Coinbase

This article explains how to integrate Coinbase as an external payment provider in Payrexx to receive payments.

General Information

The US-based cryptocurrency platform Coinbase allows users to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many other cryptocurrencies. These cryptocurrencies can also be exchanged for US Dollars, Euros, and many others.

Links

• Login at Coinbase Commerce

• Registration at Coinbase Commerce

• Coinbase Website

Features

Payment types

The following features are available in the Payrexx merchant administration panel:

• ✅ One-time payment

• ❌ Refund

• ❌ Partial refund

• ❌ Recurring payments (Subscription)

• ❌ Tokenization

• ❌ Pre-authorization

Supported cryptocurrencies

• Bitcoin (BTC)

• Ethereum (ETH)

• US Dollar Tether (USDT)

• Binance Coin (BNB)

• Solana (SOL)

• Ripple (XRP)

• USD Coin (USDC)

• Cardano (ADA)

• and many more

Country Availability

Coinbase NFT is supported in all countries except Singapore and any country restricted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Please visit the Coinbase website for more information.

Setup

Please follow the instructions below to integrate Coinbase as an external payment provider in Payrexx.

Configuration of Coinbase

• Log in to your Coinbase Commerce account. If you don't have one yet, create an account by clicking the following link:

Coinbase Sign InCoinbase Sign In

• After completing your account setup with Coinbase Commerce, log in and follow these steps:

Creating an API Key

1. Navigate to Settings.

2. Click on Security.

3. Create a new API key by clicking on the blue button:

Creating an API Key in Coinbase Commerce

• Copy the created API key, as you will need it later.

Copying the API Key for later use in Payrexx

Creating an endpoint

Next, add an endpoint by following these steps:

1. Navigate to Settings.

2. Click on Notifications.

3. Click on the blue button labeled "Add endpoint":

Adding an endpoint in Coinbase Commerce

• Copy the URL https://dispatcher.payrexx.com/coinbase/ into the following field and click on "Save":

Inserting the URL into the designated dield

• Click on "Show shared secret" next to Webhook Subscriptions.

• Copy the content of the field to the clipboard or into a document, as you will need it later in Payrexx:

Copying the key for later use in Payrexx

Configuration of Payrexx

Make sure you're logged in to your Payrexx account before you begin. If you don’t have a Payrexx account yet, you can register now.

• Navigate to Payment providers in the merchant administration of your Payrexx account.

• Click on "Show" under Alternative payment methods.

• Click on "Setup" next to Coinbase Commerce:

Starting the setup of Coinbase Commerce in Payrexx

• If you do not yet have an account with Coinbase Commerce, you can create one now. If you already have an account, click "No, not now":

Option to create a Coinbase Commerce account

• In the new window, make the following settings:

1. Define the currencies in which you want to receive payments.

2. Paste the API Key into the corresponding field.

3. Paste the Webhook Secret into the corresponding field.

Configuring the integration of Coinbase Commerce in Payrexx

• Don’t forget to complete the configuration by clicking the green "Save" button.

Payrexx and Coinbase Commerce are now connected.

If the payment page is opened in an iFrame, Coinbase cannot be selected. To learn how your customers can still pay with Coinbase, please refer to the articles Website Integration "Pages" and Website Integration "Donation".