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getAccount

Fetch a minimal set of current info about a Stellar account.

Needed to get the current sequence number, and balance for the account so you can build a successful transaction.

Parameters​

  • <address> - Address of the account to lookup

Returns​

  • <object>
    • id: <address>
    • sequence: <string> - Current sequence number of the account
    • TODO: Balances for the account (same format as in horizon) should be displayed
    • TODO: signers/flags/thresholds/etc?

Examples​

Request​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 8675309,
  "method": "getAccount",
  "params": {
    "address": "GAO2X2IGYZQEN7RJCA25MB2DM7AQA354AL77DJ2WL46Z6V5XRWVWV44Z"
  }
}

Response​

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 8675309,
  "result": {
    "id": "GAO2X2IGYZQEN7RJCA25MB2DM7AQA354AL77DJ2WL46Z6V5XRWVWV44Z",
    "sequence": "703867830403072"
  }
}