Bybit key.

What you need first.

• 48 hours since you registered: Bybit doesn't allow creating a key earlier.
• Google Authenticator (2FA) turned on.
• An account on bybit.com. Bybit EU issues keys only to partners on Bybit's list, so connecting PnL there most likely won't work.

How to create the key.

1. Open the Bybit API keys page (or profile icon → API) and tap Create New Key.
2. Choose System-generated API Keys with the purpose API Transaction. Connect to Third-Party Applications is not the right option.
3. Name the key, for example PnL. Permissions: Read-Only. Tick Unified Trading, Wallet and Assets, read-only.
4. IP: No IP restriction.
5. Confirm with your Google Authenticator code.
6. Copy the API Key and the Secret. Bybit shows the Secret only once. Paste both into PnL: Settings → Connections → Bybit.

The key works for 3 months and extends in a minute.

Bybit disables keys without an IP restriction after 90 days, read-only ones included. PnL knows the exact date and reminds you two weeks ahead. To extend the key without changing it:

1. Open the Bybit API keys page.
2. Tap Edit on your key.
3. Under IP Address Added, choose No IP restriction and tap Submit.
4. Confirm with the code from your email and Google Authenticator. The key works for another 90 days; nothing changes in PnL.

Common causes.

• “The key has expired” - extend it with the steps above or create a new one.
• “Key not accepted” - the key was copied incompletely, or it was created in a demo account or testnet. You need a key from your main account.
• “No read access” - turn on the sections from step 3.
• Time error - turn on automatic time in your iPhone settings.

Official Bybit resources.

• How to Create Your API Key? (Bybit Help Center)
• How to delete your API key (Bybit Help Center)