Step 1 — choose or create a separate Bybit sub-account
If you choose an Era Trade Bybit challenge, the API connection is made only through a separate Bybit sub-account.
One sub-account = one challenge = one API key. If you have multiple challenges, each one needs a separate sub-account and a separate API key.
Before choosing Bybit, check whether the platform is available in your region and whether you can use it under Bybit's rules.
Step 2 — open Demo Trading for the correct sub-account
In Bybit, open the correct sub-account / demo environment and go to Demo Trading.
Make sure you are in Demo Trading for the correct sub-account, not a live account, a test environment or another challenge.
Step 3 — create an API key specifically for this sub-account
In Demo Trading for the selected sub-account, open profile icon → API → Create New Key and select System-generated API Key.
- permissions: reading and trading;
- account type: Unified Trading Account, if Bybit asks you to choose a type;
- asset permissions: enable them if this option is available;
- IP restriction: no restrictions.
Era Trade requires the API key specifically from the assigned sub-account in Demo Trading.
Important: the API key is created in the browser version of Bybit. You cannot create an API key in the Bybit mobile app. After connecting the API, you can trade on your phone using the Bybit app.
Step 4 — prepare the sub-account before connecting it
- close all open positions;
- cancel all active orders;
- do not request additional demo funds;
- do not change the balance manually;
- if there are already funds in the demo environment, leave them in USDT/USDC.
You do not need to adjust the amount to match the challenge size — Era Trade will automatically set the starting balance through the API in the assigned demo environment.
Step 5 — paste the API key and secret key into Era Trade
Copy the API key and secret key using the copy button and paste them into the Bybit connection form in your Era Trade dashboard.
The secret key is shown only once. If you lose it, create a new API key in Demo Trading for the same sub-account.
Step 6 — trade only permitted instruments
Only USDT futures pairs supported by Era Trade are allowed in the Bybit challenge. Spot trading, options, USDC pairs, inverse contracts and unsupported instruments do not count and may result in a rule violation.
After connection, you must not delete, modify, replace or use the sub-account or API key for another active challenge without approval from Era Trade.
Note on the funded stage
Even at the funded stage, the account on the platform may remain a demo account. This does not mean that real funds are credited to your personal Bybit account. Era Trade payouts are calculated under the funded account rules and processed through Era Trade's payout system.