Wallet API: Sells (Deprecated)

Deprecating Buys & Sells APIs on Nov 30

On November 30, the Sign in with Coinbase v2 Buys and Sells APIs are being deprecated.

To create new buys/sells, use v3 Advanced Trade APIs.
To view existing orders, use v2 SIWC Transaction API.

Deprecated API		Recommended API
Place Buy Order / Place Sell Order		Create Order
List Buys / List Sells		List Transactions
Show Buy / Show Sell		Show Transaction

Note: To expand all available resources, pass expand=all.

cURL example: https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/{AccountId}/transactions?expand[]=sell&expand[]=buy
Replace AccountId with your real Account ID to retrieve the fees.

Table of Endpoints

Name	Method	Endpoint	Scope
Place Sell Order	POST	`/v2/accounts/:account_id/sells/:sell_id/commit`	`wallet:sells:create`
Commit Sell	POST	`/v2/accounts/:account_id/sells/:sell_id/commit`	`wallet:sells:create`
List Sells	GET	`/v2/accounts/:account_id/sells`	`wallet:sells:read`
Show Sell	GET	`/v2/accounts/:account_id/sells/:sell_id`	`wallet:sells:read`

Overview

The Sell resource represents any Coinbase supported asset using a payment method (either a bank or a fiat account). Each committed sell also has an associated transaction.

Sells can be started with commit: false which is useful when displaying the confirmation for a sell. These sells will never complete and receive an associated transaction unless they are committed separately.

Parameter	Description
`id` string	Resource ID
`status` string, enumerable	Status of the sell. Valid values: `created`, `completed`, `canceled`
`payment_method` hash	Associated payment method (e.g., a bank, fiat account)
`transaction` hash	Associated transaction (e.g., a bank, fiat account)
`amount` money hash	Amount of any supported asset
`total` money hash	Fiat amount with fees
`subtotal` money hash	Fiat amount without fees
`fee` money hash	Fees associated to this sell
`created_at` timestamp
`updated_at` timestamp
`resource` string, constant sell
`resource_path` string
`committed` boolean	Has this sell been committed?
`instant` boolean	Was this sell executed instantly?
`payout_at` timestamp, optional	When a sell isn't executed instantly, it receives a payout date for the time it will be executed

Example Sell Resource

{
  "id": "67e0eaec-07d7-54c4-a72c-2e92826897df",
  "status": "completed",
  "payment_method": {
    "id": "83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559",
    "resource": "payment_method",
    "resource_path": "/v2/payment-methods/83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559"
  },
  "transaction": {
    "id": "441b9494-b3f0-5b98-b9b0-4d82c21c252a",
    "resource": "transaction",
    "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/transactions/441b9494-b3f0-5b98-b9b0-4d82c21c252a"
  },
  "amount": {
    "amount": "1.00000000",
    "currency": "BTC"
  },
  "total": {
    "amount": "9.75",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "subtotal": {
    "amount": "9.90",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "created_at": "2015-01-31T20:49:02Z",
  "updated_at": "2015-02-11T16:54:02-08:00",
  "resource": "sell",
  "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/sells/67e0eaec-07d7-54c4-a72c-2e92826897df",
  "committed": true,
  "instant": false,
  "fee": {
    "amount": "0.15",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "payout_at": "2015-02-18T16:54:00-08:00"
}

Place Sell Order

Sells a user-defined amount of any Coinbase supported asset.

You can define sell amounts with either the amount or total parameter:

amount sells the amount in the defined asset. It's recommended that you use a cryptocurrency as the currency value, but if you specify a fiat currency, the amount is converted.
total credits the defined total value, and after fees are taken out, sells the remaining amount of the defined asset. It's recommended that you use the currency of the payment method as the currency parameter, but if you specify a different currency, the amount is converted.

Given the price of digital currency depends on the time of the call and amount of the sell, it's recommended to use the commit: false parameter to create an uncommitted sell to get a quote and then to commit that with a separate request.

If you need to query the sell price without locking in the sell, you can use quote: true option. This returns an unsaved sell and unlike commit: false, this sell can't be completed. This option is useful when you need to show the detailed sell price quote for the user when they are filling a form or similar situation.

HTTP Request

POST https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/:account_id/sells

Scopes

wallet:sells:create

Arguments

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`amount`	string	Required	Sell amount
`total`	string	Optional	Sell amount with fees (alternative to `amount`)
`currency`	string	Required	Currency for the `amount`
`payment_method`	string	Optional	ID of the payment method for the sell. Payment methods can be listed using the `GET /payment-methods` API call
`agree_btc_amount_varies`	boolean	Optional	Whether or not you would still like to sell if you have to wait for your money to arrive to lock in a price
`commit`	boolean	Optional	If `false`, this sell will not be immediately completed. Use the `commit` call to complete it. Default value: `true`
`quote`	boolean	Optional	If `true`, response will return an unsave sell for detailed price quote. Default value: `false`

