GDAX Interaction with Python

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Get GDAX balances using code? Lets do it. 

I was checking out the Coinbase GDAX REST API the other day and I immediately had some ideas of how I could use it. I am not a software developer by trade, but even for a scripter like myself, a quick review of the GDAX documentation proved to be understandable. It was time well spent and I recommend you have a gander prior to executing the code in this post.

We are going to use Python in this example. Why Python? Because I make the decisions here.

A WORD OF CAUTION: GDAX handles financial assets. Always use the sandbox when testing code and ideas. Use appropriate security measures when using API credentials. 

Goals

  • Securely authenticate to the GDAX REST API
  • Get a list of accounts for the authenticated user
  • Display the accounts details in prettified format
  • Display the execution duration in seconds

Prep

  1. Login to GDAX and generate an API key. I specifically set my API key with "view" permissions.
  2. Save the Passphrase, key, and secret in a secure location, such as your favorite password manager.

Python Code

The example below is copied from the GDAX documentation. I then sprinkled a few extra seasonings. You will need to insert your passphrase, key, and secret in the "Credentials" section.

import json, hmac, hashlib, time, requests, base64
from requests.auth import AuthBase

# Tracking execution time
start = time.time()

# Create custom authentication for Exchange
class CoinbaseExchangeAuth(AuthBase):
    def __init__(self, api_key, secret_key, passphrase):
        self.api_key = api_key
        self.secret_key = secret_key
        self.passphrase = passphrase

    def __call__(self, request):
        timestamp = str(time.time())
        message = timestamp + request.method + request.path_url + (request.body or '')
        hmac_key = base64.b64decode(self.secret_key)
        signature = hmac.new(hmac_key, message, hashlib.sha256)
        signature_b64 = signature.digest().encode('base64').rstrip('\n')

        request.headers.update({
            'CB-ACCESS-SIGN': signature_b64,
            'CB-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP': timestamp,
            'CB-ACCESS-KEY': self.api_key,
            'CB-ACCESS-PASSPHRASE': self.passphrase,
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        })
        return request

# Credentials - ADD YOUR API KEY CREDS IN THIS SECTION
API_KEY = "YOUR API KEY"
SECRET_KEY = "YOUR SECRET KEY"
API_PASSPHRASE = "YOUR API PASSPHRASE"

# Get accounts
api_url = 'https://api.gdax.com/'
auth = CoinbaseExchangeAuth(API_KEY,SECRET_KEY,API_PASSPHRASE)
r = requests.get(api_url + 'accounts', auth=auth)

# Output account data and code execution time
print json.dumps(r.json(),indent=4)
print "\nExecution Time: " + str(time.time() - start)

Notes

  • My initial testing was done using the Public Sandbox. The code above will connect to the your live account.
  • Remember to secure your secret and passphrase after (or even during) testing using bcrypt/scrypt/pbkdf2
  • JSON is formatted with indentation for ease of reading
  • Execution time is presented in seconds

Results

Success! There is nothing special here folks, but it is a starting point. Some account info has been masked to "protect the innocent".
[
    {
        "available": "0.0000000000000000", 
        "balance": "0.0000000000000000", 
        "profile_id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx", 
        "currency": "USD", 
        "hold": "0.0000000000000000", 
        "id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    }, 
    {
        "available": "12.9900000000000000", 
        "balance": "12.9900000000000000", 
        "profile_id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx", 
        "currency": "LTC", 
        "hold": "0.0000000000000000", 
        "id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    }, 
    {
        "available": "7.1605267800000000", 
        "balance": "7.1605267800000000", 
        "profile_id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx", 
        "currency": "ETH", 
        "hold": "0.0000000000000000", 
        "id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    }, 
    {
        "available": "0.0000000000000000", 
        "balance": "0.0000000000000000", 
        "profile_id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx", 
        "currency": "BTC", 
        "hold": "0.0000000000000000", 
        "id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    }
]

Execution Time: 0.315999984741



And Then?




Next time, we'll play with the Coinbase API to check wallets and transaction history.










































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