How to Create a Developer Account on Kite Connect

What is a Kite Connect Developer App?

A Kite Connect Developer App is an application you register on the Kite Connect platform to get:

• API Key and Secret – your unique credentials.
• Permission to execute functions like placing orders, streaming live market data, fetching portfolio info, and more via REST and WebSocket APIs .
• Integration with Zerodha’s systems, allowing trader clients (and even your own clients) to authorize access to their accounts using your platform .

How to Create Kite Connect developer account

Step 1: Create a Developer Account

Visit the kite connect developer https://developers.kite.trade/

Click on ‘Sign Up’ to register for a new account.

• Enter your email, name, password, phone number, and state of residence
• Accept the terms and conditions related to API usage.
• Click “Sign Up” to create your account

Step-2 Create a Kite Connect App

• Log in to your Kite Connect Developer Dashboard.
• Click on “Create New App”.
• Enter the App Name ,Redirect URL ,API Type (Select Kite Connect API) .
• Click “Create App” to generate your X-API Key and API Secret key.

Purpose of Kite Connect App

1. Enable API-based Trading
   • Place, modify, and cancel orders programmatically across equities ,F&O .
2. Automate Trading Strategies
   • Execute algorithmic trading strategies based on technical indicators, signals, or market events.
3. Access Real-Time Market Data
   • Stream live prices using WebSocket APIs for building trading dashboards or bots.
4. Integrate with Custom Platforms
   • Fintech startups and individual developers can integrate Zerodha’s backend with their own apps, portals, or services.
5. Fetch Portfolio & Historical Data
   • Retrieve positions, holdings, order history, and historical OHLC data for backtesting or analysis.
6. Enable Third-Party Trading Tools
   • Build tools like portfolio managers, trading terminals, or alert systems that work seamlessly with Zerodha accounts.

API Key & API Secret

• When you create an app on Kite Developer Console, Zerodha gives you:
  • API Key → a public identifier for your app.
  • API Secret → a private key (keep it confidential).
    These are permanent for your app (unless you regenerate them).

Request Token

• The request token is a temporary code generated every time a user logs in through Kite’s login URL.
• Flow:
  1. You redirect the user to Zerodha Kite login with your API key.
  2. The user logs in with their Zerodha credentials & OTP.
  3. Zerodha redirects back to your redirect URL with a request_token (valid only once and for a few seconds).

3. Access Token (most important for Algo Trading)

• You exchange the request token + API secret (using Kite SDK / API call) to get an access token.
• The access token is what you actually use for trading APIs (place order, fetch data, etc).
• Example in Python (with KiteConnect library)