{"id":8911,"date":"2024-08-28T08:51:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeremywhittaker.com\/?p=8911"},"modified":"2024-08-28T08:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:54:49","slug":"generating-api-keys-for-polymarket-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.jeremywhittaker.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/28\/generating-api-keys-for-polymarket-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Generating API keys for Polymarket.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is a quick tutorial on how to generate API Key, Secret, and Passphrase to Polymarket.com. This way you can start trading using Python and skip the web interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">keys.env<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step is to create an environment file. You only want to populate the PK value. You do not know the other 3 variables yet so just comment them out. You can find this private key by logging in to your Polymarket.com account. Clicking on &#8216;Cash&#8217;, 3 dots, and finally Export Private Key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"453\" data-src=\"https:\/\/new.jeremywhittaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8914 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/new.jeremywhittaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-9.png 619w, https:\/\/new.jeremywhittaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-9-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/new.jeremywhittaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-9-410x300.png 410w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 619px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 619\/453;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"python\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">#remove the '0x'\nPK = \"PRIVATE KEY EXPORTED FROM POLYMARKET.COM\"\n\n#these are generated through get_api_key.py do not specify these until you run the script with your private key\n#API Key: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx\n#Secret: Lxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=\n#Passphrase: dxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe9\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">generate_api_key.py<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"python\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">import os\nfrom py_clob_client.client import ClobClient\nfrom dotenv import load_dotenv\n\n# Load the environment variables from the specified .env file\nload_dotenv('keys.env')\n\ndef main():\n    host = \"https:\/\/clob.polymarket.com\"\n    key = os.getenv(\"PK\")\n    chain_id = 137  # Polygon Mainnet chain ID\n\n    # Ensure the private key is loaded correctly\n    if not key:\n        raise ValueError(\"Private key not found. Please set PK in the environment variables.\")\n\n    # Initialize the client with your private key\n    client = ClobClient(host, key=key, chain_id=chain_id)\n\n    # Create or derive API credentials (this is where the API key, secret, and passphrase are generated)\n    try:\n        api_creds = client.create_or_derive_api_creds()\n        print(\"API Key:\", api_creds.api_key)\n        print(\"Secret:\", api_creds.api_secret)\n        print(\"Passphrase:\", api_creds.api_passphrase)\n\n        # You should now save these securely (e.g., store them in your .env file)\n    except Exception as e:\n        print(\"Error creating or deriving API credentials:\", e)\n\nif __name__ == \"__main__\":\n    main()\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a quick tutorial on how to generate API Key, Secret, and Passphrase to Polymarket.com. 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