Label: Payments

About sending payments (of XRP or tokens) in the XRP Ledger.

Concepts

  • Payment System Basics Accounts

    Learn about accounts in the XRP Ledger. Accounts can send transactions and hold XRP.

  • Accounts Deposit Authorization

    The DepositAuth setting lets an account block incoming payments by default.

  • Payment System Basics Transaction Basics

    Transactions are the only way to change the XRP Ledger. Understand what forms they take and how to use them.

  • Transaction Basics Source and Destination Tags

    Use source and destination tags to indicate specific purposes for payments from and to multi-purpose addresses.

  • Payment Types Direct XRP Payments

    Direct XRP payments are the simplest way to send value in the XRP Ledger.

  • Payment Types Cross-Currency Payments

    Cross-currency payments atomically deliver a different currency than they send by converting through paths and order books.

  • Payment Types Checks

    Checks let users create deferred payments that can be canceled or cashed by the intended recipients.

  • Payment Types Partial Payments

    Partial payments subtract fees from the amount sent, delivering a flexible amount. Partial payments are useful for returning unwanted payments without incurring additional costs.

  • Tokens Paths

    Payments of tokens must traverse paths of connected users and order books.

Tutorials

References

  • Transaction Types Payment

    Send funds from one account to another.

  • Account Methods account_tx

    Get info about an account's transactions.

  • Transaction Methods submit

    Send a transaction to the network.

  • Transaction Methods tx

    Retrieve info about a transaction from all the ledgers on hand.

  • Subscription Methods subscribe

    Listen for updates about a particular subject.

  • Subscription Methods unsubscribe

    Stop listening for updates about a particular subject.