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Kucoin Connect

Tutorial to connect Kucoin to Trustia app

Important note
  1. Since July 15 2023, users need to pass KYC in order to use all services.

  2. You must enable security verifications to add API keys.

  3. We recommend creating a Sub-Account for each strategy.

  4. You must transfer funds to your Sub-Account to launch a strategy.

1️⃣ - Go to Kucoin

Log in or create a new account at https://www.kucoin.com/.

2️⃣ - Follow to the Sub-Account page

Hover over the profile icon on the top right corner, then click Sub-Account :

Hover over the profile icon on the top right corner, then click Sub-Account

3️⃣ - Create Sub-Account

Click on Create Sub-Account :

Click on Create Sub-Account

4️⃣ - Sub-Account Configuration

  1. Choose the name of your Sub-Account

  2. Activity only SPOT permission

  3. Set a password for your Sub-Account

  4. Select General Sub-Account

  5. Click on Save

Choose the name of your Sub-Account.  Activity only SPOT permission. Set a password for your Sub-Account.  Select General Sub-Account Click on Save

5️⃣ - Security Verification

Enter all needed verification codes and click Confirm :

Enter all needed verification codes and click Confirm

6️⃣ - Create API

You are then redirected to the general Sub-Account page.

  1. Click on Settings on the subaccount you just created

  2. Then click View API.

Click on Settings on the subaccount you just created
Then click View API.
  1. Click on Create API

Click on Create API

7️⃣ - API Configuration

  1. Select API-based Trading

  2. Choose a name for your API

  3. Define a Passphrase for your API. (you will need this to complete the setup)

  4. In API restrictions checked only General and SPOT Trading

  5. In IP restrictions checked No

  6. Then click Next

Define a Passphrase for your API. (you will need this to complete the setup)
Then click Next

8️⃣ - Security Verification

Enter all needed verification codes and click Confirm :

Enter all needed verification codes and click Confirm

9️⃣ - You have created your API keys

  1. Then copy the API key and Secret

  2. Click on Confirm

You have created your API keys

You then see the API which is linked to your Sub-Account :

You then see the API which is linked to your Sub-Account

1️⃣0️⃣ - Connect your API to the Trustia application

Login to the Trustia application and go to the API Key section : https://app.trustia.finance/api-keys

  1. Select Kucoin as your exchange platform

  2. Choose a name for your API

  3. Pasted your API Key (9️⃣)

  4. Pasted your API Passphrase (The one you added in section 7️⃣ and in the third point)

  5. Pasted your Secret (9️⃣)

Connect your API to the Trustia application

1️⃣1️⃣ - Add funds to your Sub-Account

Return to Kukoin on the general Sub-Account page

  1. Click on Transfer :

Add funds to your Sub-Account

1️⃣2️⃣ - Master Account transfer to Sub-Account

  1. Choose your Master Account with which you wish to fund your Sub-Account

  2. Then select Sub-Account-Trading Account. (Be careful to select the right one)

  3. Then select USDT to fund your Sub-Account. (We do not support other stablecoins)

  4. Select the amount in USDT you want to send to your Sub-Account

  5. Click on confirm

Master Account transfer to Sub-Account

1️⃣3️⃣ - Check that the funds are in the correct Sub-Account

Then, to verify that your transfer has arrived on Sub-Account-Trading Account, click on Asset Details :

Then, to verify that your transfer has arrived on Sub-Account-Trading Account, click on Asset Details
Check that the funds are in the correct Sub-Account
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