Countries & Currencies

Countries & payment methods

The Config API endpoint returns the current countries (states) supported by Coinbase Onramp and the payment methods available in each region. Clients can call this API periodically and cache the response so that they know which users to serve Onramp. Today, Coinbase operates in 90+ countries and this gets updated as we grow! See FAQ for an overview.

Call the Onramp Config API to get the current list of countries and payment methods supported by Coinbase Onramp.

Response Fields

The Onramp Config API returns a JSON response including the following fields.

Name	Description
countries	A list of supported countries, represented by their ISO 3166-1 two digit country code. Each country contains a list of payment method types available in that country; for the US it also contains a list of supported states.

Example Request/Response

Request (cURL)

cdpcurl -k /tmp/cdp_api_key.json 'https://api.developer.coinbase.com/onramp/v1/buy/config'

Response 200 (JSON)

{
  "data": {
    "countries": [
      {
        "id": "US",
        "subdivisions": ["CA","NY","WA"],
        "payment_methods": [
          {
            "id": "CARD",
          },
          {
            "id": "ACH_BANK_ACCOUNT",
          },
        ],
      },
      {
        "id": "CA",
        "subdivisions": []
        "payment_methods": [
          {
            "id": "CARD",
          },
        ],
      },
    ],
  }
}

Fiat currencies and crypto assets supported

The Onramp Options API returns the supported fiat currencies and available crypto assets that can be passed into the Onramp Quote API.

Request Parameters

Name	Req	Description
country	Y	ISO 3166-1 two-digit country code string representing the purchasing user’s country of residence, e.g., US.
subdivision	N	ISO 3166-2 two-digit country subdivision code representing the purchasing user’s subdivision of residence within their country, e.g. NY. Required if the country=“US” because certain states (e.g., NY) have state specific asset restrictions.

Response Fields

The Onramp Options API returns a JSON response including the following fields.

Name	Description
payment_currencies	List of supported fiat currencies that can be exchanged for crypto on Onramp in the given location. Each currency contains a list of available payment methods, with min and max transaction limits for that currency.
purchase_currencies	List of available crypto assets that can be bought on Onramp in the given location.

Example Request/Response

Request (cURL)

cdpcurl -k /tmp/cdp_api_key.json 'https://api.developer.coinbase.com/onramp/v1/buy/options?country=US&subdivision=NY'

Response 200 (JSON)

{
  "data": {
    "payment_currencies": [
      {
        "id": "USD",
        "payment_method_limits": [
          {
            "id": "card",
            "min": "10.00",
            "max": "7500.00",
          },
          {
            "id": "ach_bank_account",
            "min": "10.00",
            "max": "25000.00",
          },
        ],
      },
    ],
    "purchase_currencies": [
      {
        "id": "2b92315d-eab7-5bef-84fa-089a131333f5",
        "name": "USD Coin",
        "symbol": "USDC",
        "networks": [
          {
            "name": "ethereum-mainnet",
            "display_name": "Ethereum",
            "chain_id": "1",
            "contract_address": "0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48",
          },
          {
            "name": "polygon-mainnet",
            "display_name": "Polygon",
            "chain_id": "137",
            "contract_address": "0x2791Bca1f2de4661ED88A30C99A7a9449Aa84174",
          },
        ]
      }
    ],
  }
}