Introduction to Prime APIs
An introduction to Prime APIs
Introduction to Prime APIs
Coinbase Prime APIs include a REST API, the FIX API protocol 4.2, and a Websocket market data feed.
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The Prime REST API lets institutional traders place orders and get historical order data.
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The Prime FIX API is the main API for institutional clients to execute high-volume orders.
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The Prime Websocket Feed provides real-time market data updates for orders and trades.
Coinbase recommends beginning with our REST API architecture if you are not familiar with FIX.
To access the Prime APIs, you need a Coinbase Prime account.
Audience
Coinbase Prime APIs allow institutional investors to programmatically manage trading, custody, real-time market data, and account management:
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Institutions with programmatic trading strategies can execute multiple order types and use Coinbase’s smart order routing technology to ensure the best all-in price across connected liquidity venues.
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Financial technology firms, brokerages, and others looking to build a crypto offering within their products can integrate with the APIs to manage crypto trading on behalf of their customers.
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Fund administrators and operations teams can automate critical processes such as settlements, rebalancing, and bookkeeping in a transparent manner.
Key Features
Some features include:
Trading and Order Management - Full market access for programmatic execution and price optimization:
- Programmatically execute market, limit, and TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) orders
- Get order fills
- Cancel orders when needed
- Access Websocket and FIX market data
Account Management - Automate reconciliation, trade and transaction tracking, and more:
- View resources across your account hierarchy, at the entity, organization, portfolio, and user levels
- View transactions and positions by portfolio and wallet
- Provide read-only access to your third-party partners for further streamlining.
Custody - Store your assets with a highly secure crypto custodian:
- Retrieve wallets, corresponding transactions, and deposit instructions
- View balances by type and symbol
Custody-only users do not have access to Trading and Order Management APIs and features.
Technical Support
For technical support, see our Help Center. If you do not have a Coinbase Prime account or you’d like to learn more, get started here.
Updated 2 months ago