Create Accounts and Send XRP Using JavaScript

This example shows how to:

Create accounts on the Testnet, funded with 1000 test XRP with no actual value.
Retrieve the accounts from seed values.
Transfer XRP between accounts.

When you create an account, you receive a public/private key pair offline. Your account does not appear on the ledger until it is funded with XRP. This example shows how to create accounts for Testnet, but not how to create an account that you can use on Mainnet.

Prerequisites

To get started, create a new folder on your local disk and install the JavaScript library using npm.

npm install xrpl

Download and expand the Quickstart Samples archive.

Note

Without the Quickstart Samples, you will not be able to try the examples that follow.

Usage

To get test accounts:

Open 1.get-accounts-send-xrp.html in a browser
Choose Testnet or Devnet.
Click Get New Standby Account.
Click Get New Operational Account.
Copy and paste the Seeds field in a persistent location, such as a Notepad, so that you can reuse the accounts after reloading the form.

You can transfer XRP between your new accounts. Each account has its own fields and buttons.

To transfer XRP from the Standby account to the Operational account:

On the Standby (left) side of the form, enter the Amount of XRP to send.
Copy and paste the Operational Account field to the Standby Destination field.
Click Send XRP> to transfer XRP from the standby account to the operational account

To transfer XRP from the Operational account to the Standby account:

On the Operational (right) side of the form, enter the Amount of XRP to send.
Copy and paste the Standby Account field to the Operational Destination field.
Click <Send XRP to transfer XRP from the Operational account to the Standby account.

Code Walkthrough

You can download the Quickstart Samplesin the source repository for this website.

ripplex-1-send-xrp.js

This example can be used with any XRP Ledger network, Testnet, or Devnet. You can update the code to choose different or additional XRP Ledger networks.

getNet()

// ******************************************************
// ************* Get the Preferred Network **************
// ******************************************************   

    function getNet() {

This function uses brute force if statements to discover the selected network instance and return the URI.

  let net
  if (document.getElementById("tn").checked) net = "wss://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51233"
  if (document.getElementById("dn").checked) net = "wss://s.devnet.rippletest.net:51233"
  return net
} // End of getNet()

getAccount(type)

// *******************************************************
// ************* Get Account *****************************
// *******************************************************

async function getAccount(type) {

Get the selected ledger.

  let net = getNet()

Instantiate a client.

  const client = new xrpl.Client(net)

Use the results variable to capture progress information.

  results = 'Connecting to ' + net + '....'

Use the default faucet using a null value.

  let faucetHost = null

Report progress in the appropriate results field.

  if (type == 'standby') {
    standbyResultField.value = results
  } else {
    operationalResultField.value = results
  }

Connect to the server.

  await client.connect()
        
  results += '\nConnected, funding wallet.'
  if (type == 'standby') {
    standbyResultField.value = results
  } else {
    operationalResultField.value = results
  }

Create and fund a test account.

  const my_wallet = (await client.fundWallet(null, { faucetHost })).wallet
        
  results += '\nGot a wallet.'
  if (type == 'standby') {
    standbyResultField.value = results
  } else {
    operationalResultField.value = results
  }

Get the current XRP balance for the account.

  const my_balance = (await client.getXrpBalance(my_wallet.address))

If this is a standby account, populate the standby account fields.

  if (type == 'standby') {
    standbyAccountField.value = my_wallet.address
    standbyPubKeyField.value = my_wallet.publicKey
    standbyPrivKeyField.value = my_wallet.privateKey
    standbyBalanceField.value = (await client.getXrpBalance(my_wallet.address))
    standbySeedField.value = my_wallet.seed
    results += '\nStandby account created.'
    standbyResultField.value = results

Otherwise, populate the operational account fields.

  } else {
    operationalAccountField.value = my_wallet.address
    operationalPubKeyField.value = my_wallet.publicKey
    operationalPrivKeyField.value = my_wallet.privateKey
    operationalSeedField.value = my_wallet.seed
    operationalBalanceField.value = (await client.getXrpBalance(my_wallet.address))
    results += '\nOperational account created.'
    operationalResultField.value = results
  }

Insert the seed values for both accounts as they are created to the Seeds field as a convenience. You can copy the values and store them offline. When you reload this form or another in this tutorial, copy and paste them into the Seeds field to retrieve the accounts with the getAccountsFromSeeds() function.

  seeds.value = standbySeedField.value + '\n' + operationalSeedField.value

Disconnect from the XRP ledger.

  client.disconnect()
} // End of getAccount()

Get Accounts from Seeds

// *******************************************************
// ********** Get Accounts from Seeds ******************** 
// *******************************************************

async function getAccountsFromSeeds() {

Connect to the selected network.

  let net = getNet()
  const client = new xrpl.Client(net)
  results = 'Connecting to ' + getNet() + '....'
  standbyResultField.value = results
  await client.connect()
  results += '\nConnected, finding wallets.\n'
  standbyResultField.value = results

Parse the Seeds field.

  var lines = seeds.value.split('\n')

Get the standby_wallet based on the seed in the first line. Get the operational_wallet based on the seed in the second line.

