Kucoin Guide

Video walkthrough #

1 — Create KuCoin API keys #

1. Log in to KuCoin

   Go to kucoin.com and sign in to your account.

2. Open API Management

   Navigate to API Management (or Profile → API Management) and click Create API.

3. Fill in API details

   Give the API a name (e.g. TradeAdapter) and create a Passphrase. You will need the API Key, Secret, and Passphrase together for TradeAdapter.

4. Choose trade permissions and markets

   Select the Trade permission and choose which markets to allow: Spot, Margin, and/or Futures depending on what you plan to use with TradeAdapter.

5. Restrict access to TradeAdapter IP

   Add the TradeAdapter IP 35.75.198.16 to the API whitelist. This limits API calls to TradeAdapter only.

6. Save your credentials

   After you pass email/2FA verification, copy your API Key, Secret, and Passphrase. Store them in a safe place — the Secret is shown only once.

2 — Select the KuCoin symbol in TradingView #

Open TradingView and search for the symbol using the KUCOIN prefix. Make sure the symbol and market type match what you enabled for the API key.

3 — Add your indicator or strategy #

Load your Pine Script indicator or strategy onto the chart. This is what generates the trading signals for KuCoin.

Not sure which one you have? See Indicator vs Strategy.

4 — Configure order size #

KuCoin enforces symbol-specific rules for quantity and price (min order size, price step, etc.). Make sure your order size meets these requirements for Spot, Margin, or Futures.

5 — Create the TradingView alert #

Press Alt + A (or click the alarm clock icon) to create a new alert on your strategy or indicator.

Alert message formats #

Use one of the following templates depending on whether you send alerts from a strategy or an indicator.

{
    "kucoin_api_key": "YOUR_KUCOIN_API_KEY",
    "kucoin_secret": "YOUR_KUCOIN_SECRET",
    "kucoin_passphrase": "YOUR_KUCOIN_PASSPHRASE",
    "real_order": "No",
    "order_market": "Spot",
    "order_type": "Market",
    "futures_leverage": "2",
    "isolated_margin": "No",
    "exchange": "kucoin",
    "ticker": "{{ticker}}",
    "time": "{{timenow}}",
    "order_contracts": "{{strategy.order.contracts}}",
    "order_action": "{{strategy.order.action}}",
    "order_price": "{{strategy.order.price}}"
}

Open KuCoin Message Generator (Strategy)

{
    "kucoin_api_key": "YOUR_KUCOIN_API_KEY",
    "kucoin_secret": "YOUR_KUCOIN_SECRET",
    "kucoin_passphrase": "YOUR_KUCOIN_PASSPHRASE",
    "real_order": "No",
    "order_action": "BUY",
    "order_size": "0.01",
    "order_market": "Spot",
    "order_type": "Market",
    "futures_leverage": "2",
    "isolated_margin": "No",
    "exchange": "kucoin",
    "ticker": "{{ticker}}",
    "time": "{{timenow}}"
}

Open KuCoin Message Generator (Indicator)

Message fields explained #

6 — Execute & monitor #

1. Start with test orders

   Set "real_order": "No" first and let a few alerts fire. Check the MyTrades page to see how TradeAdapter interprets your signals.

2. Verify on KuCoin

   When you switch to "real_order": "Yes", monitor the Orders and Trade History on KuCoin for Spot, Margin, or Futures (depending on your order_market).

3. Scale up gradually

   Begin with small sizes and only increase after you’ve confirmed that symbols, order sizes, and leverage behave as expected.

Important notes #