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What is API trading and how to set it up on Bybit EU

Discover how API trading lets you connect external software to your Bybit EU account to automate orders, monitor activity and access market data. This guide walks you through creating and configuring your API key from start to finish.

Introduction to Trading API

This article introduces the Bybit EU Trading API, what it is, what it can do, and the key terms and risks to be aware of before getting started.

AI Skills

Ready to get started? Find out where to go next to connect your software to the Bybit EU API and begin making authenticated requests.

How it works
1. Create your API key. Log in to Bybit EU, go to your profile, and select API. Create a new key and set your permissions.
2. Connect your tool or AI assistant. Use a trading bot, terminal, or the Bybit EU AI Trading Skill with ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. You will need an account with your chosen AI assistant.
3. Complete your trading task. Spot and Spot Margin both count toward your target. Fee-free trades are excluded.
4. Claim your reward. Non-VIP users: credited automatically. VIP users: available in your Rewards Hub after the 3-day eligibility review - claim within 14 days.

Your reward
- Non-VIP users: complete 1,000 USDC in qualifying volume → 14-day VIP Trial Card with preferential trading fees and VIP perks. Not available to users with an active VIP Trial Card.
- VIP users: complete 10,000 USDC in qualifying volume → 10 USDC Spot Fee Coupon. Limited to 1,000 coupons, first-come first-served. Claim within 14 days; valid for 7 days from date of claim.

Why trade with an API?
Trade 24/7 without being online. Your tools execute while you sleep, travel, or focus on other things.
Set your rules. Let the API follow them.
React faster. APIs execute in milliseconds when conditions are met.

The AI Trading Skill
No code. No config files. Send one link to ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and start placing trades in plain language. 

Join our Dutch community for support and trading tips.



Terms and Conditions

- This promotion is available on Bybit EU only and is open to residents of the Netherlands.
- Users must complete all required onboarding and identity verification checks to be eligible.
- To qualify, users must register on the event page, connect an API key, and complete the applicable qualifying trading volume during the event period: at least 1,000 USDC (non-VIP) or 10,000 USDC (VIP). Only trades executed via connected API keys count toward the requirement.
- Non-VIP users who meet the criteria will receive a 14-day VIP Trial Card, credited automatically after the 3-day risk assessment period. The VIP Trial Card grants access to preferential trading fees and VIP perks but does not grant access to VIP-exclusive Bybit Card benefits. Users with an active VIP Trial Card at the time of completion are not eligible.
- VIP users who meet the criteria will receive a 10 USDC Spot Fee Coupon, available in their Rewards Hub after the 3-day risk assessment period. The coupon must be claimed within 14 days; once claimed, it is valid for 7 days. The coupon is non-transferable and non-withdrawable. The VIP coupon reward pool is capped at 1,000 coupons on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Eligible trades must be executed through a connected API key. Manual trades placed through the web or app interface do not count. Fee-free trades are excluded from the volume calculation.
- All participating users must strictly adhere to the Bybit EU Terms of Service. Bybit EU reserves the right to disqualify any participants who engage in dishonest or abusive activities, including wash trading, bulk-account registrations, and any activities connected to unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful purposes.
- Bybit EU may amend these Promotional Terms and Conditions, suspend, or cancel the Promotion where reasonably necessary for legal, regulatory, operational, technical, or fraud-prevention reasons, subject to applicable mandatory law. Rewards validly accrued before such change shall be handled in accordance with these Terms.
- Users are solely responsible for the declaration and payment of any taxes, duties, or fees arising in connection with any reward received under this Promotion, in accordance with applicable laws in their jurisdiction.
- Bybit EU reserves the right to the final interpretation of this promotion. For questions, please contact our Customer Support team.
- Rewards will be distributed to eligible users' Rewards Hub after a 3-day risk assessment period.

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