HOW TO CONNECT DIARY TO OKX EXCHANGE
Trader's Diary works with OKX 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! 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.
Connecting Diary to OKX
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On the official OKX website, click on the user icon and click “API”.
Then click on the "Create V5 API key" button in the right side.
Important: use the keys only for ''Read only'' mode. The keys with trading permission and without being tied to an IP address have an "expiration date" (usually 90 days). Aftet the expiration date these keys will not be active, Trader's Diary stops receiving information on your trades.
Enter the name of the key, passphrase, set the key parameters to "Read", leave the IP address field empty and request the creation codes to your email and mobile phone, or Google Authenticator.
After that, click on the "Confirm" button. You'll see a window with your keys, copy them to connect to the diary.
Well done, the keys have been created, to view them, click "View" and in the window that appears, enter the passphrase and code from SMS, or Google Authenticator.
Authorize in the diary, go to the section 'Connection'.
In the "Crypto API Key" section, select the OKX exchange and enter your keys.
Click "Add". Once done, the process of adding keys and loading your transaction history will commence.
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.