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API Key Guide

What is API key?

An application programming interface (API) key is a code used to identify and authenticate an application or user. Creating an API key allows you to connect to Binance’s servers via ReviewTrading application. Your trade data can be pulled from Binance and interacted with in ReviewTrading application.

Why we use API key

You can view your trade history data and wallet balance, make trades, and deposit or withdraw your funds using API key. For you account security, You should use API key with 'read only' option. With 'read-only' API key, we can only 'read' your trade data and wallet status. So don't worry about security issues. Modifying account's status such as making trades, deposit and withdrawal can't be executed with read only API key.

Create API key

Step 1

After logging into your Binance account(PC web), click [ API Management ] from the user icon.

account menu in Binance

Step 2

Click [ Create API ].

create api key

Select [ System generated API key ].

api key type select

Enter your API key label

new API key list

Step 3 : 2FA verification

Before creating an API, you need to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on your account.

Complete the security verification with your registered 2FA devices.

new API key list

Step 4

4. Now, your new API key is created.

check API key restrictions option

Step 5

Please keep your Secret key. It will not be shown again. If you forget your Secret Key, you will need to delete the API key and create a new one.

Step 6 : (Important) Check restrictions options.

API restrictions : Make sure all options except 'Enable Reading' are NOT checked.

check API restrictions option

IP access restrictions : Check 'Unrestricted'

API key IP access restrictions option

We use your API key to get your account data which can't be pulled by CORS issues on browser.

You have to check 'Unrestricted' option to use ReviewTrading Application.

Step 7

Now you can use API key on ReviewTrading application.

API key rule

One ReviewTrading account for one Binance account

Using API keys from multiple Binance accounts with one ReviewTrading account is not allowed.

For this, once you apply the API key, this ReviewTrading account will be 'fixed' to that API key's Binance account.

After applying API key, API key from other Binance accounts can't be used with this ReviewTrading account.

But you can change to other API keys from the same Binance account freely.