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Backpack

🛠 Connector Info

  • Exchange Type: Centralized Exchange (CEX)
  • Market Type: Central Limit Order Book (CLOB)
Component Status V2 Strategies Notes
🔀 Spot Connector ✅ Yes
🔀 Perp Connector ✅ Yes

ℹī¸ Exchange Info

🔑 How to Connect

Generate API Keys

The same API keys can be used for both spot and perpetual trading on Backpack.

Step 1

Log in to your Backpack account and navigate to API Settings.

Step 2

Click Create New API Key.

Step 3

Configure your API key:

  • Enter a label/name for your API key
  • Enable the following permissions:
  • Trading - Required for placing and managing orders
  • Read - Required for accessing account and market data

Step 4

Complete the security verification (2FA if enabled).

Step 5

Your API Key and Secret Key will be displayed. Save both keys securely. The Secret Key is only shown once - if you lose it, you'll need to create a new API key.

API Configuration

Connecting to Hummingbot

From inside the Hummingbot client, run connect backpack:

>>> connect backpack

Enter your backpack API key >>>
Enter your backpack secret key >>>

If connection is successful:

You are now connected to backpack

🔀 Spot Connector

Integration to spot markets API endpoints

Order Types

This connector supports the following OrderType constants:

  • LIMIT
  • LIMIT_MAKER
  • MARKET

🔀 Perp Connector

Integration to perpetual futures markets API endpoints

  • ID: backpack_perpetual
  • Connection Type: WebSocket
  • Github Folder

Usage

From inside the Hummingbot client, run connect backpack_perpetual:

>>> connect backpack_perpetual

Enter your backpack_perpetual API key >>>
Enter your backpack_perpetual secret key >>>

If connection is successful:

You are now connected to backpack_perpetual

Order Types

This connector supports the following OrderType constants:

  • LIMIT
  • LIMIT_MAKER
  • MARKET

Position Modes

This connector supports the following position modes:

  • One-way