Coinbase Pro

Overview

Coinbase Pro (now Coinbase Advanced Trade) exposes market data and trading via the Exchange API at api.exchange.coinbase.com. Public market data is keyless (verified live); the auth: apiKey tag covers private endpoints.

Quick Start

Product ticker (verified live):

curl "https://api.exchange.coinbase.com/products/BTC-USD/ticker"

{ "ask": "77080.5", "bid": "77080.49", "volume": "14393.71545461", "trade_id": 1077621103, "price": "77080.5", "size": "0.00000001", "time": "2026-08-22T10:39:08.50Z" }

Products list:

curl "https://api.exchange.coinbase.com/products"

Candles:

curl "https://api.exchange.coinbase.com/products/BTC-USD/candles?granularity=3600"

Authentication

• Public endpoints: none (keyless).
• Private endpoints: API key + signature (CB-ACCESS-* headers) — see the docs.

Rate Limits & Notes

• Public endpoints: throttled (see docs); private keys raise limits.
• Symbols are dash pairs: BTC-USD, ETH-USD.
• The platform rebranded from “Coinbase Pro” to “Coinbase Advanced Trade” — the Exchange API host remains api.exchange.coinbase.com.
• A WebSocket feed (wss://ws-feed.exchange.coinbase.com) streams live updates.

FAQ

Is Coinbase Pro API free? Public market data is keyless (verified).

What host does it use? api.exchange.coinbase.com (the Exchange API).

What’s the symbol format? Dash pairs: BTC-USD.