Connect Binance (API key)

Binance lets Fastbot read your crypto portfolio and place your Spot and Futures orders through an API. Your money stays on Binance.

Create the API key on Binance

1. Sign in to Binance and go to Account → API Management.
2. Create a new API key and give it a name you will recognise (for example fastbot).
3. Under permissions: enable Spot & Margin Trading (and Futures if you trade Futures).
4. Do NOT enable Withdrawals. Fastbot never needs that permission.
5. If offered, restrict the key to the IP address of the server running your bot — message @fastbot_support for that address.
6. Save the API Key and the Secret Key — the secret is shown only once.

Enter it into Fastbot

Go to ⚙️ Settings → ⚙️ Edit .env and enter both values:

Fastbot⚙️ Edit .env

✏️ Edit BINANCE_API_SECRET Send the new value. Send /cancel to abort.

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✅ Updated BINANCE_API_SECRET. ⚠️ Tap Restart Bot to apply.

With both in, go back to ⚙️ Settings and tap 🔄 Restart Bot once.

Check it worked

Open 🟡 Binance → 💰 Account. Your real Spot and Futures balances should appear.

For a quick connection check, tap ⚙️ Settings → 🔑 API Status.

Three things to know

You are the one who checks the key's permissions. Fastbot does not inspect whether your key has withdrawal rights — switching that off when you create the key on Binance is your responsibility. If you already made a key with withdrawal rights, delete it and create a new one.

Futures leverage is set on Binance, not in Fastbot. Fastbot never changes your leverage; a Futures order runs at whatever you already set for that pair in the Binance app. Check it before your first Futures order — if your account sits at 20x while you assume 5x, a loss is four times larger than you expect.

There is a minimum order size. Binance rejects orders that are too small (usually about $5). Fastbot tells you the exact minimum when your amount falls short.

See also API key security. Next: Spot & Futures orders.