Coinbase Advanced Trade API

api.coinbase.com · Finance

Finance API Key Free Tier Cryptocurrency Trading Finance

Coinbase exchange API — real-time market data, portfolio management, order execution, and fills. Public market data requires no auth. Trading requires API key.

Authentication

API Key authentication Free API key from coinbase.com/settings/api. Pass as CB-ACCESS-KEY header. Requires HMAC signature for private endpoints.

Sample Requests

GET Get BTC-USD price

Get current BTC-USD price and volume. No auth needed.

https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products/BTC-USD/ticker

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curl -X GET "https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products/BTC-USD/ticker"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products/BTC-USD/ticker",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products/BTC-USD/ticker';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products/BTC-USD/ticker"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products/BTC-USD/ticker")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products/BTC-USD/ticker";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET List products

List available trading pairs.

https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products?limit=5&product_type=SPOT

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products?limit=5&product_type=SPOT"

import requests
params = {
    "limit": "5",
    "product_type": "SPOT"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '5');
url.searchParams.set('product_type', 'SPOT');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("limit", "5")
	q.Set("product_type", "SPOT")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "limit" => "5",
  "product_type" => "SPOT"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products?" . http_build_query([
    "limit" => "5",
    "product_type" => "SPOT"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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Public market data needs no API key
GET https://api.coinbase.com/api/v3/brokerage/market/products/BTC-USD/ticker
For trading: get API key from coinbase.com/settings/api
Private endpoints need HMAC-SHA256 signature — see docs for signing details
Sandbox: use api-sandbox.coinbase.com (requires separate sandbox account)

What can you build with Coinbase Advanced Trade API?

Coinbase Advanced Trade API is a Finance API. Developers commonly use finance APIs for:

processing payments and handling transactions
building subscription and billing systems
automating invoicing and financial reporting
fraud detection and risk scoring
connecting to banking and accounting software

API Key authentication. You'll receive a key after signing up. Send it with every request — in a header or query parameter. Keep it out of client-side code and never commit it to version control. Coinbase Advanced Trade API is free to use up to a usage limit, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

New to APIs? Read our beginner's guide

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