Exchange

Address book and crypto withdrawal address whitelisting

Address Book on Coinbase Exchange

The Address Book feature allows users to add and store any number of crypto addresses, making it easier and safer to send crypto to those crypto addresses you know and trust. Users can:

  • Add a crypto address for any of the cryptocurrencies supported on Coinbase Exchange

  • Assign a nickname to the address

  • Easily search for that address by its nickname or its first few characters when withdrawing crypto—the Address Book will autocomplete the process

  • Save new addresses to the Address Book after withdrawing crypto to an unknown address

For information on how the Address Book works on Coinbase Exchange or to see answers to the below questions, visit our help page.

What if I want to withdraw to an address not in my Address Book?How do I edit an address in my Address Book?How do I remove an address from my Address Book?What does the "Date Added" column mean?

Whitelisting on Exchange, an optional security feature

Whitelisting is a security feature in the Address Book that allows crypto withdrawals to only go to addresses (external or Coinbase) already designated in your Address Book. Requiring 2-factor authentication to enable/disable the feature, Whitelisting allows users to more safely withdraw to verified addresses. Users can:

  • Enable or disable this feature within the Address Book on Coinbase Exchange

  • Continue to add new addresses to the Address Book (requires a 48-hour hold period)

  • Withdraw crypto only to addresses saved in the Address Book (with Whitelisting enabled)

For information on how Whitelisting works on Coinbase Exchange or to see answers to the below questions, visit our help page.

How does Whitelisting work?How do I withdraw crypto using a Whitelisted Address Book?How to Whitelist a new address

Availability of these features:

  • The Exchange Address Book and whitelisting features are only available on Coinbase Exchange; they are not accessible through Coinbase.com or the Coinbase app.

  • On the Exchange UI, users can make updates to their Address Book including:

    • Enable or disable whitelisting

    • Add, rename, or delete addresses in the Address Book

    • Withdraw using saved addresses in the Address Book

  • Through Exchange APIs, users can:

    • Add new addresses to the Address Book

    • Delete addresses from the Address Book

    • Withdraw using addresses from the Address Book

    • Get a list of all addresses in their Address Book

  • Through Exchange APIs, users cannot:

    • Enable or disable whitelisting

    • Withdraw to addresses that aren’t whitelisted (when whitelisting is enabled)

    • Use Nicknames from the Address Book for withdrawals

    • Rename addresses in the Address Book

  • For more details on the Exchange APIs, please refer to the API documentation.