How to Create a KuCoin API Key

KuCoin keys use a passphrase you choose. Create an API-based key with Spot Trading, no transfers/withdrawals, IP-locked.

Fomoed connects to KuCoin with a trade-only API key. The key can place trades but — with withdrawals disabled and IP-locking on — can never move money out of your KuCoin account. Credentials are encrypted with AES-256.

Open the KuCoin API page ↗

1. Open API Management. Log in to KuCoin and go to API Management, then Create API → API-Based.
2. Set an API passphrase. Enter an API Passphrase you choose (not your login password). Save it — you’ll paste it into Fomoed.
   The passphrase is required and can’t be recovered — store it safely.
3. Set permissions. Enable General and Spot Trading. Leave Transfer and Withdrawal off.
   Do NOT enable Transfer or Withdrawal.
4. Restrict the key to Fomoed’s IP addresses. Turn on IP access restriction and add Fomoed’s server IPs (below). This means the key only works from our servers — even if it leaked, nobody else could use it. Add all of them.
   Fomoed IP addresses

   51.161.117.82, 51.79.107.144, 51.79.107.145, 51.79.107.166, 51.79.107.175, 51.79.107.193, 51.79.107.198
   If you skip this, the key still works, but IP-locking is the single biggest safety upgrade — do it.
5. Copy your credentials. Copy the API Key, Secret, and Passphrase (Key version 3). The Secret is shown once.
6. Save and paste into Fomoed. Click Save/Confirm. Back in Fomoed, select KuCoin and paste your API Key, Secret Key, and Passphrase. Fomoed validates the key immediately and confirms the trading permission (and IP lock) are correct.