Guide

How to get a Kaiko API key

Kaiko keys are issued with a subscription or trial arranged with its sales team.

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About 10 minutes 2 steps Checked October 2026

Before you start

  • A Kaiko subscription or trial

Create your Kaiko API key

  1. 1

    Contact Kaiko

    Request a trial or subscription on kaiko.com describing the datasets you need.

  2. 2

    Receive the key

    Kaiko provisions an API key for the subscribed endpoints. Save it as KAIKO_API_KEY.

Test the key

Before wiring the key into a strategy, make one request by hand. It separates “the key is wrong” from “my code is wrong”.

curl -s -H "X-Api-Key: $KAIKO_API_KEY" "https://us.market-api.kaiko.io/v2/data/trades.v1/exchanges/cbse/spot/btc-usd/aggregations/count_ohlcv_vwap?interval=1d&page_size=5"
A data array means the key works.

Keep the credentials safe

  • Store values in a password manager or a git-ignored .env, never in code or notebooks you share.
  • In an AlgoGP project you can still add them under APIs & keys (encrypted at rest) and read them with strategy_runtime.secrets.get("KAIKO_API_KEY").
  • Give each bot its own credential so you can revoke one without stopping the others.
KAIKO_API_KEY=paste-your-value-here
.env for local runs

Design and backtest your Kaiko strategy first

AlgoGP turns an idea into Python and tests it on years of history before you connect it to Kaiko. The exported code keeps the broker behind four small adapter methods.

  • AI copilot writes and revises the rules
  • Backtests with realistic costs
  • Exported Python ready to wire to Kaiko
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How the Kaiko API works

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