JwtGenerator - Coinbase Developer Documentation

Package: com.coinbase.cdp.auth

public final class JwtGenerator extends Object

Generates JWT tokens for authenticating with Coinbase APIs. Supports both EC (ES256) and Ed25519 (EdDSA) keys. The key type is automatically detected based on the key format. Example usage:

 // Generate JWT for REST API
 String jwt = JwtGenerator.generateJwt(
     JwtOptions.builder("key-id", "key-secret")
         .requestMethod("GET")
         .requestHost("api.cdp.coinbase.com")
         .requestPath("/platform/v1/wallets")
         .build());

 // Generate JWT for WebSocket (no URI claims)
 String wsJwt = JwtGenerator.generateJwt(
     JwtOptions.builder("key-id", "key-secret").build());
 

Method Details

`generateJwt`

public static String generateJwt(JwtOptions options)

Generates a JWT (Bearer token) for authenticating with Coinbase’s REST APIs. Parameters: options (JwtOptions) - the JWT configuration options Returns: String - the generated JWT string Throws:

[JwtGenerationException](/sdks/cdp-sdks-v2/java/com/coinbase/cdp/auth/exceptions/JwtGenerationException "class in com.coinbase.cdp.auth.exceptions")

- if token generation fails