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Exchange WebSocket Channels

Heartbeat Channel​

To receive heartbeat messages for specific products every second, subscribe to the heartbeat channel. Heartbeats include sequence numbers and last trade IDs that can be used to verify that no messages were missed.

// Request
{
    "type": "subscribe",
    "channels": [
        {
            "name": "heartbeat",
            "product_ids": [
                "ETH-EUR"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
// Heartbeat message
{
  "type": "heartbeat",
  "sequence": 90,
  "last_trade_id": 20,
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "time": "2014-11-07T08:19:28.464459Z"
}

Status Channel​

Order Size Properties Removed

The properties base_max_size, base_min_size, max_market_funds were removed on June 30. The property, min_market_funds, has been repurposed as the notional minimum size for limit orders. See the Changelog.

The status channel sends all products and currencies on a preset interval.

// Request
{
  "type": "subscribe",
  "channels": [{ "name": "status"}]
}
// Status Message
{
  "type": "status",
  "products": [
    {
      "id": "BTC-USD",
      "base_currency": "BTC",
      "quote_currency": "USD",
      "base_increment": "0.00000001",
      "quote_increment": "0.01",
      "display_name": "BTC-USD",
      "status": "online",
      "status_message": null,
      "min_market_funds": "10",
      "post_only": false,
      "limit_only": false,
      "cancel_only": false,
      "fx_stablecoin": false
    }
  ],
  "currencies": [
    {
      "id": "USD",
      "name": "United States Dollar",
      "display_name": "USD",
      "min_size": "0.01000000",
      "status": "online",
      "status_message": null,
      "max_precision": "0.01",
      "convertible_to": ["USDC"],
      "details": {},
      "default_network": "",
      "supported_networks": []
    },
    {
      "id": "USDC",
      "name": "USD Coin",
      "display_name": "USDC",
      "min_size": "0.00000100",
      "status": "online",
      "status_message": null,
      "max_precision": "0.000001",
      "convertible_to": ["USD"],
      "details": {},
      "default_network": "ethereum",
      "supported_networks": [
        {
          "id": "ethereum",
          "name": "Ethereum",
          "status": "online",
          "contract_address": "",
          "crypto_address_link": "https://etherscan.io/token/0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48?a={{address}}",
          "crypto_transaction_link": "https://etherscan.io/tx/0x{{txId}}",
          "min_withdrawal_amount": 0.001,
          "max_withdrawal_amount": 300000000,
          "network_confirmations": 14,
          "processing_time_seconds": 0,
          "destination_tag_regex": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "BTC",
      "name": "Bitcoin",
      "display_name": "BTC",
      "min_size":" 0.00000001",
      "status": "online",
      "status_message": null,
      "max_precision": "0.00000001",
      "convertible_to": [],
      "details": {},
      "default_network": "bitcoin",
      "supported_networks": [
        {
          "id": "bitcoin",
          "name": "Bitcoin",
          "status": "online",
          "contract_address": "",
          "crypto_address_link": "https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/address/{{address}}",
          "crypto_transaction_link": "https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/tx/{{txId}}",
          "min_withdrawal_amount": 0.0001,
          "max_withdrawal_amount": 2400,
          "network_confirmations": 2,
          "processing_time_seconds": 0,
          "destination_tag_regex": ""
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Auction Channel​

The auction channel sends information about the auction while the product is in auction mode.

Auction messages provide the most recent indicative quote disseminated during the auction. Indicative quote messages are sent on an interval basis (about once a second) during the collection phase of an auction. The indicative quote includes information about the tentative price and size affiliated with the completion.

The open price and size indicate the aggregate size of all the orders eligible for crossing, along with the price used for matching all the orders as the auction enters the opening state. The best bid and ask price and size fields indicate the anticipated BBO upon entering full trading or limit only after the matching has completed.

Because indicative quotes are sent on an interval, values are not firm. The price may change in between two quote updates: (1) in between two normal quote update intervals, or (2) in between the last normal quote update interval and the final indicative quote that occurs when the book transitions from auction mode to full trading.

See Get Product Book in the API Reference for more details on the level 1 book and products in auction mode.