Examples

Request

Shell
Ruby
Python
JavaScript

curl https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/82de7fcd-db72-5085-8ceb-bee19303080b/sells /
  -X POST \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer abd90df5f27a7b170cd775abf89d632b350b7c1c9d53e08b340cd9832ce52c2c' \
  -d '{
    "amount": "10",
    "currency": "BTC",
    "payment_method": "83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559"
  }'

require 'coinbase/wallet'
client = Coinbase::Wallet::Client.new(api_key: <api key>, api_secret: <api secret>)

sell = client.sell('2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede',
                   {"amount" => "10",
                    "currency" => "BTC",
                    "payment_method" => "83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559"})

from coinbase.wallet.client import Client
client = Client(<api_key>, <api_secret>)

sell = client.sell('2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede',
                   amount="10",
                   currency="BTC",
                   payment_method="83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559")

var Client = require("coinbase").Client;

var client = new Client({ apiKey: "API KEY", apiSecret: "API SECRET" });

client.getAccount(
  "2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede",
  function (err, account) {
    account.sell(
      {
        amount: "10",
        currency: "BTC",
        payment_method: "83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559",
      },
      function (err, tx) {
        console.log(tx);
      }
    );
  }
);

Response (201)

{
  "data": {
    "id": "a333743d-184a-5b5b-abe8-11612fc44ab5",
    "status": "created",
    "payment_method": {
      "id": "83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559",
      "resource": "payment_method",
      "resource_path": "/v2/payment-methods/83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559"
    },
    "transaction": {
      "id": "763d1401-fd17-5a18-852a-9cca5ac2f9c0",
      "resource": "transaction",
      "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/transactions/763d1401-fd17-5a18-852a-9cca5ac2f9c0"
    },
    "amount": {
      "amount": "10.00000000",
      "currency": "BTC"
    },
    "total": {
      "amount": "98.01",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "subtotal": {
      "amount": "99.00",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "created_at": "2015-04-01T18:43:37-07:00",
    "updated_at": "2015-04-01T18:43:37-07:00",
    "resource": "sell",
    "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/sells/a333743d-184a-5b5b-abe8-11612fc44ab5",
    "committed": true,
    "instant": false,
    "fee": {
      "amount": "10.1",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "payout_at": "2015-04-07T18:43:37-07:00"
  }
}

Commit Sell

Completes a sell that is created in commit: false state.

If the exchange rate has changed since the sell was created, this call will fail with the error “The exchange rate updated while you were waiting. The new total is shown below”.

The sell's total will also be updated. You can repeat the /commit call to accept the new values and commit the sell at the new rates.

HTTP Request

POST https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/:account_id/sells/:sell_id/commit

Scopes

wallet:sells:create

Arguments

None

Examples

Request

Shell
Ruby
Python
JavaScript

curl https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/82de7fcd-db72-5085-8ceb-bee19303080b/sells/a333743d-184a-5b5b-abe8-11612fc44ab5/commit \
  -X POST \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer abd90df5f27a7b170cd775abf89d632b350b7c1c9d53e08b340cd9832ce52c2c'

require 'coinbase/wallet'
client = Coinbase::Wallet::Client.new(api_key: <api key>, api_secret: <api secret>)

sell = client.commit_sell('2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede',
                          'a333743d-184a-5b5b-abe8-11612fc44ab5')

from coinbase.wallet.client import Client
client = Client(<api_key>, <api_secret>)

sell = client.commit_sell('2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede',
                          'a333743d-184a-5b5b-abe8-11612fc44ab5')

var Client = require("coinbase").Client;

var client = new Client({ apiKey: "API KEY", apiSecret: "API SECRET" });

client.getAccount(
  "2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede",
  function (err, account) {
    account.getSell("a333743d-184a-5b5b-abe8-11612fc44ab5", function (err, tx) {
      tx.commit(function (err, resp) {
        console.log(resp);
      });
    });
  }
);

Response (200)

{
  "data": {
    "id": "a333743d-184a-5b5b-abe8-11612fc44ab5",
    "status": "created",
    "payment_method": {
      "id": "83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559",
      "resource": "payment_method",
      "resource_path": "/v2/payment-methods/83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559"
    },
    "transaction": {
      "id": "763d1401-fd17-5a18-852a-9cca5ac2f9c0",
      "resource": "transaction",
      "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/transactions763d1401-fd17-5a18-852a-9cca5ac2f9c0"
    },
    "amount": {
      "amount": "10.00000000",
      "currency": "BTC"
    },
    "total": {
      "amount": "98.01",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "subtotal": {
      "amount": "99.00",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "created_at": "2015-04-01T18:43:37-07:00",
    "updated_at": "2015-04-01T18:43:37-07:00",
    "resource": "sell",
    "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/sells/a333743d-184a-5b5b-abe8-11612fc44ab5",
    "committed": true,
    "instant": false,
    "fee": {
      "amount": "10.1",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "payout_at": "2015-04-07T18:43:37-07:00"
  }
}

List Sells

Lists sells for an account.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/:account_id/sells

