Definition and scope
Preauthorized Depositors and DepositPreauth addresses a distinct part of compliance, identity, and interoperability. Allow selected accounts or credential holders to send funds despite deposit authorization.
XRPL includes tools for controlled deposits, issuer compliance, public identity, and cross-network systems. Several features in this category are amendment-dependent or evolving, so every eventual article must verify current Mainnet status and distinguish protocol capability from a particular service's legal obligations. Protocol controls can support a policy but do not establish identity, trustworthiness, regulatory compliance, or legal permission by themselves.
How it works
DepositPreauth creates authorization for a specific account or, where supported, credential-based authorization. It allows eligible senders to deliver value to an account that has DepositAuth enabled.
- DepositPreauth: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- Authorize: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- Unauthorize: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
- DepositAuth: verify this field, object, or component against the cited protocol documentation.
Practical example and checks
A recipient verifies the counterparty, creates the appropriate DepositPreauth object, confirms it with account_objects, and later removes it when the relationship ends.
For production use, preserve the exact signed or queried data, record the network and validated ledger reference, and compare the result with the current primary documentation before changing off-ledger state.
Open the related live demo or evidence lab →Limits, risks, and common confusion
Preauthorization does not pull funds or guarantee a successful payment. Asset compatibility, trust lines, reserves, freezes, tags, and transaction results still apply.
Protocol controls can support a policy but do not establish identity, trustworthiness, regulatory compliance, or legal permission by themselves.
Current network status
Enabled on XRPL Mainnet. DepositPreauth was enabled on XRPL Mainnet in feature responses from both official public servers at review time. Client and service support can still vary.
Status reviewed 2026-08-23. Amendment-dependent behavior must be rechecked against the network's live feature state before operational use.