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Coinbase Commerce

Coinbase Commerce Checkouts API

Create and manage single-use hosted payment checkouts

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Coinbase Commerce Checkouts API is one of 4 APIs that Coinbase Commerce publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Checkouts. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 5 operations across 4 paths, and defines 10 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://business.coinbase.com/api/v1.

5 operations 4 paths 10 schemas 2 GET3 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1
Base URL
https://api.commerce.coinbase.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
Coinbase Developer Platform Support
License
Proprietary
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Coinbase Commerce Checkouts API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (BearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • BearerAuth — JWT signed with your CDP API Key Secret. See https://docs.cdp.coinbase.com/coinbase-business/authentication-authorization/api-key-authentication

Paths & Operations 5

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 2 GET, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Checkouts 5

Create and manage single-use hosted payment checkouts

POST
/checkouts
Create a checkout
createCheckout 1 param body → 201400401403429500
GET
/checkouts
List checkouts
listCheckouts 6 params → 200400401403429500
GET
/checkouts/{id}
Get a checkout
getCheckout 1 param → 200400401403404429500
POST
/checkouts/{id}/deactivate
Deactivate a checkout
deactivateCheckout 1 param → 200400401403404429500
POST
/checkouts/{id}/refund
Refund a checkout
refundCheckout 1 param body → 200400401403404429500

Schemas 10

The contract defines 10 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CheckoutObject (21 properties), Refund (11 properties), CreateCheckoutRequest (7 properties), Settlement (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
CheckoutListResponse
object
Paginated list of checkouts
2 properties
Refund
object
An individual refund record associated with a checkout
11 properties
CheckoutStatus
string
Payment lifecycle status of a checkout
RefundCheckoutResult
object
Result of a refund request
2 properties
RefundCheckoutRequest
object
3 properties 1 required
CheckoutResponse
object
Single checkout response wrapper
CheckoutObject
object
A hosted single-use payment checkout
21 properties 9 required
CreateCheckoutRequest
object
7 properties 2 required
Settlement
object
Fee breakdown for a completed payment settlement
4 properties

Specification

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Source

commerce-coinbase-checkouts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Coinbase Commerce publishes across the network.

Coinbase Commerce Charges API
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Coinbase Commerce Events API
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Coinbase Commerce Webhooks API
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API Details
ID
commerce-coinbase:commerce-coinbase-checkouts-api
Base URL
https://api.commerce.coinbase.com
Docs
https://commerce.coinbase.com/docs/api
Provider
Coinbase Commerce
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