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Select an SDK to install

CDP SDKBackend

Use CDP SDK to store, send, trade, and stake your assets.
Languages: TypeScript, Python.

Use this to:

  • ✓ Create secure API Wallets for your app or users
  • ✓ Access onchain data, a Base Sepolia faucet, and transfer USDC for free
  • ✓ Leverage crypto functions like transfer, stake, and trade
  • ✓ Use Webhooks to receive real-time onchain notifications

OnchainKitFrontend

Build your onchain apps with ready-to-use React components and Typescript utilities.

Use this to:

  • ✓ Create or connect your wallet with Smart Wallet
  • ✓ Sponsor onchain transactions with Paymaster
  • ✓ Swap Tokens using the Swap components
  • ✓ Display Basenames and ENS avatars, names, and addresses
npm install @coinbase/coinbase-sdk

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Create CDP API keys

If you have an existing Coinbase account, sign in. If you’ve never used Coinbase before, create an account. Navigate to API Keys and create an API key.

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Initialize CDP SDK

Pass your API Key name and API Key’s private key: 
import { Coinbase, Wallet } from "@coinbase/coinbase-sdk";

// Paste in your API key name and private key
const apiKeyName = "Copy your API Key name here";

const privateKey = "Copy your API Key's private key here";

const coinbase = new Coinbase({ apiKeyName: apiKeyName, privateKey: privateKey });

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Start building with our quickstarts

Follow one of our popular quickstarts to start building your app. View Node.js SDK Reference or Python SDK Reference.

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