> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.lambda.markets/lambda-markets/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.lambda.markets/lambda-markets/getting-started/authentication/api-keys.md).

# API Keys

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To execute via Lambda 2.0 with basic + advanced order types, telegram trading or via our alert feeds — you’ll need to connect to your preferred centralised exchange via secure API keys.
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// Prior to enabling API integration, this documentation will be updated with extensive information to ensure absolute user security.
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We will use a thoroughly tested + third party audited security layer for the **storage of user API keys** — we check to ensure that these keys are only ever enabled to be ‘trade only’ and never ‘withdraw or move funds’ — all routes have security guards + logs are monitored extremely closely.

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### Important:

For those who’d like to dive deeper on how we plan to treat user API keys:

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