# API Documentation

The API provides functionality such as getting wallet balances, managing buy/sell orders, requesting withdrawals as well as market data such as recent trades, order book and ticker.

Your API requests are authenticated using API keys. Any request that doesn't include an API key will return an error.

## Generate your API Key

> **To get your API key, You need 2FA enabled in your account.**

1. Visit the security tab and then click on `API Key`
2. Then click on `Generate Api Key`
3. Name your API key and click `Generate`
4. Enter your 2FA OTP
5. Then copy your `API Key` and `API Secret`<mark style="color:red;">(You can only view it once)</mark>

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Do not share your API key with others!**
{% endhint %}

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