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# Generate an API key on Bybit

> Follow these steps to generate an API key on Bybit, including whitelisting and permission configurations.

When you link a Bybit account to your Exchange Wallet, you will need to provide an API key and an API secret. Besides, you also need to include Cobo in the IP whitelist and assign specific permissions to the key.

This article explains how to generate an API key on Bybit, including adding Cobo to the IP whitelist and setting permissions.

<Note>The content is subject to changes on Bybit. For more details, refer to <a href="https://www.bybit.com/en/help-center/article/How-to-create-your-API-key">How to Create Your API Key</a>.</Note>

1. Log in to your Bybit account.

2. Navigate to **My Profile** > **Account & Security** > **API Management**.

3. Select **Create New Key**.

4. On the **Select Your API Key Type** dialog, select **System-generated API Keys** to open a **Create New Key** page.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cobo-6/3LaQKpCugoIqb2qF/en/images/exchange-wallet/bybit1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=3LaQKpCugoIqb2qF&q=85&s=cc3b29772d7749a82af68dea4be7add4" className="screenshot_modal" alt="The Select Your API Key Type dialog" width="901" height="748" data-path="en/images/exchange-wallet/bybit1.png" />

5. On the **Create New Key** page, fill in all required fields as follows:

   * In the **API Key Usage** section, select **API Transaction**.
   * Enter a name for the API key.
   * In the **API Key Permissions** section, select the options **Read-Write** and **Only IPs with permissions granted are allowed to access the OpenAPI**, and enter Cobo's IP address `18.177.234.7` and `18.180.16.190` in the underlying field.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cobo-6/3LaQKpCugoIqb2qF/en/images/exchange-wallet/bybit2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=3LaQKpCugoIqb2qF&q=85&s=21ee514fd803bd79b0636c1babfb8f94" className="screenshot_modal" alt="The Create New Key page" width="1999" height="920" data-path="en/images/exchange-wallet/bybit2.png" />

6. In the **Asset** section, select the following options under **Read-Write**:

   * **Account Transfer**
   * **Subaccount Transfer**
   * **Withdrawal**
   * **Exchange History**

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cobo-6/3LaQKpCugoIqb2qF/en/images/exchange-wallet/bybit3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=3LaQKpCugoIqb2qF&q=85&s=3653850e1adaae24035964e8e046fc5a" className="screenshot_modal" alt="the four options under Read-Write" width="2692" height="1064" data-path="en/images/exchange-wallet/bybit3.png" />

7. Click **Submit** to generate the API key.

You have now generated an API Key. You can go to Cobo Portal to link your Bybit account with the API key and API secret. To learn how to link your account, see [Set up Exchange Wallets](/en/portal/exchange-wallets/set-up).