// Request
{
  "type": "subscribe",
  "channels": [{ "name": "auctionfeed", "product_ids": ["LTC-USD"] }]
}
// Auction Message
{
    "type": "auction",
    "product_id": "LTC-USD",
    "sequence": 3262786978,
    "auction_state": "collection",
    "best_bid_price": "333.98",
    "best_bid_size": "4.39088265",
    "best_ask_price": "333.99",
    "best_ask_size": "25.23542881",
    "open_price": "333.99",
    "open_size": "0.193",
    "can_open": "yes",
    "timestamp": "2015-11-14T20:46:03.511254Z"
}

Matches Channel​

If you are only interested in match messages, you can subscribe to the matches channel. This is useful when you're consuming the remaining feed using the level2 channel.

After subscribing to the matches channel, the message type of the first message returned (and only the first message) is last_match, for example, "type": "last_match",

caution

Messages can be dropped from this channel. Use the heartbeat channel to track the last trade ID and fetch trades that you missed from the REST API.

RFQ Matches Channel​

The subscription message for the Request For Quote or rfq_matches channel does not require the product_ids field; otherwise, it is the same as all other WebSocket feed channels.

  • If product_ids is not sent, or sent as an empty string “”, or sent as "ALL”, the user receives rfq_matches for all products.
  • If product_ids is defined, the subscriber only receives rfq_matches for that product. The product specified must be a valid Coinbase product ID.
tip

Coinbase recommends submitting an empty list in the subscription request (and not specifying product_ids) to ensure you get all RFQ matches.

caution

If the user has an “ALL” subscription and subscribes to a specific product, that new subscription is denied.

// Subscription Request
{
  "type": "subscriptions",
  "channels": [
    {
      "name": "rfq_matches",
      "product_ids": [
        "",
      ],
    },
  ]
}
caution

The subscription message uses the plural product_ids, whereas RFQ messages use the singluar, product_id.

// RFQ Request
{
  "type": "rfq_match",
  "maker_order_id": "ac928c66-ca53-498f-9c13-a110027a60e8",
  "taker_order_id": "132fb6ae-456b-4654-b4e0-d681ac05cea1",
  "time": "2014-11-07T08:19:27.028459Z",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "size": "5.23512",
  "price": "400.23",
  "side": "sell"
}
info

See also the new FIX Request For Quote messages.

Ticker Channel​

The ticker channel provides real-time price updates every time a match happens. It batches updates in case of cascading matches, greatly reducing bandwidth requirements.

// Request
{
    "type": "subscribe",
    "product_ids": [
        "ETH-USD",
        "BTC-USD"
    ],
    "channels": ["ticker"]
}
// Ticker messsage
{
  "type": "ticker",
  "sequence": 37475248783,
  "product_id": "ETH-USD",
  "price": "1285.22",
  "open_24h": "1310.79",
  "volume_24h": "245532.79269678",
  "low_24h": "1280.52",
  "high_24h": "1313.8",
  "volume_30d": "9788783.60117027",
  "best_bid": "1285.04",
  "best_bid_size": "0.46688654",
  "best_ask": "1285.27",
  "best_ask_size": "1.56637040",
  "side": "buy",
  "time": "2022-10-19T23:28:22.061769Z",
  "trade_id": 370843401,
  "last_size": "11.4396987"
}

Ticker Batch Channel​

The ticker_batch channel provides latest price updates every 5000 milliseconds (5 seconds) if there is a change. It has the same JSON message schema as the ticker channel.

info

The ticker_1000 channel was renamed ticker_batch but you can use either name when subscribing.

// Request
{
    "type": "subscribe",
    "product_ids": [
        "ETH-USD",
        "BTC-USD"
    ],
    "channels": ["ticker_batch"]
}

Full Channel​

The full channel provides real-time updates on orders and trades. These updates can be applied to a level3 order book snapshot to maintain an accurate and up-to-date copy of the exchange order book.

To maintain an up-to-date level3 order book:

  1. Send a subscribe message for the product(s) of interest and the full channel.
  2. Queue any messages received over the websocket stream.
  3. Make a REST request for the order book snapshot from the REST feed.
  4. Playback queued messages, discarding sequence numbers before or equal to the snapshot sequence number.
  5. Apply playback messages to the snapshot as needed (see below).
  6. After playback is complete, apply real-time stream messages as they arrive.
info

All open and match messages always result in a change to the order book. Not all done or change messages result in changing the order book. These messages are sent for received orders which are not yet on the order book. Do not alter the order book for such messages, otherwise your order book will be incorrect.

