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  • Before we start...
  • 1. Go to Gate.io
  • 2. Open the API Management page
  • 3. Click on the Create API Key button
  • 4. Name your API keys
  • 5. Add IP whitelist
  • 6. Choose API v4 Key and a Classic Account type
  • 7. Select Permissions
  • 8. Carefully read the Risk Reminder, tick both paragraphs, and click I Accept
  • 9. Enter Fund Password, choose 2FA Authentication method and enter its code
  • 10. Now, you have created API keys for your Gate.io exchange!
  • 11. Copy and Paste the API Key and Secret to connect your exchange
  • REMINDER!
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Gate.io

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Last updated 5 months ago

Before we start...

If you use a Portfolio Margin account, please read this information carefully!

When creating API keys, there is a choice of account - Classic or Portfolio Margin Account. If you choose a Portfolio Margin account, you may receive an error such as:

Portfolio_margin_account can only set the account CROSS_MARGIN.

The workaround for trading on a Spot account is to use a Classic Account instead of a Portfolio Margin Account.

More details about the Portfolio Margin Account you can find .

1. Go to Gate.io

Log in or create a new account at :

2. Open the

Hover over the profile icon on the top right corner and go to the page:

3. Click on the Create API Key button

4. Name your API keys

When you have multiple APIs, a proper name helps to manage it.

5. Add IP whitelist

Enable Bind IP and input these IP addresses at once, separated by a comma.

To find updated IP addresses, go to the connecting Gate.io exchange page and take the IP addresses from there:

Copy and paste them into the IP Permissions field:

6. Choose API v4 Key and a Classic Account type

7. Select Permissions

Please select the following permissions:

  • [Spot/Margin Trade] -> [Read And Write] - it allows trading Spot and Margin.

  • [Perpetual Contract] -> [Read And Write] - this will allow trading Futures. If you have an existing API Key without this enabled and you want to trade Futures, you must edit this API key or create a new key with the feature enabled before you can trade futures. Your Gate.io Contract Account must have USDT to trade USDT-Perpetual Futures or BTC to trade BTC-Perpetual futures.

  • [Wallet] -> [Read And Write] - this is necessary to display the balances correctly.

And click on the Submit button.

8. Carefully read the Risk Reminder, tick both paragraphs, and click I Accept

9. Enter Fund Password, choose 2FA Authentication method and enter its code

10. Now, you have created API keys for your Gate.io exchange!

11. Copy and Paste the API Key and Secret to connect your exchange

REMINDER!

If you intend to trade Futures with Gate.io, please ensure you have a little BTC and/or USDT transferred to the respective BTC Perpetual and USDT Perpetual wallets before you link your exchange, or you may see this error message:

If BTC and/or USDT are added to your Futures Account, then not only "Gate.io Spot", but also those choices will be active for adding as well:

  • Gate.io Futures BTC Perpetual

  • Gate.io Futures USDT Perpetual

Before adding the API key, you will need to Transfer some BTC and USDT to your Perpetual Futures Account , and only then Gate.io will allow you to add Perpetual accounts as well.

https://www.gate.io/myaccount/myfunds/futures
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