Coinbase Exchange’s help page for creating an API key starts with a simple workflow: open the Exchange dashboard, select API, create a new key, choose the portfolio, set permissions and create a passphrase. That sequence matters because an API key is not just a login shortcut. It can become the connection between a trading bot, spreadsheet, execution tool or portfolio monitor and real funds.
The first discipline is permission scope. A key used only for portfolio tracking should not need trading or withdrawal authority. A key used for order entry should still be limited to the portfolio and strategy it supports. If a platform allows separate read, trade and transfer rights, the safer default is the narrowest set that lets the workflow function.
The second discipline is storage. API secrets should not be pasted into chat rooms, browser notes or shared spreadsheets. Traders using bots should check whether the bot stores keys locally or on a server, whether IP restrictions are available, and whether the key can be rotated quickly after a suspected leak.
API keys also create strategy risk. A broken script can send repeated orders, ignore risk limits or continue trading after the user thinks the strategy is off. Before connecting real size, test with small limits, define maximum order size, review open orders manually and keep an emergency revoke path bookmarked.
Sources: Coinbase Exchange API-key guide; Coinbase account-security help; Coinbase public media asset.
Risk notice: API access can create account and execution risk. This is a security and workflow overview, not official support guidance or investment advice.
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