The following messages are sent over the websocket stream in JSON format when subscribing to the full channel:

Received​

A valid order has been received and is now active.

This message is emitted for every single valid order as soon as the matching engine receives it, whether it fills immediately or not.

The received message does not indicate a resting order on the order book. The received message indicates that a new incoming order has been accepted by the matching engine for processing. Received orders may cause match message to follow if they are able to begin being filled (taker behavior).

Self-trade prevention may also trigger change messages to follow if the order size needs to be adjusted. Orders that are not fully filled or that are canceled due to self-trade prevention, result in an open message and become resting orders on the order book.

Market orders (indicated by the order_type field) may have an optional funds field which indicates how much quote currency is used to buy or sell. For example, a funds field of 100.00 for the BTC-USD product would indicate a purchase of up to 100.00 USD worth of bitcoin.

caution

client-oid is only available in the authenticated full channel and the user channel (which is also authenticated). You can only see your own client-oid.

Received message for limit order:

{
  "type": "received",
  "time": "2014-11-07T08:19:27.028459Z",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "sequence": 10,
  "order_id": "d50ec984-77a8-460a-b958-66f114b0de9b",
  "size": "1.34",
  "price": "502.1",
  "side": "buy",
  "order_type": "limit",
  "client-oid": "d50ec974-76a2-454b-66f135b1ea8c"
}

Received message for market order:

{
  "type": "received",
  "time": "2014-11-09T08:19:27.028459Z",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "sequence": 12,
  "order_id": "dddec984-77a8-460a-b958-66f114b0de9b",
  "funds": "3000.234",
  "side": "buy",
  "order_type": "market",
  "client-oid": "d50ec974-76a2-454b-66f135b1ea8c"
}

Open​

The order is now open on the order book.

This message is only sent for orders that are not fully filled immediately. remaining_size indicates how much of the order is unfilled and going on the book.

info

There is no open message for orders that are filled immediately. And there is no open message for market orders since they are filled immediately.

{
  "type": "open",
  "time": "2014-11-07T08:19:27.028459Z",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "sequence": 10,
  "order_id": "d50ec984-77a8-460a-b958-66f114b0de9b",
  "price": "200.2",
  "remaining_size": "1.00",
  "side": "sell"
}

Done​

The order is no longer on the order book.

This message is sent for all orders for which there was a received message and can result from an order being canceled or filled.

There are no more messages for an order_id after a done message. remaining_size indicates how much of the order went unfilled; this is 0 for filled orders.

market orders do not have a remaining_size or price field as they are never on the open order book at a given price.

info

A done message is sent for received orders that are fully filled or canceled due to self-trade prevention. There are no open messages for such orders. done messages for orders that are not on the book should be ignored when maintaining a real-time order book.

{
  "type": "done",
  "time": "2014-11-07T08:19:27.028459Z",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "sequence": 10,
  "price": "200.2",
  "order_id": "d50ec984-77a8-460a-b958-66f114b0de9b",
  "reason": "filled", // or "canceled"
  "side": "sell",
  "remaining_size": "0"
}

Cancel Reason​

Done messages with reason=canceled (that are authenticated and that originated with you the user) return the reason in the cancel_reason field:

Supported cancel reasons are:

101:Time In Force
102:Self Trade Prevention
103:Admin
104:Price Bound Order Protection
105:Insufficient Funds
106:Insufficient Liquidity
107:Broker

Match​

A trade occurred between two orders.

The aggressor or taker order is the one executing immediately after being received and the maker order is a resting order on the book.

The side field indicates the maker order side. If the side is sell this indicates the maker was a sell order and the match is considered an up-tick. A buy side match is a down-tick.

