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IMPORTANT - Setting up read-only API keys for FTX and CoinbasePro
IMPORTANT - Setting up read-only API keys for FTX and CoinbasePro

In order for your trading account to be seeded, APEX:E3 requires a read-only API key from each of your trading accounts to monitor activity

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Written by APEXE3HQ
Updated over 4 years ago

Please send your read-only API keys to george@apexe3.com in order for your trading account(s) to be seeded. You may decide which trading account you want your capital to be deposited to and you may transfer capital between your CoinbasePro and FTX accounts.

CoinbasePro read-only API key

  1. Login to your account on CoinbasePro https://pro.coinbase.com/

  2. Click on your profile on the top right and select the API option from the menu

3. Click on +New API Key and generate a VIEW only key for the portfolio you are trading with (normally Default)

4. Set the nickname as "APEXE3 View key"

5. NOTE DOWN THE PASSPHRASE

  • You will then be asked to perform a 2-factor authentication, after which your secret key will be shown

6. NOTE DOWN THE SECRET KEY

  • After you have copied it, the Id will be shown under the default portfolio heading. In the example below it is the string starting "de6168..."

7. NOTE DOWN apiClient Id

You now have a Passphrase, Secret Key and apiClient Id.

Send the Passphrase, Secret Key and the apiClient Id to george@apexe3.com - with the name of your Team and the copied Bitcoin wallet address of your account.

You will need to copy your BTC wallet address from your CoinbasePro account and send it to us in order for us to seed your account.


FTX

  1. Login to your FTX account: https://ftx.com/

  2. Click on your Account id on the top right and select the Settings option from the menu

3. Scroll down to the API Keys section and click the CREATE READ-ONLY API KEY option

4. NOTE down the API Key and API Secret

Send the API-Key and API-Secret to george@apexe3.com - with the name of your Team and the copied Bitcoin wallet address of your account.

You will need to copy your BTC wallet address from your FTX account and send it to us in order for us to seed your account.


If you have any questions reach out to the APEX:E3 team through: contactus@apexe3.com, or Discord!

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