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# How to create a Binance demo account and API key?

This tutorial will show you how to create a Binance account, activate Binance Demo Trading, create a Demo Trading API key, and confirm that your demo futures account is ready to connect to Zess.

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### Create a Binance Account

Go to Binance and create an account.

Complete the registration process using your email address or phone number. Binance may also require you to complete identity verification and security verification before all account features become available.

Once your account has been created, log in to Binance.
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### Open Binance Demo Trading

From the main Binance menu, click:

**Trade → Demo Trading**

[https://demo.binance.com/en/](https://demo.binance.com/en/futures/BTCUSDT)

Make sure you select **Demo Trading**, not regular live trading.

This will take you to the Binance Demo Trading platform.

You should see the words:

**Binance Demo Trading**

You may also see a cryptocurrency chart, such as BTC/USDT, along with demo balances and trading controls.

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Before continuing, confirm that you are inside the demo environment. Do not complete these practice steps using your live Binance account.
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### Open Demo Trading API Management

While you are inside Binance Demo Trading, click the profile icon or account menu near the top of the page.

A drop-down menu will appear.

Select: **Demo Trading API**

This will take you to the Demo Trading API Management section.

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### Create a New Demo API

Inside the Demo Trading API Management section, click: **Create API**

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Binance will give you two API key options:

* System Generated
* Self-Generated

Choose:

**System Generated**

Then click:

**Next**

A system-generated API is the simplest option for this setup.

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### Name the API

Binance will ask you to enter a name or label for the API.

You may use any name that helps you recognize it later, such as:

* Binance Demo
* Zess Demo
* Demo Testing
* Binance Test Account

For this tutorial, you can name it:

**Binance Demo**

After entering the name, click the button to create the API and then click:

**Next**

Binance may ask you to complete an email, phone, authenticator, passkey, or other security verification.

Complete the requested verification to continue.

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### Save the API Key and Secret Key

Binance will now display two important credentials:

* API Key
* Secret Key

You will need both of these when connecting your Binance Demo account to Zess during the webinar.

Copy the API Key and Secret Key and store them securely.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The Secret Key may only be displayed once. Make sure you save it before leaving or refreshing the page.

Do not share your API Key or Secret Key publicly, in screenshots, in chat groups, or with anyone who does not need access to the account.
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During the webinar, you will enter these credentials directly into the Zess exchange connection page.

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### Return to Binance Demo Futures

After saving the API credentials, return to the Binance Demo Trading platform.

Click:

**Futures**

This should take you back to the demo futures trading screen.

You may see the BTC/USDT chart or another cryptocurrency futures market.

Once again, confirm that the page clearly says:

**Binance Demo Trading**

{% hint style="warning" %}
Do not place the practice trade on your live account.
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### Complete the Binance Futures Tutorial

Before Binance allows you to place your first futures trade, it may require you to complete a short tutorial or knowledge assessment.

This normally includes approximately 10 to 12 questions about futures trading, leverage, liquidation, and risk.

Read each question carefully and complete the Binance tutorial.

This Binance assessment must be completed before futures trading can be activated on the demo account.
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### Place a Small Demo Trade

Once futures trading has been activated, place a small practice trade.

You may select BTC/USDT and use approximately 5% of the available demo account balance.

Choose either:

* Open Long
* Open Short

A long position means you expect the price to rise.

A short position means you expect the price to fall.

This trade is only being placed to confirm that your Binance Demo Futures account is activated and working correctly.

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Do not use the entire account balance.
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### Confirm the Position Opens

After submitting the trade, check the open positions section near the bottom of the trading screen.

Confirm that the position appears and that you can see information such as:

* Trading pair
* Position direction
* Position size
* Entry price
* Current profit or loss

You do not need to keep the position open for long.

Leave it open for approximately one or two minutes, just long enough to confirm that the trade was successfully created.
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### Close the Demo Position

After confirming that the position is working, close the trade.

You can use the close-position button beside the open position.

Confirm that the position disappears from the open positions section and appears in your demo trading history.

The profit or loss does not matter. This is only a test using virtual demo funds.

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### Confirm Your Binance Setup Is Complete

Your Binance Demo account is now ready when all of the following have been completed:

* Your Binance account has been created.
* You have opened Binance Demo Trading.
* You have created a system-generated Demo Trading API.
* You have securely saved the API Key.
* You have securely saved the Secret Key.
* You have completed the Binance Futures tutorial.
* You have opened and closed a demo futures trade.
* You have confirmed that demo futures trading is working.

You are now ready to connect the Binance Demo account to Zess during the webinar.

When adding the Binance connection inside Zess, make sure you enable or select the:

**Testnet / Demo Trading**

option.

This is important because the API credentials were created for Binance Demo Trading, not the live Binance exchange.

You will then enter:

* Your Binance Demo API Key
* Your Binance Demo Secret Key

After the connection is saved, Zess should connect to your Binance Demo Futures account.
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## Important Security Reminder

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Never show your Secret Key in a screenshot or screen recording.

If your Secret Key is accidentally exposed, delete that API immediately and create a new one.

Always confirm that you are using Binance Demo Trading before opening any practice trades. Demo Trading uses virtual funds, while regular Binance Futures trading uses real funds.

The exact position of buttons may vary slightly depending on the Binance website version or device being used.
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