Introduction to the AI Subaccount

Here’s the step-by-step guide to create and set up the AI Subaccount.

Create an AI Subaccount
Set Up Your AI Subaccount
Manage Permissions

Create an AI Subaccount

Step 1: On the Bybit App homepage, tap on your Profile icon in the top left corner and go to Settings → Subaccount → Create.

You can also create a subaccount using the Account Switch feature, available on the Account Info and Assets pages. To create an AI subaccount, simply tab on the Create button in the bottom right corner.

Step 2: Enter the subaccount name and select AI Subaccount, then click on Confirm.

Step 3: Complete the security verification.

Your AI Subaccount is successfully created!

Set Up Your AI Subaccount

After creating the AI Subaccount, you can connect it to the AI Assistant by following the instructions in the pop-up window.

Get your Public Key by copying the command indicated and sending it to your AI Assistant, e.g, Open Claw, Claude Code, Cursor, etc. Once done, you can generate your API Key by pasting the Public Key to retrieve your API Key and secret.

Once done, click on Confirm and complete the security verification.

The setup has been completed! Your API Key has been generated and is ready to use. Please follow your AI Assistant’s guide to configure your Bybit API Key.

Note: The API Key will expire in 30 days. For advanced settings such as permanently valid, IP whitelisting, permissions scoping and rate limit configuration, please visit the Bybit web platform.

Manage Permissions

After setting up your AI Subaccount, you can manage its permissions. To safeguard your account and API access, please switch to your main account to configure these settings.

Step 1: Once connected to the main account, go to the Subaccount Management page by tapping on your Profile icon in the top left corner and go to Settings → Subaccount.

You can also access the Subaccount Management page using the Account Switch feature, available on the Account Info and Assets pages, and tapping on the Manage button in the bottom left corner.

Step 2: Find your AI subaccount and tap on More → Permissions.

Step 3: Manage the permissions for your AI Subaccount.

The table below outlines the function of each permission after it is enabled.

Category	Permissions	When enabled
Asset	Request Transfer In	The AI Assistant can request funds from your main account
	Cap Limit	Set a cap on the maximum funds the AI Subaccount can hold. The cap limit is set at 5,000 USD by default. You may adjust it based on your preferences and risk management needs.
	Request Transfer Out	The AI Assistant can transfer funds out to the main account
	Move from Trading	The AI Assistant can transfer funds from UTA to the Funding account
	Move from Funding	The AI Assistant can transfer funds from Funding to the UTA account
Trading	Max Margin Leverage	The AI Assistant can use the maximum margin leverage
	Max Contract Leverage	The AI Assistant can use the maximum contract leverage
	All Futures TP/SL (Coming soon)	Set the maximum Take Profit/Stop Loss of all Future positions

You’re all set! You can now start trading by giving commands to your AI Assistant.