{
  "type": "match",
  "trade_id": 10,
  "sequence": 50,
  "maker_order_id": "ac928c66-ca53-498f-9c13-a110027a60e8",
  "taker_order_id": "132fb6ae-456b-4654-b4e0-d681ac05cea1",
  "time": "2014-11-07T08:19:27.028459Z",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "size": "5.23512",
  "price": "400.23",
  "side": "sell"
}

If authenticated, and you were the taker, the message would also have the following fields:

{
  ...
  "taker_user_id": "5844eceecf7e803e259d0365",
  "user_id": "5844eceecf7e803e259d0365",
  "taker_profile_id": "765d1549-9660-4be2-97d4-fa2d65fa3352",
  "profile_id": "765d1549-9660-4be2-97d4-fa2d65fa3352",
  "taker_fee_rate": "0.005"
}

Similarly, if you were the maker, the message would have the following:

{
  ...
  "maker_user_id": "5f8a07f17b7a102330be40a3",
  "user_id": "5f8a07f17b7a102330be40a3",
  "maker_profile_id": "7aa6b75c-0ff1-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002",
  "profile_id": "7aa6b75c-0ff1-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002",
  "maker_fee_rate": "0.001"
}

Change​

An order has changed.

A change message can be the result of either a Self-trade Prevention (STP) or a Modify Order Request:

info

Modify Order Request adds three new fields: new_price, old_price, reason. See also FIX Modify Order Request (G).

  • A Self-trade Prevention adjusts the order size or available funds (and can only decrease).
  • A Modify Order Request adjusts the order size or price.

change messages are sent anytime an order changes in size or price. This includes:

  • Orders that are open (resting)
  • Orders that are received but not yet open.
  • Market orders with funds changed from a Self-trade Prevention control.
info

If you are building a real-time order book, you can ignore change messages for received but not yet open orders.

If you are building from a level2 book, the side and price fields to indicate whether the change message is relevant. STP Change messages for limit orders always have a price specified. STP change messages for market orders have no price (null) and a decrease in order size.

Example of a change message from a Self-trade Prevention action:

STP messages have a new reason field and continue to use the price field (not new_price and old_price).

{
  "type": "change",
  "reason":"STP",
  "time": "2014-11-07T08:19:27.028459Z",
  "sequence": 80,
  "order_id": "ac928c66-ca53-498f-9c13-a110027a60e8",
  "side": "sell",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "old_size": "12.234412",
  "new_size": "5.23512",
  "price": "400.23"
}

Example of a change message from a Modify Order Request:

Modify Order messages add three new fields: new_price, old_price, reason.

{
  "type": "change",
  "reason":"modify_order",
  "time": "2022-06-06T22:55:43.433114Z",
  "sequence": 24753,
  "order_id": "c3f16063-77b1-408f-a743-88b7bc20cdcd",
  "side": "buy",
  "product_id": "ETH-USD",
  "old_size": "80",
  "new_size": "80",
  "old_price": "7",
  "new_price": "6"
}

Activate​

An activate message is sent when a stop order is placed.

When the stop is triggered the order is placed and goes through the order lifecycle.

{
  "type": "activate",
  "product_id": "test-product",
  "timestamp": "1483736448.299000",
  "user_id": "12",
  "profile_id": "30000727-d308-cf50-7b1c-c06deb1934fc",
  "order_id": "7b52009b-64fd-0a2a-49e6-d8a939753077",
  "stop_type": "entry",
  "side": "buy",
  "stop_price": "80",
  "size": "2",
  "funds": "50",
  "private": true
}

User Channel​

The user channel is a version of the full channel and only contains messages that include the authenticated user. Consequently, you need to be authenticated to receive any messages.

caution

Modify Order Request is a new feature that affects the Full Channel, Change message, and by extension, the User channel.

Level2 Channel​

The level2 channel guarantees delivery of all updates and is the easiest way to keep a snapshot of the order book. This channel also reduces the overhead required when consuming the full channel.

// Request
{
    "type": "subscribe",
    "channels": ["level2"],
    "product_ids": [
        "ETH-USD",
        "BTC-USD"
    ]
}
tip

The Level2 Batch Channel does not require authenticaion and delivers Level 2 data in batches every 50 milliseconds.

The level2 channel sends a message with the type snapshot and the corresponding product_id. The properties bids and asks are arrays of [price, size] tuples and represent the entire order book.

{
  "type": "snapshot",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "bids": [["10101.10", "0.45054140"]],
  "asks": [["10102.55", "0.57753524"]]
}

Subsequent updates have the type l2update. The changes property of l2updates is an array with [side, price, size] tuples. The time property of l2update is the time of the event as recorded by our trading engine.