  const standby_wallet = xrpl.Wallet.fromSeed(lines[0])
  const operational_wallet = xrpl.Wallet.fromSeed(lines[1])

Get the current XRP balances for the accounts.

  const standby_balance = (await client.getXrpBalance(standby_wallet.address))  
  const operational_balance = (await client.getXrpBalance(operational_wallet.address))

Populate the fields for the standby and operational accounts.

  standbyAccountField.value = standby_wallet.address
  standbyPubKeyField.value = standby_wallet.publicKey
  standbyPrivKeyField.value = standby_wallet.privateKey
  standbySeedField.value = standby_wallet.seed
  standbyBalanceField.value = (await client.getXrpBalance(standby_wallet.address))
      
  operationalAccountField.value = operational_wallet.address
  operationalPubKeyField.value = operational_wallet.publicKey
  operationalPrivKeyField.value = operational_wallet.privateKey
  operationalSeedField.value = operational_wallet.seed
  operationalBalanceField.value = (await client.getXrpBalance(operational_wallet.address))

Disconnect from the XRP Ledger.

  client.disconnect()
} // End of getAccountsFromSeeds()

Send XRP

// *******************************************************
// ******************** Send XRP *************************
// *******************************************************

async function sendXRP() {

Connect to your selected ledger.

  results  = "Connecting to the selected ledger.\n"
  standbyResultField.value = results
  let net = getNet()
  results = 'Connecting to ' + getNet() + '....'
  const client = new xrpl.Client(net)
  await client.connect()
      
  results  += "\nConnected. Sending XRP.\n"
  standbyResultField.value = results
      
  const standby_wallet = xrpl.Wallet.fromSeed(standbySeedField.value)
  const operational_wallet = xrpl.Wallet.fromSeed(operationalSeedField.value)
  const sendAmount = standbyAmountField.value
        
  results += "\nstandby_wallet.address: = " + standby_wallet.address
  standbyResultField.value = results

Prepare the transaction. This is a Payment transaction from the standby address to the operational address.

The Payment transaction expects the XRP to be expressed in drops, or 1/millionth of an XRP. You can use the xrpToDrops() method to convert the send amount for you (which beats having to type an extra 6 zeroes to send 1 XRP).

  const prepared = await client.autofill({
    "TransactionType": "Payment",
    "Account": standby_wallet.address,
    "Amount": xrpl.xrpToDrops(sendAmount),
    "Destination": standbyDestinationField.value
  })

Sign the prepared transaction.

const signed = standby_wallet.sign(prepared)

Submit the transaction and wait for the results.

const tx = await client.submitAndWait(signed.tx_blob)

Request the balance changes caused by the transaction and report the results.

  results  += "\nBalance changes: " + 
    JSON.stringify(xrpl.getBalanceChanges(tx.result.meta), null, 2)
  standbyResultField.value = results

  standbyBalanceField.value =  (await client.getXrpBalance(standby_wallet.address))
  operationalBalanceField.value = (await client.getXrpBalance(operational_wallet.address))                 
  client.disconnect()    
} // End of sendXRP()

Reciprocal Transactions

For each of the transactions, there is an accompanying reciprocal transaction, with the prefix oP, for the operational account. See the corresponding function for the standby account for code commentary.

// **********************************************************************
// ****** Reciprocal Transactions ***************************************
// **********************************************************************
      
// *******************************************************
// ********* Send XRP from Operational account ***********
// *******************************************************
      
async function oPsendXRP() {

  results  = "Connecting to the selected ledger.\n"
  operationalResultField.value = results
  let net = getNet()
  results = 'Connecting to ' + getNet() + '....'
  const client = new xrpl.Client(net)
  await client.connect()
      
  results  += "\nConnected. Sending XRP.\n"
  operationalResultField.value = results
      
  const operational_wallet = xrpl.Wallet.fromSeed(operationalSeedField.value)
  const standby_wallet = xrpl.Wallet.fromSeed(standbySeedField.value)
  const sendAmount = operationalAmountField.value
        
  results += "\noperational_wallet.address: = " + operational_wallet.address
  operationalResultField.value = results
      
// ---------------------------------------------------------- Prepare transaction
  const prepared = await client.autofill({
    "TransactionType": "Payment",
    "Account": operational_wallet.address,
    "Amount": xrpl.xrpToDrops(operationalAmountField.value),
    "Destination": operationalDestinationField.value
  })

// ---------------------------------------------------- Sign prepared instructions
  const signed = operational_wallet.sign(prepared)

// ------------------------------------------------------------ Submit signed blob
  const tx = await client.submitAndWait(signed.tx_blob)
      
  results  += "\nBalance changes: " +
    JSON.stringify(xrpl.getBalanceChanges(tx.result.meta), null, 2)
  operationalResultField.value = results
  standbyBalanceField.value = (await client.getXrpBalance(standby_wallet.address))
  operationalBalanceField.value = (await client.getXrpBalance(operational_wallet.address))                 
      
  client.disconnect()    
} // End of oPsendXRP()

1.get-accounts-send-xrp.html

Create a standard HTML form to send transactions and requests, then display the results.

