Quellengeprüfte Recherche: OKX API KEY Expiry

Decision outcome: Before a production bot uses an OKX key, document purpose, permission, IP binding, inactivity handling, owner, rotation window, least-privilege scope and a no-secret runbook for failures. If the key needs trade or withdrawal access, treat IP binding and monitored rotation as the default review path.

Evidence snapshot. This article was researched at 2026-09-21T17:43:04.992Z using OKX Help, OKX Technical Support. A local queue, old generated draft, search snippet, social repost, price chart or AI summary was not treated as proof. Those surfaces can suggest a question, but every material claim below maps to the public source list for this article.

Verified facts. Claim c1: OKX API FAQ says API keys without IP binding and with transaction or withdrawal permissions are automatically deleted after 14 days of inactivity. Claim c2: OKX API guide states that API keys not linked to an IP address and carrying trade or withdraw permissions expire after 14 days of inactivity. Claim c3: OKX third-party-app guidance describes creating API keys with server IP whitelisting when brokers support the feature. Claim c4: OKX Fast API guidance describes OAuth-style authorization that can generate API keys automatically for supported broker flows. These facts are deliberately narrow. They do not prove personal eligibility, future availability, execution quality, legal status beyond the cited wording, tax treatment, account approval, customer support outcome, redemption success, price direction, liquidity depth or platform solvency.

Decision discipline for OKX API key expiry IP binding permission review checklist. The useful answer is not a universal winner. It is a source-bound scorecard: which official source answers the immediate question, which control is blank, which blank changes user risk, which test is reversible and which condition reopens the decision. An honest blank is safer than an invented advantage.

FAQ. What is the short answer? OKX public API material says API keys that are not bound to an IP and have trade or withdrawal permissions can expire after 14 days of inactivity. What should be verified first? Verify the official source and the exact control surface. What should not be inferred? Do not infer eligibility, future support, legal treatment, tax treatment, recovery, execution quality, liquidity, redemption, consumer protection or account approval. When should the user stop? Stop when source, object, user state, permission, route, issuer, jurisdiction or failure handling is unclear.