How do I connect my Kraken account directly?
To import your data, you must first create an Integration in the Blockpit Web App.
To do so, click + Integration in the upper navigation.Select Kraken from the list of exchanges, and select Connect Account.
Next connect your Kraken account by entering your credentials and 2FA.
Allow the Third Party: Blockpit access.
Now your Blockpit integration is directly connected to Kraken.
💡 If the direct connection does not work you can alternatively add your Integration via API key as follows below.
iOS app The Apple Private Relay, which is activated by default, must be deactivated before the connection, as it is not possible to verify a new device via the app.
How do I get my Kraken API key?
Log into your Kraken/Kraken Pro account.
The generation of a general Kraken API key is currently only possible via the Kraken Pro platform.
On Kraken: Click on your profile icon at the bottom left and select Account. Now click on the right arrow in the top menu bar and select Connections & API as shown below.
Next, click on Create API Keys as shown below.
You will then be prompted to go to Kraken Pro.
On Kraken Pro: Click in the top-right corner on your profile symbol and select Settings.
Now select the menu item Connections & API followed by Create API key as shown below.
Now enter a name for your API key and only grant the API key permissions "Query", "Query Open Orders & Trades", "Query Closed Orders & Trades", "Query ledger entries" and "Export Data" as shown in the image below.
Do not use IP whitelisting for now.
Now finish by selecting Generate key and entering your 2FA code.
Your API key and Secret are now visible in the API-List.
Your Secret is now shown only once and available to copy!
To import your data, you must first create an Integration in the Blockpit Web App.
To do so, click + Integration in the upper navigation.Select Kraken from the list of exchanges, navigate to API and copy the API key and the Secret into the designated fields in their full length, as shown above.
To finish, confirm your entries in Blockpit by clicking Continue.
Which data can be imported via direct Kraken OAuth connection or API key?
Your complete transaction history always serves as the basis for your tax report. Preferably, automatic OAuth or API solutions are used to import your transactions. Our team is committed to implementing all API data provided by your exchange for you.
Using the following list, you can identify all implemented products:
Transactions
Supported
✅ Deposits & Withdrawals
✅ Fee Payments
✅ Conversions
✅ Spot Market Trades
✅ Margin Trades as PnL
✅ Earn & Funding: Rewards & Distributions (Staking, Lending, Airdrops, Bounties)
❗ Transactions with status “Failure” cannot be identified and excluded automatically. Any resulting transaction duplicates must be excluded manually subsequently.
❗ Internal transfers from Parachain Auctions are imported as unlabeled Deposits and Withdrawals and must be excluded manually).
In case of missing transactions, you can help our support team via chat-request to include them in our import spectrum (if technically possible).
Missing transactions can be found by comparing the actual history of your exchange. You can add these subsequently as individual manual entries or by migrating your CSV data into our Excel template.
Synced Balance
Supported
✅ Complete import scope
If your Synced Balance is displayed incompletely, you can help our support team via chat-request to include it in our import spectrum (if technically possible).
How do I solve problems with my Kraken Integration?