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Table of Endpoints

NameMethodEndpointLegacy Scope
Send MoneyPOST/v2/accounts/:account_id/transactionswallet:transactions:send

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Send Money

Send funds to a network address for any Coinbase supported asset, or email address of the recipient. No transaction fees are required for off-blockchain cryptocurrency transactions.

Phone number sends via the Send Money API is temporarily disabled.

Sends to phone numbers via the Send Money API is under reconstruction and is temporarily disabled until further notice. Sends to blockchain addresses and email addresses remain unchanged.

The Send money API is asynchronous, which means that Coinbase may delay or cancel the send when necessary. Coinbase recommends that you poll the status field for the completed state with the Show a Transaction API. You can also see if a transaction is pending in the Send Money API response.

When used with OAuth2 authentication, this endpoint requires two factor authentication.

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HTTP Request

POST https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/:account_id/transactions

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Scopes

  • wallet:transactions:send

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Arguments

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
type, constant sendstringRequiredType send is required when sending money
tostringRequiredA blockchain address, or email of the recipient
amountstringRequiredAmount to be sent
currencystringRequiredCurrency of the amount
descriptionstringOptionalNotes to be included in the email to the recipient
skip_notificationsbooleanOptionalDon’t send notification emails for small amounts (e.g., tips)
idemstringOptional[Recommended] A UUIDv4 token to ensure idempotence.
destination_tagstringOptionalFor select currencies, destination_tag or memo indicates the beneficiary or destination
networkstringOptionalNetwork to be sent on for a blockchain address send. Defaults to the currency’s default network.
travel_rule_dataobjectOptionalVisit the Guide for more details

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Examples

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Request (Shell)

curl https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732699ede/transactions \
  -X POST \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer ab09d9f5f27a7b170cd775abf89632b35b07c1e9d53e08b340cd9832ce52c2c' \
  -d '{
    "type": "send",
    "to": "1AUJ8z5RuHkTPQ1eikyfUUetzGmdwLGkpT",
    "amount": "0.1",
    "currency": "BTC",
    "idem": "df087dce-92a8-45cf-b112-60aad22c0976",
    "network": "bitcoin"
}'

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Response (201)

{
  "data": {
    "id": "3c04e35e-8e5a-5ff1-9155-00675db4ac02",
    "type": "send",
    "status": "pending",
    "amount": {
      "amount": "-0.10000000",
      "currency": "BTC"
    },
    "native_amount": {
      "amount": "-1.00",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "description": null,
    "created_at": "2015-01-31T20:49:02Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-03-31T17:25:29-07:00",
    "resource": "transaction",
    "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732699ede/transactions/3c04e35e-8e5a-5ff1-9155-00675db4ac02",
    "network": {
      "status": "pending"
    },
    "to": {
      "resource": "bitcoin_address",
      "address": "1AUJ8z5RuHkTPQ1eikyfUUetzGmdwLGkpT"
    }
  }
}