Bybit: How to add your account (API keys)

Quick answer

1. Open Accounts → Add Account → Bybit
2. Create Bybit API keys with Read-Write for derivatives/contract trading
3. Paste API Key + API Secret into the app and connect

Symptoms (when you need this)

• You want to copy trades to/from Bybit
• You see permission errors or “API key invalid”

Most common causes of connection issues

• Wrong permissions (not Read-Write for contracts/derivatives)
• API key created for the wrong environment (mainnet vs demo/testnet)
• New Bybit accounts may have API key restrictions (time-based)

Steps to connect

1) Create API keys in Bybit

1. Log into Bybit on the website
2. Go to API Management
3. Create a new API key
4. Set permissions: - Read-Write for Contracts/Derivatives (required)
5. Save the key and secret

2) Connect in Danetrades Copier

1. Open Accounts
2. Click Add Account
3. Select Bybit
4. Choose environment (mainnet / demo / testnet if applicable)
5. Paste: - API Key - API Secret
6. Click Connect

Verify it worked

1. Confirm the account appears in Accounts
2. Create a test connection in Trade Copier
3. Place a tiny test trade and confirm in Logs

If it still doesn’t work (Escalate)

1. Open Copy Not Working? → run quick scan
2. Open a support ticket and include: - Your selected environment (mainnet/demo/testnet) - Screenshot of API permissions (hide secrets) - Exact error text from Logs

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