# json

The `json` method is a proxy to running other commands, and accepts the parameters for the command as a JSON value. It is *exclusive to the Commandline client*, and intended for cases where the commandline syntax for specifying parameters is inadequate or undesirable.

## Request Format

An example of the request format:

Commandline

```sh
# Syntax: json method json_stanza
rippled -q json ledger_closed '{}'
```

## Response Format

An example of a successful response:

WebSocket

```json
{
   "result" : {
      "ledger_hash" : "8047C3ECF1FA66326C1E57694F6814A1C32867C04D3D68A851367EE2F89BBEF3",
      "ledger_index" : 390308,
      "status" : "success"
   }
}
```

The response follows the [standard format](/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/api-conventions/response-formatting), with whichever fields are appropriate to the type of command made.