API Key creation.
To create a new WebSocket or REST API Key, you need to select the API Keys Management category section, which is located on the Settings page, and perform the following actions:
Press the "+ NEW API KEY" button.
IMPORTANT.In case 2FA is not enabled in your CEX.IO account, you will receive a “Two-Factor Authentication” pop-up after pressing the “+ NEW API KEY” button, where you will be given the option to go to your CEX.IO account and enable 2FA or cancel API Key creation.
The pop-up window will appear, where you need to set up the following:
API Key name;
Permission levels:
Read (will be enabled and can't be changed);
Trade;
Funds Internal;
Funds Wallet;
Funds External.
Each API method stated in API documentation indicates the required API Key permission level for such action. Please, see the API documentation for details.
Whitelist your IP addresses (optional).
In case you wish to copy-paste several IP addresses, they should be separated from each other by spaces, semicolons (“;”), or commas (“,”). The system will automatically identify them.
If a new API Key should work from any IP address - the IP Whitelist field should be left empty.
Once everything is set up, you need to press the "CREATE API Key" button. After the set up you need to confirm API Key creation via 2FA SMS\OTP code.
Please pay attention that in case the 2FA SMS confirmation method is chosen in your CEX.IO account, the verification code sent to your phone via SMS will expire in 5 minutes. In this case, you need to request a new verification code.
In case you didn't get the SMS code after 2 minutes "Resend" button would appear and you would be able to resend the code.
Once, the SMS/OTP security step is passed, you will need to save API Secret and activate the created API Key.
To proceed to immediate activation you should click on the "ACTIVATE" button.
If you decide to activate API Key later you should click on the "ACTIVATE LATER" button. In this case, your API Key would be created but needs to be activated later on!
Let's move to the next step! Check our article about How to activate WebSocket/ REST API Key.