# validator_info

[[Source]](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/blob/master/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/ValidatorInfo.cpp)

The  method returns the current validator settings of the server, if it is configured as a validator.

*The  method is an [admin method](/es-es/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/admin-api-methods) that cannot be run by unprivileged users.*

### Request Format

An example of the request format:

WebSocket

```json
{
    "command": ""
}
```

JSON-RPC

```json
{
    "method": ""
}
```

Commandline

```sh
#Syntax: 
rippled
```

The request does not accept any parameters.

### Response Format

An example of a successful response:

WebSocket

```json
{
  "result": {
    "domain": "mduo13.com",
    "ephemeral_key": "n9KnrcCmL5psyKtk2KWP6jy14Hj4EXuZDg7XMdQJ9cSDoFSp53hu",
    "manifest": "JAAAAAFxIe002KClGBUlRA7h5J2Y5B7Xdlxn1Z5OxY7ZC2UmqUIikHMhAkVIeB7McBf4NFsBceQQlScTVUWMdpYzwmvs115SUGDKdkcwRQIhAJnKfYWnPsBsATIIRfgkAAK+HE4zp8G8AmOPrHmLZpZAAiANiNECVQTKktoD7BEoEmS8jaFBNMgRdcG0dttPurCAGXcKbWR1bzEzLmNvbXASQPjO6wxOfhtWsJ6oMWBg8Rs5STAGvQV2ArI5MG3KbpFrNSMxbx630Ars9d9j1ORsUS5v1biZRShZfg9180JuZAo=",
    "master_key": "nHBk5DPexBjinXV8qHn7SEKzoxh2W92FxSbNTPgGtQYBzEF4msn9",
    "seq": 1
  },
  "status": "success",
  "type": "response"
}
```

JSON-RPC

```json
200 OK

{
  "result": {
    "domain": "mduo13.com",
    "ephemeral_key": "n9KnrcCmL5psyKtk2KWP6jy14Hj4EXuZDg7XMdQJ9cSDoFSp53hu",
    "manifest": "JAAAAAFxIe002KClGBUlRA7h5J2Y5B7Xdlxn1Z5OxY7ZC2UmqUIikHMhAkVIeB7McBf4NFsBceQQlScTVUWMdpYzwmvs115SUGDKdkcwRQIhAJnKfYWnPsBsATIIRfgkAAK+HE4zp8G8AmOPrHmLZpZAAiANiNECVQTKktoD7BEoEmS8jaFBNMgRdcG0dttPurCAGXcKbWR1bzEzLmNvbXASQPjO6wxOfhtWsJ6oMWBg8Rs5STAGvQV2ArI5MG3KbpFrNSMxbx630Ars9d9j1ORsUS5v1biZRShZfg9180JuZAo=",
    "master_key": "nHBk5DPexBjinXV8qHn7SEKzoxh2W92FxSbNTPgGtQYBzEF4msn9",
    "seq": 1,
    "status": "success"
  }
}
```

Commandline

```json
Loading: "/etc/rippled.cfg"
Connecting to 127.0.0.1:5005

{
   "result" : {
      "domain" : "mduo13.com",
      "ephemeral_key" : "n9KnrcCmL5psyKtk2KWP6jy14Hj4EXuZDg7XMdQJ9cSDoFSp53hu",
      "manifest" : "JAAAAAFxIe002KClGBUlRA7h5J2Y5B7Xdlxn1Z5OxY7ZC2UmqUIikHMhAkVIeB7McBf4NFsBceQQlScTVUWMdpYzwmvs115SUGDKdkcwRQIhAJnKfYWnPsBsATIIRfgkAAK+HE4zp8G8AmOPrHmLZpZAAiANiNECVQTKktoD7BEoEmS8jaFBNMgRdcG0dttPurCAGXcKbWR1bzEzLmNvbXASQPjO6wxOfhtWsJ6oMWBg8Rs5STAGvQV2ArI5MG3KbpFrNSMxbx630Ars9d9j1ORsUS5v1biZRShZfg9180JuZAo=",
      "master_key" : "nHBk5DPexBjinXV8qHn7SEKzoxh2W92FxSbNTPgGtQYBzEF4msn9",
      "seq" : 1,
      "status" : "success"
   }
}
```

The response follows the [standard format](/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/api-conventions/response-formatting), with a successful result containing the following fields:

| `Field` | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
| `domain` | String | *(May be omitted)* The domain name associated with this validator, if one has been configured. |
| `ephemeral_key` | String | *(May be omitted)* The public key of the ephemeral key pair this server uses to sign validation messages, in [base58](/docs/references/protocol/data-types/base58-encodings). This key changes if the validator's configured token changes. |
| `manifest` | String | *(May be omitted)* The public "manifest" corresponding to this validator's configured token, [serialized to binary](/es-es/docs/references/protocol/binary-format) and then encoded in base64. This field does not contain any private information. |
| `master_key` | String | The public key of this validator's master key pair, in [base58](/docs/references/protocol/data-types/base58-encodings). This key uniquely identifies the validator and remains the same if the validator rotates ephemeral keys. If the server is configured using a `[validation_seed]` instead of a `[validator_token]`, this is the only field in the response. |
| `seq` | Number | *(May be omitted)* A sequence number for this validator's configured validation token and settings. This number increases whenever the validator operator updates the validator's token to rotate ephemeral keys or change settings. |


For more information on validator tokens and key rotation, see the [validator-keys-tool Guide](https://github.com/ripple/validator-keys-tool/blob/master/doc/validator-keys-tool-guide.md).

### Possible Errors

- Any of the [universal error types](/docs/references/http-websocket-apis/api-conventions/error-formatting#universal-errors).
- `invalidParams` - The server returns this error with `"error_message" : "not a validator"` if the server is not [configured as a validator](/es-es/docs/infrastructure/configuration/server-modes/run-rippled-as-a-validator).