Binance API Postman
Postman is an API Collaboration Platform.
Binance now offers several Postman Collections and Environments (JSON files) for a quicker and easier usage of our RESTful APIs.
You only need to import and set up with your own API and secret keys to begin.
How to import and configure
-
Download the
binance-api-postman
repository. -
Click the
Import
button. On Postman for Mac, for example, the button is at the top left: -
On the
Import
pop-up page, select theFolder
tab. Click theChoose folder from your computer
button and choose the root folder of the downloaded repository. -
Select which collections and environments you would like to import and click the
Import
button. -
Select the
Environments
tab on the left, choose an environment, and set your Api Key and Secret Key by changing theCurrent Value
column (see screenshot); (TheTimestamp
,Signature
,Initial Value
fields can be left empty as theyβll be automatically filled by Postman when sending a request.) -
Select your newly-added environment from the environment dropdown menu. On Mac, this is at top right, to the left of the eye icon.
Binance Spot API with Postman Tutorial
https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/binance-api-series-pt-1-spot-trading-with-postman
Postman safety practices
The following practices are advised to secure your account's safety:
- Don't use Collections obtained from an unknown source.
- Review the environment JSON file before its usage.
- Don't use any code that you don't understand.
- Make sure that the withdrawal permission is not enabled for your API keys.
- When you finish trying out the API, delete your API keys.
FAQ
Q: Why I can't get any response?
You haven't imported the environment file or you've imported it but haven't selected it from the dropdown menu (mentioned in [[How to import and configure]])
Q: How can I debug a request or find the used URL?
- Open the Postman's console to find requests' parameters and URL.
- Debugging can be done by editing the
Pre-request Script
tab.
Q: Error API-key format invalid.
Likely causes:
- API key is not set.
- API key is not correct.
X-MBX-APIKEY
is not selected in your PostmanHeaders
tab.
Q: Error Signature for this request is not valid.
Likely causes:
- Secret key is not set.
- Request was made with at least one empty parameter.
signature
is not the last parameter in the parameters list.
Q: Error Mandatory parameter 'xxxx' was not sent, was empty/null, or malformed.
Please refer to the API documentation to double check all the mandatory parameters.
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