The following video demonstrates how to generate a new API Key from your Kraken account and connect it to the Accointing Platform.
Step-by-step guide
- Log in to Kraken
- Go to security-section in the Account dropdown and select API.
- Click on “Add key”.
- In “key description” on this page name your API key – we’re calling it ACCOINTING
- In the key permissions field, give access only to THESE queries: a. query funds b. query open orders and trades c. query closed orders and trades d. query Ledger entries
- The key expiration query start and query end date keep it turned off
- Then, click on “generate key” and authorize with 2FA.
- Scroll up and copy the API key into the API key field below this video (once in the http://www.acccointing.com/app platform) and copy the private key into the private key field below
- Click on "save" to activate the keys.
Importing Via CSV file
You can also import your transaction information by via CSV file if you do not want to connect via read-only API.
Here's how:
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Go to kraken.com and open menu point History -> Export (https://www.kraken.com/u/history/export)
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Select ledgers from the dropdown, your time period and Select All
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Download the file
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Unzip it and upload the CSV file to Accointing