Dad Quant

Kite Connect

Step 1: Login to Kite Developer Console

Head to https://developers.kite.trade and log in using your Zerodha credentials.

Step 2: Create a New App

Click on Create new app

Once logged in:

Once logged in:

  • Click on Create new app
  • Choose the Connect option (this allows access to live market data and APIs)
  • Fill in the required details:

Example Configuration:

  • App Name: TestApp (or any name you like)
  • Zerodha Client ID: Your trading account client ID
  • Redirect URL: https://kite.trade/
  • Description: Historical and tick data stream

Then click Create

Step 3: Save Your API Key & Secret

After creating the app:

  • Return to the developer home page
  • You’ll see your app listed with its API Key
  • Click Show API Secret and note both API Key and Secret down safely in a text file.

⚠️ Do not share these with anyone — they’re your private credentials for API access

Step 4: Understand the 4 Credentials You’ll Need

To fetch real-time and historical data, you’ll need:

  1. API Key (from your app)
  2. API Secret (from your app)
  3. Zerodha Client ID (your login ID)
  4. Access Token (a temporary token generated daily)

The Access Token is required for authentication and needs to be refreshed once a day.

Step 5: Generate Your Access Token

Use the URL below to log in and get your session key:

https://kite.trade/connect/login?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

After logging in, the URL will redirect and display your request token.

Step 6: Use Python to Generate and Save the Access Token

from kiteconnect import KiteConnect

api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
api_secret = 'YOUR_API_SECRET'

kite = KiteConnect(api_key=api_key)

session_key = input("Session Key: ")  # Paste the request token from step 5

a = kite.generate_session(session_key, api_secret)
access_token = a.get("access_token")

with open(r'C:\Trading\AccessToken.txt', 'w') as txt:
    txt.write(access_token)

This script:
Saves it to a .txt file so you can reuse it across your Python scripts for the rest of the day
Logs in using your request token
Generates an Access Token

Final Notes

  • Remember, Access Tokens expire daily. You’ll need to run this once a day to fetch a new one.
  • Avoid sharing your API Key, API Secret, or Access Token
  • Keep your redirect URL consistent and bookmark it as https://kite.trade/connect/login?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
  • You can now fetch both historical data and real-time tick data via the KiteConnect API and WebSocket.

Need Help?

I’m always around to help via email. If you get stuck at any step, just reach out — websites can explain only so much, and sometimes a real human helps faster!