Send Crypto

Table of Endpoints

Name	Method	Endpoint	Legacy Scope
Send Money	POST	/v2/accounts/:account_id/transactions	wallet:transactions:send

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

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
type, constant send	string	Required	Type send is required when sending money
to	string	Required	A blockchain address, or email of the recipient
amount	string	Required	Amount to be sent
currency	string	Required	Currency of the amount
description	string	Optional	Notes to be included in the email to the recipient
skip_notifications	boolean	Optional	Don’t send notification emails for small amounts (e.g., tips)
idem	string	Optional	[Recommended] A UUIDv4 token to ensure idempotence.
destination_tag	string	Optional	For select currencies, destination_tag or memo indicates the beneficiary or destination
network	string	Optional	Network to be sent on for a blockchain address send. Defaults to the currency’s default network.
travel_rule_data	object	Optional	Visit the Guide for more details

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Examples

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"
    }
  }
}