HOW TO CONNECT DIARY TO FTX EXCHANGE
Trader's Diary works with FTX perpetual futures. We have prepared instructions for connecting a diary to a trading account of exchange. We will tell you how to create API keys and connect them.
Attention! The FTX exchange has declared bankruptcy – registration of new accounts, deposit of funds and trading via the API are not available.
Attention! This article is for informational purposes only and does not contain recommendations or calls to action.
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The review has been prepared by the Trader’s Diary team. You can get Trader’s Diary by leaving your e-mail in the form below.
On the FTX official website, click on the user icon and click “Settings”.
Open “Api” tab and click “Create Read-Only API Key”.
API и API Secret keys are shown in the opened window. Copy them for connection to Diary.
Note: API Secret is displayed only once after creating. If it is necessary, you can easily create a new key.
Technical questions
If you have successfully connected the API keys to the diary but no trades are found, first make sure that the diary conditions are met:
If all conditions have been met, then proceed as follows:
1) Check whether there is a transaction history on the exchange itself. If you have nothing there, then there is nothing for the Diary to upload
2) Disable IP restriction in the key settings
3) Refresh the page (ctrl+F5 combination)
4) Also refresh the deals by clicking on the "Refresh" button in the top right-hand corner of the page
If the above actions do not bring results, contact our support service.
- The diary only works with Binance, FTX and Bybit open-ended futures.
- Spot platforms aren’t supported.
- Trades must be formed in trade (close at zero).
If all conditions have been met, then proceed as follows:
1) Check whether there is a transaction history on the exchange itself. If you have nothing there, then there is nothing for the Diary to upload
2) Disable IP restriction in the key settings
3) Refresh the page (ctrl+F5 combination)
4) Also refresh the deals by clicking on the "Refresh" button in the top right-hand corner of the page
If the above actions do not bring results, contact our support service.
Make sure you have an activated futures account. Specify "read only" in the key permissions, also allow access from all IP addresses.
Check that the API key details are correct and try again.
If you are connecting keys to Binance, activate the futures wallet on the exchange website.
If you used Google browser to create the key, change to another browser and recreate the keys.
If you are connecting keys to Binance, activate the futures wallet on the exchange website.
If you used Google browser to create the key, change to another browser and recreate the keys.