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Linking your Kraken account to Hedgehog is easy - below we'll walk you through how to get your api keys, and how to add them to Hedgehog in 8 easy steps.
1) Log into your Kraken account.
2) Click on your username (top-right corner)
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3) Navigate to Security
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4) Click on API
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5) Click on either Add Key buttons
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6) Hedgehog needs the following permissions to make sure that everything syncs up accurately. Take a moment to select the following checkboxes. Click Generate Key.
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7) IMPORTANT: TAKE NOTE OF YOUR PRIVATE KEY AND API KEY.
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8) Navigate to Hedgehog and copy-paste the API Key and Private Key. Click Connect.
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