Trading Access

For dYdX, the important distinction is not public vs API-key access. It is indexer vs node access.

Public Usage

No credentials are required for:

• Indexer
• PublicNode

Private Trading Setup

PrivateNode currently uses mnemonic-based access.

export DYDX_MNEMONIC="your twelve or twenty-four word mnemonic"

from dydx import PrivateNode

node = await PrivateNode.connect(mnemonic="your mnemonic here")

Security Notes

• never commit your mnemonic
• treat DYDX_MNEMONIC as a high-sensitivity secret
• assume PrivateNode examples are mainnet-sensitive unless you change the underlying connection logic
• keep read-only workflows on Indexer or PublicNode whenever possible