Business Onboarding

Some CDP APIs require business onboarding. Learn why, how, and which endpoints become available after onboarding.

Overview

CDP offers two distinct sets of APIs that serve different use cases:

• Non-custodial APIs: User Wallets, API Key Wallets, Onramp, and related tools. Available to any CDP entity immediately after signing up.
• Custodial APIs: Transfers between custodied accounts, trading orders, payment acceptance, financial reporting, and more. These require a verified business account linked to CDP.

How to onboard

1. Create a CDP entity

   Sign up at portal.cdp.coinbase.com and create your entity. At this point you have access to the self-custody APIs only.

2. Sign up for Coinbase Prime or Coinbase Business

   • Coinbase Business: Sign up at coinbase.com/business if you are a small to mid-sized business.
   • Coinbase Prime: Apply at prime.coinbase.com if you are a large organization or institution.

   Both processes require business documentation such as incorporation certificates, beneficial owner information, and proof of address.

   After signing up, all the custodial API endpoints become available to access.

3. Link your account to CDP to leverage the custodial API endpoints

   Once your Prime or Business account is approved, switch to CDP and navigate to the Accounts page in the CDP portal:

   1. Click Link account.
   2. Select the accounts you want to make available in CDP.
4. Start using the custodial APIs

   Once you’ve done business onboarding and have linked an account, all the custodial APIs are ready for you to fully leverage.

API endpoints requiring business onboarding

Accounts

Accounts represent custodied assets in CDP. You can create accounts directly via the CDP API, or link existing accounts from Coinbase Prime or Coinbase Business.

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/v2/accounts	List all accounts
POST	/v2/accounts	Create an account
GET	/v2/accounts/{accountId}	Get an account by ID
GET	/v2/accounts/{accountId}/balances	List balances for an account
GET	/v2/accounts/{accountId}/balances/{asset}	Get balance for a specific asset
GET	/v2/accounts/{accountId}/network-capabilities	Get network capabilities for an account
GET	/v2/accounts-with-link-status	List accounts with their link status
GET	/v2/accounts/linkable	List Prime or Business accounts available to link
POST	/v2/accounts/link	Link a Prime or Business account to CDP
POST	/v2/accounts/{accountId}/unlink	Unlink an account from CDP (Prime only)

Deposit Destinations

Inbound deposit addresses attached to your accounts, used to receive crypto from external sources.

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/v2/deposit-destinations	List deposit destinations
POST	/v2/deposit-destinations	Create a deposit destination
GET	/v2/deposit-destinations/{depositDestinationId}	Get a deposit destination by ID

Transfers

Move funds between your accounts.

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/v2/transfers	Create a transfer
GET	/v2/transfers	List transfers
GET	/v2/transfers/{transferId}	Get a transfer by ID
POST	/v2/transfers/{transferId}/execute	Execute a quoted transfer
POST	/v2/transfers/{transferId}/travel-rule	Submit travel rule information for a deposit

Payment Methods

External financial instruments (Fedwire, SWIFT, SEPA) linked to your Prime accounts. Currently only supported for Coinbase Prime.

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/v2/payment-methods	List payment methods
GET	/v2/payment-methods/{paymentMethodId}	Get a payment method by ID

Support

For questions about onboarding to Coinbase Prime, visit prime.coinbase.com or contact your Coinbase relationship manager.

For questions about Coinbase Business, visit coinbase.com/business or reach out via the CDP Discord.