Coinbase Prime API Overview

Where can I find documentation for the Coinbase Prime API?

Please visit the following pages for Coinbase Prime API documentation:

  • You can find the Prime API documentation here.

Where will the Coinbase Prime data centers be physically hosted? 

For security reasons, we cannot disclose the locations of our data centers. However, Coinbase Prime generally relies on infrastructure located in the continental United States.

Will each Coinbase Prime API key have its own permission? 

Yes, each API key has its own permission.

Can Coinbase Prime API keys be edited after they are created?

No, API keys cannot be edited after they are created.

If I am migrating from Coinbase Custody to Coinbase Prime, will the Coinbase Prime API have the same features as the Coinbase Custody API?

Yes, the features from the Coinbase Custody API are available in the new Coinbase Prime API.

What permissions settings are available for the Coinbase Prime API keys?

Through API scopes, Prime supports advanced operations for permissions setting, specifically by category or endpoint. For each API endpoint category (e.g. wallets, products, activities, etc), Prime supports setting API key scopes at a variety of complexities:

  • Endpoint specific

  • Category-level READ/WRITE

  • ALL READ / ALL WRITE

For more information, you can reference our documentation here

Do the API rate limits posted in Coinbase Exchange carry over to the Coinbase Prime APIs?

The Prime API limits are separate and distinct from Exchange. For more information about Prime’s rate limits, you can reference our documentation here.