# Creating a Kraken API Key

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Login to your account on pro.kraken.com, open the profile menu in the top right corner, click settings and select 'Connections & **API'** column and then click the **Create API Key** button for Futures trading.

<figure><img src="/files/fIwXsEcjlcWhMv2NkV4r" alt=""><figcaption><p>Creating a new Kraken key</p></figcaption></figure>

Please ensure:

* Full access under 'General API'
* <mark style="color:red;">**No**</mark> <mark style="color:red;">**access**</mark> under 'Withdrawal API'

<figure><img src="/files/wq8hgRNVoQrIForHcy6Q" alt=""><figcaption><p>Additional settings and IP address restrictions</p></figcaption></figure>

### IP Access Restrictions

For better key security, we recommend that you turn on **"IP address restriction"** and whitelist our server IPs. Hover over the box below and press the 'copy' button on the right to copy the text.

```
35.75.215.133 35.76.223.130 43.206.9.80 18.180.195.116 18.181.158.39 52.199.152.174 18.180.239.100 52.199.229.99 52.196.177.46 54.64.139.96 18.181.102.105 35.77.250.223 13.114.235.19 54.65.212.219 3.113.78.104 54.250.232.158 52.194.90.124 54.65.86.241 52.69.38.104 13.113.149.88
```

Click **Generate key** and copy the generated key and secret.&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/a4BtalzVRhVuf3GZFaqq" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click the right hand buttons to copy data to the clipboard</p></figcaption></figure>

You can now proceed to the final step and add your key to the Terminal:

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[Adding your API Key to the Terminal](/documentation/setup/adding-your-api-key-to-the-terminal.md)
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