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# Sandbox API testing
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Where an exchange provides a sandbox for risk-free integration, or end-to-end, testing CCXT provides access to these.
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Some exchanges provide sandboxes or testbeds for risk-free testing, while running the bot against a real exchange.
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With some configuration, freqtrade (in combination with ccxt) provides access to these.
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This document is a *light overview of configuring Freqtrade and GDAX sandbox.
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This can be useful to developers and trader alike as Freqtrade is quite customisable.
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This document is an overview to configure Freqtrade to be used with sandboxes.
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This can be useful to developers and trader alike.
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When testing your API connectivity, make sure to use the following URLs.
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***Website**
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https://public.sandbox.gdax.com
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***REST API**
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https://api-public.sandbox.gdax.com
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## Exchanges known to have a sandbox / testnet
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* [binance](https://testnet.binance.vision/)
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* [coinbasepro](https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com)
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* [gemini](https://exchange.sandbox.gemini.com/)
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* [huobipro](https://www.testnet.huobi.pro/)
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* [kucoin](https://sandbox.kucoin.com/)
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* [phemex](https://testnet.phemex.com/)
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!!! Note
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We did not test correct functioning of all of the above testnets. Please report your experiences with each sandbox.
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---
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# Configure a Sandbox account on Gdax
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## Configure a Sandbox account
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Aim of this document section
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When testing your API connectivity, make sure to use the appropriate sandbox / testnet URL.
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- An sanbox account
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- create 2FA (needed to create an API)
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- Add test 50BTC to account
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- Create :
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- - API-KEY
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- - API-Secret
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- - API Password
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In general, you should follow these steps to enable an exchange's sandbox:
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## Acccount
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* Figure out if an exchange has a sandbox (most likely by using google or the exchange's support documents)
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* Create a sandbox account (often the sandbox-account requires separate registration)
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* [Add some test assets to account](#add-test-funds)
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* Create API keys
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This link will redirect to the sandbox main page to login / create account dialogues:
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https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/orders/
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### Add test funds
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After registration and Email confimation you wil be redirected into your sanbox account. It is easy to verify you're in sandbox by checking the URL bar.
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> https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/
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Usually, sandbox exchanges allow depositing funds directly via web-interface.
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You should make sure to have a realistic amount of funds available to your test-account, so results are representable of your real account funds.
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## Enable 2Fa (a prerequisite to creating sandbox API Keys)
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!!! Warning
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Test exchanges will **NEVER** require your real credit card or banking details!
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From within sand box site select your profile, top right.
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>Or as a direct link: https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/profile
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## Configure freqtrade to use a exchange's sandbox
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From the menu panel to the left of the screen select
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> Security: "*View or Update*"
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In the new site select "enable authenticator" as typical google Authenticator.
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- open Google Authenticator on your phone
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- scan barcode
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- enter your generated 2fa
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## Enable API Access
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From within sandbox select profile>api>create api-keys
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>or as a direct link: https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/profile/api
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Click on "create one" and ensure **view** and **trade** are "checked" and sumbit your 2FA
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- **Copy and paste the Passphase** into a notepade this will be needed later
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- **Copy and paste the API Secret** popup into a notepad this will needed later
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- **Copy and paste the API Key** into a notepad this will needed later
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## Add 50 BTC test funds
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To add funds, use the web interface deposit and withdraw buttons.
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To begin select 'Wallets' from the top menu.
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> Or as a direct link: https://public.sandbox.pro.coinbase.com/wallets
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- Deposits (bottom left of screen)
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- - Deposit Funds Bitcoin
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- - - Coinbase BTC Wallet
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- - - - Max (50 BTC)
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- - - - - Deposit
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*This process may be repeated for other currencies, ETH as example*
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# Configure Freqtrade to use Gax Sandbox
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The aim of this document section
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- Enable sandbox URLs in Freqtrade
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- Configure API
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- - secret
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- - key
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- - passphrase
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## Sandbox URLs
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### Sandbox URLs
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Freqtrade makes use of CCXT which in turn provides a list of URLs to Freqtrade.
