CryptoExchange API :: Quick Start Guide

Creating a transaction

Create your first transaction with the Escrow API in seconds.

Choose your favourite client from the samples below.
Update the authentication field with your Cryptoexchange.com username and password.
Run the code snippet to create your first transaction.


                    
curl "https://cryptoexchange.com/api/v1/escrow/partner/transactions" \
    -X POST \
    -H "Authorization:Bearer your-api-key" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '
{
    "initiator_id": 17,
    "participant_email": "[email protected]",
    "participant_phone": "+12343342344",
    "initiator_role": "seller",
    "fee_pay_strategy": "buyer",
    "type": "motor_vehicle",
    "price": 12312.33,
    "currency": "USD",
    "crypto_currency": "BTC",
    "payload": {
        "vin": "dfsdfgdgs2342342",
        "odometer": {
            "type": "mi",
            "value": "1000"
        },
        "shipping": {
            "type": "none",
            "payer": "buyer",
            "price": {
                "amount": "",
                "currency": "USD"
            }
        }
    },
    "title": "Ford Focus 2001",
    "phone": "+1885118600",
    "inspection_period": 1,
    "registration_expiry_date": "07/22/2022",
    "notes": ""
}'


                    
$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
  CURLOPT_URL => 'https://cryptoexchange.com/api/v1/escrow/partner/transactions',
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => '',
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 0,
  CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS =>'{
    "initiator_id": 17,
    "participant_email": "[email protected]",
    "participant_phone": "+12343342344",
    "initiator_role": "seller",
    "fee_pay_strategy": "buyer",
    "type": "motor_vehicle",
    "price": 12312.33,
    "currency": "USD",
    "crypto_currency": "BTC",
    "payload": {
        "vin": "dfsdfgdgs2342342",
        "odometer": {
            "type": "mi",
            "value": "1000"
        },
        "shipping": {
            "type": "none",
            "payer": "buyer",
            "price": {
                "amount": "",
                "currency": "USD"
            }
        }
    },
    "title": "Ford Focus 2001",
    "phone": "+1885118600",
    "inspection_period": 1,
    "registration_expiry_date": "07/22/2022",
    "notes": ""
}',
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
    'Accept: application/json',
    'Authorization:Bearer your-api-key',
    'Content-Type: application/json'
  ),
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

If your request was successful, the Escrow API should return a 201 status code, and a response body like this:


                    
{
    "id": "44165ddd-e469-415f-a7f0-e7f5a5c316e6"
}