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How to Create API Keys - Binance Spot, Futures and Coin M

Create your API Keys on Binance and connect them with your Cornix account

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Written by Hadar Cornix
Updated this week

Before you start, please make sure you complete your Binance account verification. Binance allows API key creation only for accounts that have completed their Basic and Intermediate Verification.

If you haven't completed both of your account's Basic and Intermediate verification procedures, kindly go back to Binance and complete it.
You can follow this link to learn how to verify your account.

Once your account is verified, you will be able to complete the steps.

Quick Connect:

If supported, we highly recommend using the ⚡Binance Quick Connect⚡ feature, for fast, easy and seamless process!


Creating Binance API - Step by Step

Navigate to your Cornix Dashboard > Accounts > '+ Create'

Choose 'Binance' and then 'Connect with API Keys'

Now, navigate to your Binance account:

  1. Click on the account menu in the upper right corner

  2. Click 'API Management' and then 'Create API'

  3. Choose the API keys type and enter a label

  4. Go through the security verification

  5. Enable 'Reading' permissions

  6. Enable 'Spot & Margin' permissions.
    *If you're creating a Binance Futures / Binance Coin-M accounts, please enable 'Futures' permissions as well.

  7. Choose Restrict access to trusted IPs only

  8. Add Cornix's IP addresses to the Binance list of trusted IPs

  9. Copy & Paste the API Key and Secret key

Step 1 - Enter the API Management section

Step 2 - Click the Create API button

Click on the Create API button. Depending on if you already have other APIs created, the input box and the button might appear in different parts of the screen.

Step 3 - Choose API Key Type

You will have the option to choose Binance system generate your API keys - this will be the popular choice). If you know how to create your own API keys via software then this is an additional option you can choose.

Step 4 - Choose a name for Your API

Set a name as seen in the picture and tap on 'Next'.

Step 5 - Security verification

After clicking on Next and completing the slide captcha, a modal should pop up which will require you to insert an Email/Phone number verification code and your Google verification code.

For the Email/Phone number verification code to be sent to you, you will need to click the "Send Code" button as displayed below.

Step 6 - API permissions

Your API is now created. Before providing the API information to Cornix, you will need to make sure that the API restrictions match the image below. Specifically, make sure that the API permissions include:

  • Enable Reading

  • Enable Futures

Important: You must also add Cornix's IP addresses to the Binance list of trusted IPs. This is to enhance the safety of your API keys as well as ensure they will not expire after a short duration. (you will receive your IP addresses when creating your account with Cornix).

If you would like to learn how to insert the API keys to Cornix, you can follow the links below:

Via Telegram Bot - link
Via Web - link

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