
- Web3
created: '2026-06-14'
modified: '2026-06-14'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: XRPL JSON-RPC API (Mainnet)
  description: JSON-RPC interface to the XRP Ledger mainnet for querying accounts, transactions, ledgers, order books, AMM
    pools, NFTs, and server info. Served by community-run public rippled and Clio nodes.
  image: https://xrpl.org/img/xrp-ledger-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://xrpl.org/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/
  baseURL: https://xrplcluster.com/
  tags:
  - JSON-RPC
  - Mainnet
  - Accounts
  - Transactions
  - Ledger
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://xrpl.org/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/
  - type: PublicServers
    url: https://xrpl.org/docs/tutorials/public-servers
  - type: RateLimiting
    url: /rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: /plans/plans.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: /finops/finops.yml
  contact:
  - FN: XRPL Community
    url: https://xrpl.org/community
  meta:
  - key: methods
    value: account_info, account_channels, account_currencies, account_lines, account_nfts, account_objects, account_offers,
      account_tx, gateway_balances, noripple_check, ledger, ledger_closed, ledger_current, ledger_data, ledger_entry, submit,
      submit_multisigned, transaction_entry, tx, amm_info, book_offers, deposit_authorized, nft_buy_offers, nft_sell_offers,
      path_find, ripple_path_find, channel_verify, subscribe, unsubscribe, fee, feature, server_info, server_state, server_definitions,
      manifest, ping, random, vault_info
- name: XRPL WebSocket API (Mainnet)
  description: WebSocket interface to the XRP Ledger mainnet supporting all JSON-RPC methods plus real-time subscriptions
    for ledger closes, transactions, account activity, order book updates, and payment path finding. Clients maintain a persistent
    connection for push notifications.
  image: https://xrpl.org/img/xrp-ledger-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://xrpl.org/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/
  baseURL: wss://xrplcluster.com/
  tags:
  - WebSocket
  - Mainnet
  - Subscriptions
  - Real-time
  - Streaming
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://xrpl.org/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/
  - type: PublicServers
    url: https://xrpl.org/docs/tutorials/public-servers
  - type: RateLimiting
    url: /rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  contact:
  - FN: XRPL Community
    url: https://xrpl.org/community
  meta:
  - key: subscriptions
    value: ledger, transactions, transactions_proposed, accounts, accounts_proposed, order_book, peer_status, consensus
- name: XRPL JSON-RPC API (Testnet)
  description: JSON-RPC interface to the XRP Ledger Altnet testnet for development and testing. Supports the same method set
    as mainnet. Testnet XRP has no monetary value and can be obtained via the XRPL faucet.
  image: https://xrpl.org/img/xrp-ledger-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://xrpl.org/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/
  baseURL: https://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51234/
  tags:
  - JSON-RPC
  - Testnet
  - Development
  - Testing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://xrpl.org/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/
  - type: Faucet
    url: https://faucet.altnet.rippletest.net/accounts
  contact:
  - FN: Ripple
    url: https://ripple.com
- name: XRPL WebSocket API (Testnet)
  description: WebSocket interface to the XRP Ledger Altnet testnet for development and testing. Supports real-time subscriptions
    identical to mainnet WebSocket API.
  image: https://xrpl.org/img/xrp-ledger-logo.svg
  humanURL: https://xrpl.org/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/
  baseURL: wss://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51233/
  tags:
  - WebSocket
  - Testnet
  - Development
  - Testing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://xrpl.org/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/
  - type: Faucet
    url: https://faucet.altnet.rippletest.net/accounts
  contact:
  - FN: Ripple
    url: https://ripple.com
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/xrpl-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/XRPLF
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled
- type: Documentation
  url: https://xrpl.org/docs/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://xrpl.org/docs/tutorials/get-started/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://xrpl.org/blog/
- type: Blog
  url: https://xrpl.org/blog/
- type: Community
  url: https://xrpl.org/community
- type: Discord
  url: https://discord.gg/sfX3ERAMjH
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://ripple.com/privacy-policy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://ripple.com/terms-of-use/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://livenet.xrpl.org/
- type: Explorer
  url: https://livenet.xrpl.org/
- type: Faucet
  url: https://faucet.altnet.rippletest.net/accounts
- type: SDKs
  url: https://xrpl.org/docs/references/client-libraries
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com