Exchange Sandbox

A public sandbox is available for testing API connectivity and web trading.

Sandbox is subset

The sandbox hosts a subset of the production order books and supports all exchange functionality except Transfers. You can add unlimited fake funds for testing.

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Login sessions and API keys are separate from production. Log into the sandbox web interface to create an API key, deposit/withdraw funds, etc.

Sandbox URLs

Use the following URLs to test your API connectivity.

API	URL
REST API	https://api-public.sandbox.exchange.coinbase.com
Websocket Feed	wss://ws-feed-public.sandbox.exchange.coinbase.com
Websocket Direct Feed	wss://ws-direct.sandbox.exchange.coinbase.com
FIX API - Order Entry 4.2 SP2	VAR::FIX_URL_SAND_ORDER_ENTRY_42
FIX API - Order Entry 5.0 SP2	VAR::FIX_URL_SAND_ORDER_ENTRY_50
FIX API - Market Data 5.0 SP2	VAR::FIX_URL_SAND_MARKET_DATA_50

Sandbox SSL Certificate

Your FIX SSL client must validate the following sandbox FIX server SSL certificate:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEdDCCA1ygAwIBAgIQD03L1cHVypYSDFuvcnpAHzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADBG
MQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEPMA0GA1UEChMGQW1hem9uMRUwEwYDVQQLEwxTZXJ2ZXIg
Q0EgMUIxDzANBgNVBAMTBkFtYXpvbjAeFw0yMjAzMjcwMDAwMDBaFw0yMzA0MjUy
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YW5kYm94LmV4Y2hhbmdlLmNvaW5iYXNlLmNvbTAOBgNVHQ8BAf8EBAMCBaAwHQYD
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IAQMMAowCAYGZ4EMAQIBMHUGCCsGAQUFBwEBBGkwZzAtBggrBgEFBQcwAYYhaHR0
cDovL29jc3Auc2NhMWIuYW1hem9udHJ1c3QuY29tMDYGCCsGAQUFBzAChipodHRw
Oi8vY3J0LnNjYTFiLmFtYXpvbnRydXN0LmNvbS9zY2ExYi5jcnQwDAYDVR0TAQH/
BAIwADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAQEATpjyCMwAOSFKFTA67UaVkDCjz/ULBY6P
L4JwTJ+7kmT+HMvGimx15CsVjne64bT5twWlzqA/l4h25HGj0hD0TU2ktqmFhfAm
DpjGVp4KgIcZpvv7oRIU4e5I422Y++2UVuATwLWdELgpnm4AVq1aqI10XrQlJeHL
gRVfV5qkr9Vsc+fk7HY7YwbNQk2jXbRaj22f6GxiJ/6VmUcCD7zZ1GZtUipv0JEy
PtWD/BbSKNx1GJnLZ6L+QytPs+MW+FEetlU/oqPuyYRhmJUBUiwKkm6yKWRj9tQf
sq0a4uLI3SUgsBv/CQ/Qa9LnRdNjvlWSKLzeIX2LU9rE/3F3oQh7HQ==
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Unsupported Features

The Transfer endpoints are not available for testing in the Sandbox:

• Withdraw to payment
• Deposit from payment
• Deposit from Coinbase account
• Withdraw to crypto address
• Withdraw to Coinbase Account

Creating API Keys

To create an API key in the sandbox web interface:

1. Go to the sandbox web interface
2. Create an account or sign in.
3. Go to API in your profile dropdown menu.
4. Click New API Key.

Managing Funds

To add or remove funds in the sandbox web interface:

1. Go to the Portfolios tab.
2. Click the Deposit and Withdraw buttons as you would on the production web interface.