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# Create Bybit API

1. [Login](https://www.bybit.com/en/login?redirect_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bybit.com%2Fen%2F) to your Bybit account or [Sign up](https://www.bybit.com/en/register?redirect_url=%2Ftrade%2Fusdt%2F) for a Bybit account.
2. Click on your account icon at the top right corner of the screen, and select **API** from the drop-down menu.

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3. Navigate to the **API Management** tab and click on **Create New Key**.

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4. Select either **System-generated API Keys** or **Self-generated API Keys**.

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5. Select *"API Transaction",* name your API key. Set *"Read-Write"* permission, you can also whitelist IP's don't forget to add [Tree's IP](https://tree-to-3.gitbook.io/tree-svc/tree-terminal/security).

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6. Set the permissions for the API key (e.g., account information, order placement, position information) and click on **Submit**.

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7. Copy the API key and secret and paste them in "General settings > Accounts" from Tree Terminal