Broker setup
Connect Robinhood Crypto
6 steps2 fields
Soar makes the security key for you, all inside your browser. Your private key never leaves your device — Robinhood only sees the public half.
Step by step
Getting your Robinhood Crypto API keys
- 1Open Robinhood on a DESKTOP computerThe Robinhood mobile app does not show this menu. You must use a desktop or laptop browser.
- 2Navigate to Crypto API credentialsSign in, then go to Account → Crypto → API credentials.
- 3Let Soar generate a security keyRobinhood needs you to bring your own security key. In Soar, tap "Generate key" — Soar creates one safely in your browser. You get a public half (safe to share) and a private half (keep secret).
- 4Paste the PUBLIC key into RobinhoodTap "Add key" on the Robinhood page. Paste the PUBLIC half from Soar — your private key stays on your device. Robinhood never sees it.
- 5Pick what the key can do
- Order placement
- Account read
- Holdings
- 6Copy the Key ID back to SoarRobinhood returns an API Key ID. Paste it below along with your private key from Soar.
Permissions
What to enable — and what to leave OFF
✓Enable these
- Order placement
- Account read
- Holdings
✕Never enable these
- (Robinhood has no "withdraw" option for this API)
Why this matters:Soar only ever needs read + place-order permissions. If you give a key withdraw or transfer access, anyone with that key could move funds — including a security risk if your machine is ever compromised. Disabling withdraw on the key itself means even a worst-case leak can't drain your account.
What you paste
The fields Soar asks for
- API Key ID
paste the Key ID Robinhood gave youThe ID Robinhood returned after you submitted the public key. - Private Key
Soar fills this in automatically when you tap "Generate keypair" aboveThe private half of the key Soar made for you. Soar auto-fills this when you generate a keypair — do not edit.Soar auto-fills this — you don't paste anything in.
Security & trust
Where your keys live
Soar passes your Robinhood Cryptokeys straight from your browser into YOUR Cloudflare Worker. Soar's servers see them once during the ~30-second deploy window, then never again.
The bot that talks to Robinhood Crypto runs on the free Cloudflare Workers tier in your own Cloudflare account. You see + control everything from your Cloudflare dashboard. You can rotate the keys, pause the bot, or destroy the Worker at any time — Soar has zero ability to undo that.
Read the full security model →See also
Related help topics
The connect-broker wizard explained
How the full 7-step flow works, end to end.
Security & trust
Op 18 / key safety / attestation / what Soar can and can't do.
How the autonomous bot works
Cloudflare Workers, scheduling, signal routing, position management.
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for every trading term Soar uses.