Single changes Array​
{
  "type": "l2update",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "time": "2019-08-14T20:42:27.265Z",
  "changes": [
    [
      "buy",
      "10101.80000000",
      "0.162567"
    ]
  ]
}
Multiple changes Arrays​
{
  "type": "l2update",
  "product_id": "BTC-USD",
  "changes": [
    [
      "buy",
      "22356.270000",
      "0.00000000"
    ],
    [
      "buy",
      "22356.300000",
      "1.00000000"
    ]
  ],
  "time": "2022-08-04T15:25:05.010758Z"
}
info

The size property is the updated size at the price level, not a delta. A size of "0" indicates the price level can be removed.

Level2 Batch Channel​

The level2_batch channel sends batches of level2 messages every 50 milliseconds (0.05 seconds). It has the same JSON message schema as the level2 channel. The time field correlates to the most recent message in the batch.

tip

The level2_batch channel lets you receive level2 data without authenticating. You get the same benefits while minimizing traffic.

// Request
{
    "type": "subscribe",
    "product_ids": [
        "ETH-USD",
        "BTC-USD"
    ],
    "channels": ["level2_batch"]
}
info

The level2_50 channel was renamed level2_batch but you can use either when subscribing.

Level3 Channel​

The level3 channel is a compact version of the Full channel. It conveys all of the same data in a compact message structure that requires less bandwidth with potentially more efficient client side parsing.

// Subscribe request
{
    "type": "subscribe",
    "channels": ["level3"],
    "product_ids": [
        "ETH-USD",
        "BTC-USD"
    ]
}

L3 Schema​

On subscribe, the first response returns a level3 schema with the structure for each message type. The schema is not repeated.

Level3 Message Structures

You should process level3 message structures before parsing the subsequent messages. While the schema should not change, it may.

Expand to view the full level3 schema
{
  "type": "level3",
  "schema": {
    "change": [
      "type",
      "product_id",
      "sequence",
      "order_id",
      "price",
      "size",
      "time"
    ],
    "done": [
      "type",
      "product_id",
      "sequence",
      "order_id",
      "time"
    ],
    "match": [
      "type",
      "product_id",
      "sequence",
      "maker_order_id",
      "taker_order_id",
      "price",
      "size",
      "time"
    ],
    "noop": [
      "type",
      "product_id",
      "sequence",
      "time"
    ],
    "open": [
      "type",
      "product_id",
      "sequence",
      "order_id",
      "side",
      "price",
      "size",
      "time"
    ]
  }
}

Subsequent messages for each type pack the data into an array with a structure as defined in the initial response, for example:

[
  "open",
  "BTC-USD",
  "57560479456",
  "12aca6e0-7400-418a-9e59-c0020a3bf8cc",
  "buy",
  "27268.09",
  "0.02",
  "2023-03-28T23:24:03.185394Z"
]

Balance Channel​

Known Issue with Updates

There is currently a known issue where updates may be delayed or missing. We are actively working on a resolution. In the meantime, you can continue to rely on our REST API endpoints.

The balance channel tracks account balance updates, which is useful for checking the holds and available balance on your account. It does not track every update. Authentication is required.

Clients are recommended to subscribe to this channel for accounts with frequent balance changes as accounts without any changes do not receive updates.

Fields​

A response from the channel includes the following fields:

{
  "type": "balance",
  "account_id": "d50ec984-77a8-460a-b958-66f114b0de9b",
  "currency": "USD",
  "holds": "1000.23",                      // funds locked in account
  "available": "102030.99",                // balance available for trading
  "updated": "2023-10-10T20:42:27.265Z",   // when last balance change is observed
  "timestamp": "2023-10-10T20:42:29.265Z"  // when message is sent from websocket
}

Subscribe​

Clients can subscribe to this channel using the following subscribe messages:

Example 1​
{
  "type": "subscribe",
  "channels": [
    {
      "name": "balance",
      "account_ids": [
        "d50ec984-77a8-460a-b958-66f114b0de9b",
        "d50ec984-77a8-460a-b958-66f114b0de9a"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
Example 2​
{
  "type": "subscribe",
  "channels": [
    "balance"
  ],
  "account_ids": [
    "d50ec984-77a8-460a-b958-66f114b0de9b",
    "d50ec984-77a8-460a-b958-66f114b0de9a"
  ]
}
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