Scopes

wallet:sells:read

Examples

Request

Shell
Ruby
Python
JavaScript

curl https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/sells /
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer abd90df5f27a7b170cd775abf89d632b350b7c1c9d53e08b340cd9832ce52c2c'

require 'coinbase/wallet'
client = Coinbase::Wallet::Client.new(api_key: <api key>, api_secret: <api secret>)

sells = client.list_sells('2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede')

from coinbase.wallet.client import Client
client = Client(<api_key>, <api_secret>)

txs = client.get_sells('2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede')

var Client = require("coinbase").Client;

var client = new Client({ apiKey: "API KEY", apiSecret: "API SECRET" });

client.getAccount(
  "2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede",
  function (err, account) {
    account.getSells(function (err, txs) {
      console.log(txs);
    });
  }
);

Response

{
  "pagination": {
    "ending_before": null,
    "starting_after": null,
    "limit": 25,
    "order": "desc",
    "previous_uri": null,
    "next_uri": null
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "9e14d574-30fa-5d85-b02c-6be0d851d61d",
      "status": "created",
      "payment_method": {
        "id": "83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559",
        "resource": "payment_method",
        "resource_path": "/v2/payment-methods/83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559"
      },
      "transaction": {
        "id": "4117f7d6-5694-5b36-bc8f-847509850ea4",
        "resource": "transaction",
        "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/transactions/4117f7d6-5694-5b36-bc8f-847509850ea4"
      },
      "amount": {
        "amount": "10.00000000",
        "currency": "BTC"
      },
      "total": {
        "amount": "98.01",
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "subtotal": {
        "amount": "99.00",
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "created_at": "2015-03-26T23:43:59-07:00",
      "updated_at": "2015-03-26T23:44:09-07:00",
      "resource": "sell",
      "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/sells/9e14d574-30fa-5d85-b02c-6be0d851d61d",
      "committed": true,
      "instant": false,
      "fee": {
        "amount": "10.1",
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "payout_at": "2015-04-01T23:43:59-07:00"
    }
  ]
}

Show Sell

Show an individual sell.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/:account_id/sells/:sell_id

Scopes

wallet:sells:read

Examples

Request

Shell
Ruby
Python
JavaScript

curl https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/sells/dd3183eb-af1d-5f5d-a90d-cbff946435ff /
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer abd90df5f27a7b170cd775abf89d632b350b7c1c9d53e08b340cd9832ce52c2c'

require 'coinbase/wallet'
client = Coinbase::Wallet::Client.new(api_key: <api key>, api_secret: <api secret>)

sell = client.list_sell('2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede',
                        'dd3183eb-af1d-5f5d-a90d-cbff946435ff')

from coinbase.wallet.client import Client
client = Client(<api_key>, <api_secret>)

sell = client.get_sell('2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede',
                       'dd3183eb-af1d-5f5d-a90d-cbff946435ff')

var Client = require("coinbase").Client;

var client = new Client({ apiKey: "API KEY", apiSecret: "API SECRET" });

client.getAccount(
  "2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede",
  function (err, account) {
    account.getSell("dd3183eb-af1d-5f5d-a90d-cbff946435ff", function (err, tx) {
      console.log(tx);
    });
  }
);

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "9e14d574-30fa-5d85-b02c-6be0d851d61d",
    "status": "created",
    "payment_method": {
      "id": "83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559",
      "resource": "payment_method",
      "resource_path": "/v2/payment-methods/83562370-3e5c-51db-87da-752af5ab9559"
    },
    "transaction": {
      "id": "4117f7d6-5694-5b36-bc8f-847509850ea4",
      "resource": "transaction",
      "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/transactions/4117f7d6-5694-5b36-bc8f-847509850ea4"
    },
    "amount": {
      "amount": "10.00000000",
      "currency": "BTC"
    },
    "total": {
      "amount": "98.01",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "subtotal": {
      "amount": "99.00",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "created_at": "2015-03-26T23:43:59-07:00",
    "updated_at": "2015-03-26T23:44:09-07:00",
    "resource": "sell",
    "resource_path": "/v2/accounts/2bbf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659ede/buys/9e14d574-30fa-5d85-b02c-6be0d851d61d",
    "committed": true,
    "instant": false,
    "fee": {
      "amount": "10.1",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "payout_at": "2015-04-01T23:43:59-07:00"
  }
}

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Table of Endpoints​

Overview​

Example Sell Resource​

Place Sell Order​

HTTP Request​

Scopes​

Arguments​

Examples​

Request​

Response (201)​

Commit Sell​

HTTP Request​

Scopes​

Arguments​

Examples​

Request​

Response (200)​

List Sells​

HTTP Request​

Scopes​

Examples​

Request​

Response​

Show Sell​

HTTP Request​

Scopes​

Examples​

Request​

Response​

Table of Endpoints

Overview

Example Sell Resource

Place Sell Order

HTTP Request

Scopes

Arguments

Examples

Request

Response (201)

Commit Sell

HTTP Request

Scopes

Arguments

Examples

Request

Response (200)

List Sells

HTTP Request

Scopes

Examples

Request

Response

Show Sell

HTTP Request

Scopes

Examples

Request

Response