API (Application Programming interface) is a set of protocol or tools for setting up access to remote software application. API can help in integration of your own applications to CEX.IO functions (such as trading bots). The tutorial below will illustrate step by step initiation of an API protocol which can be used buy our users for their purposes.
The procedure can be divided into 2 main steps:
Generating API Key
Activation of API Key
1. Generating API Key
To initiate this procedure please follow the steps below:
Go to the Profile page and click on the API keys button
Click the NEW API KEY button
Enter the API Key Name you prefer and select the key permissions you need
Click the Create API Key button
Confirm Key creation with 2FA code
2. Activation of API Key
The key's activation is required to make the API source provide information as per the required functions.
Below are the following steps to activate the required key:
Copy and save your Secret Key (you will not see API Secret again)
Accept the warning by marking the checkbox
Click the Activate button
Enter a code sent to your e-mail and click Verify to Confirm Key activation
You are done! You successfully generated the API Key and activated it.
