Developer Portal#

This section covers the features of the development portal and best practices which will help you to build your own apps efficiently.

Sign up/Log in#

1. Click on the 'Developer portal' under the navigation bar Build.
2. Click 'Connect Wallet' to create or log in to an account. We recommend to use OKX Wallet for a seamless experience.You can also choose other wallets for your project.
3. Click 'Verify' in the developer portal, then confirm Signature request in the extension.

Congrats! You have successfully created an account and are logged into the developer management platform. A default project is also created for your convenience.

Generate a New API Key#

1. Click the API keys button in the project where you want to create the API key.
2. Click the Create API key button.
3. Enter the name of API key and passphrase, click Create to generate the corresponding API key. Please keep your passphrase safe and accessible. You cannot access your API key without it.

View the Secret Key#

When making a request to the API, you need to also provide the secret key. Click the Copy button on the right to view your secret key.

General Terms#

• API key: Provides a unique identifier for the application or user to interact with the API.
• Secret Key: Works with API keys to provide additional security by adding a security token.
• Passphrase: Used to encrypt secret keys on the server to provide additional security. Passphrase is also used to view secret keys and modify API information.