Signal bot settings
A Signal bot has two different settings menus. Trading settings decide how the bot trades (amount, entries, targets, stop, leverage). Bot settings deal with the bot itself: name, keys, copy, deletion. This article is about the second menu.
Where it is in the bot
Main menu → 🤖 Signal Bots → the bot → Bot settings. The screen is called “Bot settings:” and holds four buttons.
What you can do
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Rename bot | Changes the displayed name. The bot asks: “Enter a new name for your bot” |
| Update API keys | Replaces the key pair, for example after reissuing them on Bybit: “Send a pair of API keys separated by a space to replace the current bot API keys”. On success — “API keys successfully updated” |
| Copy bot | Creates a copy of the bot with its trading settings on a new key pair — see Copying a bot |
| Delete bot | Asks “Are you sure you want to delete this bot?”; after Confirm the bot is excluded from all operations |
The Back to bot settings button returns you to this screen from the nested steps.
How to update the keys
- Create a new key pair on Bybit with the required permissions — see API key permissions, IP whitelist and the unified trading account.
- In the bot card press Bot settings → Update API keys.
- Send the key and the secret in one message, separated by a space: the key first, then the secret.
- Wait for “API keys successfully updated”.
The bot checks: exactly two values, a key of 18 characters and a secret of 36, that this pair is not registered in the system yet, and that the keys are valid and have the required permissions.
How to delete a bot
Deletion is only possible when the bot has no active trades. First wait until they finish or close them by hand through 💼 Trades — see Closing or cancelling a trade. Then Bot settings → Delete bot → Confirm. After that any attempt to use the bot shows: “The bot was deleted and is no longer available for new operations. Please create a new bot.”
Where the trading settings are
The Trading settings button is in the bot card itself, not inside “Bot settings”. It holds the submenus General, Entry, Take-Profit, Stop-Loss, Margin & leverage, Currency blacklist, Long / Short and the Apply default settings button. They are explained in the Trading settings section.
Limits and allowed values
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Key / secret length | 18 / 36 characters |
| One key pair | One bot only |
| Bot name | Unique among your bots |
| Deletion | Only without active trades |
Common errors and what the bot says
- “You already have a bot with this name, choose another” — the name is taken by another of your bots.
- “Send exactly TWO values separated by a space: the API key first, then the secret key. You sent 1 part(s). Example: AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQr 1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j1k2l3m4n5o6p7q8r” — the key and the secret must be in one message.
- “Invalid API key length: 20 chars (must be 18). Copy the full key from Bybit, without extra spaces.” — an extra character or a space was captured.
- “This API key pair already exists in the system” — these keys are already linked to another bot.
- “The bot currently has active trades. To delete it, wait for them to complete or close them manually” — close the trades and try again.
- “The data you sent does not match the API key format” — check that you sent exactly the key and the secret.