What is new in version 2.8.0 of the Clio XRP Ledger API server from XRPL.org?

The full answer

What did XRPL.org announce about Clio 2.8.0?

On August 20, 2026, XRPL.org announced that version 2.8.0 of Clio, an XRP Ledger API server optimized for HTTP and WebSocket API calls, is now available [1]. The statement confirms that the release exists and describes what Clio is for. It does not, in that opening sentence, list individual changes.

Its opening statement lists no individual changes.

What is Clio?

XRPL.org describes Clio as an API server optimized for HTTP and WebSocket API calls [1]. The same description appeared when XRPL.org announced Clio version 2.3.1 on February 12, 2025 [2]. Applications that query the XRP Ledger send those kinds of calls.

How is Clio different from xrpld?

XRPL.org calls xrpld the reference server implementation of the XRP Ledger protocol. It announced xrpld 3.3.0 on August 6, 2026 [3] and xrpld 3.4.0 on September 16, 2026 [4]. Those releases use a different version series from Clio’s 2.x line. On September 25, 2026, the XRPL.org blog listed a further xrpld release, 3.4.1, as an emergency release to fix security-sensitive issues in the XRPL protocol [2].

Because the two programs carry separate version numbers and separate descriptions, a Clio 2.8.0 release is a different event from an xrpld release. Readers following protocol changes, such as the lending code covered in whether native lending is live, should look at xrpld notes for those changes.

What is not stated about the release?

As of October 7, 2026, the announcement sentence gives availability only and no feature list. No source consulted gives adoption figures for Clio 2.8.0. Who writes and funds this kind of software is covered in who pays for the XRP Ledger’s software.

Where do I find the full change list?

The release notes sit at the announcement itself, xrpl.org/blog/2026/clio-2.8.0 [1]. For a wider view of what the ledger offers and what is coming, see features live and coming.