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Token Test Harness</title>
    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Work Sans' rel='stylesheet'>
    <style>
       body{font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif;padding: 20px;background: #fafafa;}
       h1{font-weight: bold;}
       input, button {padding: 6px;margin-bottom: 8px;}
       button{font-weight: bold;font-family: "Work Sans", sans-serif;}
       td{vertical-align: middle;}
    </style>
    <script src='https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/build/xrpl-latest-min.js'></script>
    <script src='ripplex1-send-xrp.js'></script>
    <script>
      if (typeof module !== "undefined") {
        const xrpl = require('xrpl')
      }

    </script>
  </head>
  
<!-- ************************************************************** -->
<!-- ********************** The Form ****************************** -->
<!-- ************************************************************** -->

  <body>
    <h1>Token Test Harness</h1>
    <form id="theForm">
      Choose your ledger instance:  
      &nbsp;&nbsp;
      <input type="radio" id="tn" name="server"
        value="wss://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51233" checked>
      <label for="testnet">Testnet</label>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;
      <input type="radio" id="dn" name="server"
        value="wss://s.devnet.rippletest.net:51233">
      <label for="devnet">Devnet</label>
      <br/><br/>
      <button type="button" onClick="getAccountsFromSeeds()">Get Accounts From Seeds</button>
      <br/>
      <textarea id="seeds" cols="40" rows= "2"></textarea>
      <br/><br/>
      <table>
        <tr valign="top">
          <td>
            <table>
              <tr valign="top">
                <td>
                <td>
                  <button type="button" onClick="getAccount('standby')">Get New Standby Account</button>
                  <table>
                    <tr valign="top">
                      <td align="right">
                        Standby Account
                      </td>
                      <td>
                        <input type="text" id="standbyAccountField" size="40"></input>
                        <br>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td align="right">
                        Public Key
                      </td>
                      <td>
                        <input type="text" id="standbyPubKeyField" size="40"></input>
                        <br>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td align="right">
                        Private Key
                      </td>
                      <td>
                        <input type="text" id="standbyPrivKeyField" size="40"></input>
                        <br>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td align="right">
                        Seed
                      </td>
                      <td>
                        <input type="text" id="standbySeedField" size="40"></input>
                        <br>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td align="right">
                        XRP Balance
                      </td>
                      <td>
                        <input type="text" id="standbyBalanceField" size="40"></input>
                        <br>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td align="right">
                        Amount
                      </td>
                      <td>
                        <input type="text" id="standbyAmountField" size="40"></input>
                        <br>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                   <tr>
                      <td align="right">
                        Destination
                      </td>
                      <td>
                        <input type="text" id="standbyDestinationField" size="40"></input>
                        <br>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                  </table>
                  <p align="right">
                    <textarea id="standbyResultField" cols="80" rows="20" ></textarea>
                  </p>
                </td>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <table>
                    <tr valign="top">
                      <td align="center" valign="top">
                        <button type="button" onClick="sendXRP()">Send XRP&#62;</button>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    </td>
                    </tr>
                  </table>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
          <td>
            <table>
              <tr>
                <td>
                  <table>
                    <tr>
                      <td align="center" valign="top">
                        <button type="button" onClick="oPsendXRP()">&#60;Send XRP</button>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right">
                          <button type="button" onClick="getAccount('operational')">Get New Operational Account</button>
                        <table>
                          <tr valign="top">
                            <td align="right">
                              Operational Account
                            </td>
                            <td>
                              <input type="text" id="operationalAccountField" size="40"></input>
                              <br>
                            </td>
                          </tr>
                          <tr>
                            <td align="right">
                              Public Key
                            </td>
                            <td>
                              <input type="text" id="operationalPubKeyField" size="40"></input>
                              <br>
                            </td>
                          </tr>
                          <tr>
                            <td align="right">
                              Private Key
                            </td>
                            <td>
                              <input type="text" id="operationalPrivKeyField" size="40"></input>
                              <br>
                            </td>
                          </tr>
                          <tr>
                            <td align="right">
                              Seed
                            </td>
                            <td>
                              <input type="text" id="operationalSeedField" size="40"></input>
                              <br>
                            </td>
                          </tr>
                          <tr>
                            <td align="right">
                              XRP Balance
                            </td>
                            <td>
                              <input type="text" id="operationalBalanceField" size="40"></input>
                              <br>
                            </td>
                          </tr>
                          <tr>
                            <td align="right">
                              Amount
                            </td>
                            <td>
                              <input type="text" id="operationalAmountField" size="40"></input>
                              <br>
                            </td>
                          </tr>
                          <tr>
                            <td align="right">
                              Destination
                            </td>
                            <td>
                              <input type="text" id="operationalDestinationField" size="40"></input>
                              <br>
                            </td>
                          </tr>
                        </table>
                        <p align="right">
                          <textarea id="operationalResultField" cols="80" rows="20" ></textarea>
                        </p>
                      </td>
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                    </td>
                    </tr>
                  </table>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </form>
  </body>
</html>