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xrp.transfer()

[Source]

Send native XRP from one account to another.

Signature

xrp.transfer(
  params: XrpTransferParams,
  options?: XrpTransferOptions,
): Promise<SubmissionResult<XrpTransferIntent>>

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
tostringYesDestination account XRPL address.
amountstringYesAmount to send, as a decimal string in XRP (e.g. '10', '0.25'). Must be non-negative, with at most 6 decimal places (1 drop, XRP's smallest unit).

Options

options is an optional second argument that sets the source account and overrides the fee.

OptionTypeRequiredDescription
fromAccountSelectorNoThe 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.)
feeFeeIntentNoFee override — a priority tier and/or a maxFeeDrops cap.
idempotencyKeystringNoA prior submission's idempotencyKey, to retry to the same intent instead of creating a duplicate. Auto-generated when omitted.

Returns

Resolves to a SubmissionResult<XrpTransferIntent>.

Every simpleXRPL write resolves to a SubmissionResult<T> — a union tagged by source, with the backend's raw response preserved verbatim. Its common fields are:

FieldTypeDescription
intentTThe operation-specific output — see the operation's own return fields.
source'xrpld' | 'custody' | 'palisade'Which backend produced the result; discriminates response.
responseTxResponse | custody record | Palisade recordThe backend's raw response, preserved verbatim.
txHashstring (optional)The XRPL transaction hash, once the transaction is on-ledger.
intentIdstring (optional)The custodian intent id, when the path produced one. Hold onto this to resume via client.intent.
idempotencyKeystring (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 XRP.transfer, the intent (XrpTransferIntent) carries:

FieldTypeDescription
tostringDestination r-address.
amountstringAmount sent, in XRP.

Underlying XRPL transactor

Builds and submits a single Payment transaction.

Example

const result = await client.xrp.transfer({
  to: 'rDestination...',
  amount: '10',
})

console.log(result.txHash)