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How to connect Kraken to Waltio using an API? Follow this tutorial to automatically import your crypto transactions safely.

📝 Description

This article explains how to connect your Kraken account to Waltio via the API.
👉 It allows you to import your transactions automatically, but some operations are not covered by the API.

⚠️ Warnings

  • OTC transactions cannot be retrieved and must be added manually.

  • If you import files containing API-read transactions, they will be duplicated in Waltio.

  • If you delete or modify your API keys or permissions, synchronization will stop.

  • Our API gives you a choice if you already have Kraken files in your Waltio account:

    1. Recover all data since the creation of your Kraken account.

    2. Recover all data since your last transaction in Waltio.

💡 Recommendations

  • Use the Pro version of Kraken to create your API keys.

  • Authorizations required: Query, Query Ledger Entries, Custom nonce window > 10000.

  • You can add multiple Kraken APIs in Waltio.

📂 Create an API key

Create a Kraken API key

  1. In the header, open the Kraken product selector menu to the right of the Transfer button.

  2. Select Kraken Pro.

  3. Open the account menu from the profile icon.

  4. Select Settings.

  5. Open the Connections & API tab.

  6. In the Spot trading API section, click Create API key.

  7. Enter a name for your new API key, for example waltioKey.

  8. Enable the Query permission.

  9. Enable the Query ledger option.

  10. Enable the Custom nonce window.

  11. Enter 10000 milliseconds for the nonce window.

  12. Click Generate API key.

  13. Copy and save the API Key and Private Key.

➕ Add your data to Waltio

  1. Go to My Accounts in Waltio.

  2. Select Add an account.

  3. Select Kraken from the list.

  4. Select Connect via API key.

  5. Paste the API Key into the API Key field.

  6. Paste the Private Key into the Secret field.

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