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These include `['test']` and `['api']`.
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- `[Test]` if available will point to an Exchanges sandbox.
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- `[Api]` normally used, and resolves to live API target on the exchange
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* `[Test]` if available will point to an Exchanges sandbox.
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* `[Api]` normally used, and resolves to live API target on the exchange.
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To make use of sandbox / test add "sandbox": true, to your config.json
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```json
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"exchange": {
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"name": "gdax",
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"name": "coinbasepro",
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"sandbox": true,
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"key": "5wowfxemogxeowo;heiohgmd",
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"secret": "/ZMH1P62rCVmwefewrgcewX8nh4gob+lywxfwfxwwfxwfNsH1ySgvWCUR/w==",
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@ -106,36 +61,57 @@ To make use of sandbox / test add "sandbox": true, to your config.json
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"outdated_offset": 5
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"pair_whitelist": [
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"BTC/USD"
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]
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},
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"datadir": "user_data/data/coinbasepro_sandbox"
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```
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Also insert your
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Also the following information:
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- api-key (noted earlier)
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- api-secret (noted earlier)
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- password (the passphrase - noted earlier)
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* api-key (created for the sandbox webpage)
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* api-secret (noted earlier)
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* password (the passphrase - noted earlier)
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!!! Tip "Different data directory"
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We also recommend to set `datadir` to something identifying downloaded data as sandbox data, to avoid having sandbox data mixed with data from the real exchange.
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This can be done by adding the `"datadir"` key to the configuration.
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Now, whenever you use this configuration, your data directory will be set to this directory.
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## You should now be ready to test your sandbox
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Ensure Freqtrade logs show the sandbox URL, and trades made are shown in sandbox.
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** Typically the BTC/USD has the most activity in sandbox to test against.
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Ensure Freqtrade logs show the sandbox URL, and trades made are shown in sandbox. Also make sure to select a pair which shows at least some decent value (which very often is BTC/<somestablecoin>).
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## GDAX - Old Candles problem
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## Common problems with sandbox exchanges
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It is my experience that GDAX sandbox candles may be 20+- minutes out of date. This can cause trades to fail as one of Freqtrades safety checks.
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Sandbox exchange instances often have very low volume, which can cause some problems which usually are not seen on a real exchange instance.
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To disable this check, add / change the `"outdated_offset"` parameter in the exchange section of your configuration to adjust for this delay.
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Example based on the above configuration:
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### Old Candles problem
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```json
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"exchange": {
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"name": "gdax",
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"sandbox": true,
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"key": "5wowfxemogxeowo;heiohgmd",
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"secret": "/ZMH1P62rCVmwefewrgcewX8nh4gob+lywxfwfxwwfxwfNsH1ySgvWCUR/w==",
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"password": "1bkjfkhfhfu6sr",
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"outdated_offset": 30
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"pair_whitelist": [
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"BTC/USD"
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```
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Since Sandboxes often have low volume, candles can be quite old and show no volume.
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To disable the error "Outdated history for pair ...", best increase the parameter `"outdated_offset"` to a number that seems realistic for the sandbox you're using.
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### Unfilled orders
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Sandboxes often have very low volumes - which means that many trades can go unfilled, or can go unfilled for a very long time.
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To mitigate this, you can try to match the first order on the opposite orderbook side using the following configuration:
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``` jsonc
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"order_types": {
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"buy": "limit",
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"sell": "limit"
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// ...
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},
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"bid_strategy": {
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"price_side": "ask",
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// ...
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},
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"ask_strategy":{
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"price_side": "bid",
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// ...
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},
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```
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The configuration is similar to the suggested configuration for market orders - however by using limit-orders you can avoid moving the price too much, and you can set the worst price you might get.
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