Connecting your Coinbase account through the API

A step-by-step guide for connecting your Coinbase account to Recap

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Written by Daniel Howitt
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Recap supports direct integration with Coinbase via read-only APIs. Once connected, Recap will retrieve all of your transaction history and set up a real-time connection to your account. 

Step 1 - Create your API Keys in Coinbase

  1. Select your account icon in the top right and click Settings on the drop-down menu. (Or navigate here)

  2. Click API and then select New Legacy API Key. (You may need to input 2FA authentication to access). It is essential that you select Legacy at this point and not the new Developer Platform option.

  3. Select all accounts and check all API permissions ending in :read, then click the Create button. For your security, do not select any that do not end in :read.

Step 2 - Connect your Coinbase Account in Recap

  1. In Accounts, click the Add Account button, then select Exchange API, then Coinbase.

  2. Give your account a name.

  3. Enter the API Key and API Secret that you created in Step 1 and click Next.

  4. Your Coinbase account card will be created and your data will start to be fetched. Please allow some time for us to retrieve the data - if you have a very large account history, this could take up to 5 minutes.

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