# Okex

### :point\_right: Okex: how to create API keys

### 1. Log in to or create a new account on <https://www.okex.com/>

### 2. Hover the profile icon in the top right corner, then click "API".

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### 3. Enable 2FA to add API keys. Follow OKEx's instructions to finish this.

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### 4. Click "Create V5 API Key".

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### 5. Name your API Key and give it a password. Select “Read” and “Trade”. Press “Confirm”.

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### 6. Tada! API Created successfully! Save your API information. Press “Confirm”. Finished! :sparkles:&#x20;

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### :point\_right: [Check how to connect Okex to BitUniverse.](https://help.bituniverse.org/api-management/connect-to-bitu)