Creating API keys for Bybit
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Before creating new API, please make sure that you have switched to Bybit in your Tiger.com Broker account:
1) Click on the Create API Key button on
2) Specify the name of the key and select the necessary permissions:
Read access - a permission to receive information on open positions, orders and account balances. This option is enabled by default.
Trade - a permission to trade (place/cancel orders, open/close positions, etc.). This permission should be activated to be able to trade using the API key.
3) Optionally, you can add your trusted IP addresses in the IP addresses field to create a whitelist. In that case, the access to exchange from the API key will be only available from the mentioned IP addresses; trading operations from other IP addresses will be rejected by the exchange.
4) Enter the 6-digit code from Google Authenticator app intended for Tiger.com Broker account (account.tiger.com) and click Create API to complete the action.
The secret key will only be shown once at the time the API key is generated. If you forget or lose the secret key, you will need to create a new API key.
5) Copy the API key and Secret Key and keep them in a safe place, and click Done. After that, you will see the API Management page, which contains the information about the generated keys:
The previously created API key can be edited. The following actions can be applied:
Change trading permissions (enable/disable trade access)
Add or remove IP addresses from the whitelist.
Alternatively, you can go to the and click on the New API Key button:
Tiger.com Broker uses Unified Trading Account (UTA Pro) for Bybit. The created API keys can be used in s or in any other app that supports connecting to Bybit with a UTA account.
The keys will need to be inserted into the appropriate fields when setting up a connection to Bybit exchange. To establish a connection to Bybit within Tiger.com Windows app,
