# token.lock() [[Source]](https://github.com/ripple/simpleXRPL/blob/95b977b15f8950c5bc076b25165217869c0b06d3/src/verticals/token.ts#L202) Lock an MPT issuance, or a specific holder's balance when `holder` is given. ## Signature ```ts token.lock( params: TokenLockParams, options?: TokenWriteOptions, ): Promise ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `mptIssuanceId` | `string` | Yes | The MPT issuance id. | | `holder` | `string` | No | A specific holder to lock. Omit to lock the whole issuance. | ## Options `options` is an optional second argument that sets the source account and overrides the fee. | Option | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `from` | `AccountSelector` | No | The account to act as — an r-address string, or an object `{ address }` or `{ signer, account? }`. Defaults to the primary signer's primary account. (For IOU operations, this is the issuer.) | | `fee` | `FeeIntent` | No | Fee override — a priority tier and/or a `maxFeeDrops` cap. | | `idempotencyKey` | `string` | No | A prior submission's `idempotencyKey`, to retry to the same intent instead of creating a duplicate. Auto-generated when omitted. | ## Returns Resolves to a `SubmissionResult<{ mptIssuanceId: string; locked: boolean }>`. Every simpleXRPL write resolves to a `SubmissionResult` — a union tagged by `source`, with the backend's raw response preserved verbatim. Its common fields are: | Field | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | `intent` | `T` | The operation-specific output — see the operation's own return fields. | | `source` | `'xrpld' | 'custody' | 'palisade'` | Which backend produced the result; discriminates `response`. | | `response` | `TxResponse` | custody record | Palisade record | The backend's raw response, preserved verbatim. | | `txHash` | `string` *(optional)* | The XRPL transaction hash, once the transaction is on-ledger. | | `intentId` | `string` *(optional)* | The custodian intent id, when the path produced one. Hold onto this to resume via `client.intent`. | | `idempotencyKey` | `string` *(optional)* | The UUIDv7 this submission carried. Pass it back as a later call's `idempotencyKey` to retry to the same intent rather than creating a duplicate. | ### Return fields For `Token.lock`, the `intent` carries: | Field | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | `mptIssuanceId` | `string` | The MPT issuance id that was locked. | | `locked` | `boolean` | The resulting lock state (`true`). | ## Underlying XRPL transactor Builds and submits a single [MPTokenIssuanceSet](https://xrpl.org/docs/references/protocol/transactions/types/mptokenissuanceset) transaction with the lock flag set. ## Example ```ts await client.token.lock({ mptIssuanceId: '005C...', }) ```